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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Sep 22
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700/bu+0.12−34¢/BuNovember (X)10.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300/bu+0.17−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.1325
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.7100/bu+0.15−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.7800/bu+0.15−63–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5100–9.6600/bu+0.15−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5100–9.6600/bu+0.15−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1800–9.7100/bu+0.15−93–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1800–9.7600/bu+0.15−93–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7065
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4500–9.7100/bu+0.15−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4500–9.7100/bu+0.15−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.8100/bu+0.15−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.8100/bu+0.15−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0025
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.6700/bu+0.15−63–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.9238
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.6700/bu+0.14−54–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.9256
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3600–9.6100/bu+0.15−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7782
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3600–9.6100/bu+0.15−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7782
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.6600/bu+0.15−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6100–9.6600/bu+0.15−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9425
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.7100/bu+0.16−65–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7368
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2300–9.7100/bu+0.15−88–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–9.8600/bu+0.15−33–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1265
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9100/bu+0.15−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1925
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600/bu+0.15−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–9.9100/bu+0.15−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1225/bu+0.10−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075/bu+0.12−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2250
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.8075/bu+0.12−85–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475/bu+0.03−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–3.9175/bu+0.02−34–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–3.9675/bu+0.02−34–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7367
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–3.9875/bu+0.02−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475–3.9875/bu+0.02−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5675–4.0675/bu+0.02−65–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5775–4.1175/bu+0.02−64–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4450
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7275–3.9175/bu+0.02−49–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7907
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7275–3.9175/bu+0.02−49–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7936
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9175/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7613
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.8675/bu+0.02−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7663
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9675/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7338
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9675/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7230
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.9975/bu+0.02−47–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7475–3.9975/bu+0.02−47–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5675
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9175/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9675/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.9175/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6936
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175–3.9175/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6450
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.1675/bu+0.08−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8600
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.1275/bu+0.02−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9750
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1675/bu+0.02−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0000
Source: USDA AMS · Springfield, IL. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.