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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Sep 23
● 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—−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400/bu+0.01−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.0925
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.7200/bu+0.01−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.7900/bu+0.01−63–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0158
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–9.6700/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–9.6700/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1900–9.7700/bu+0.01−93–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7645
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1900–9.8200/bu+0.01−93–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.7200/bu+0.01−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600–9.7200/bu+0.01−66–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8775
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.8200/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.8200/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0325
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4900–9.6900/bu+0.01−63–−43¢/BuNovember (X)9.9544
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.6900/bu+0.02−53–−43¢/BuNovember (X)9.9556
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700–9.6200/bu+0.01−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.8382
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700–9.6200/bu+0.01−75–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.8468
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.6700/bu+0.01−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.6700/bu+0.01−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.7200/bu+0.04−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200–9.7200/bu+0.19−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7396
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8200–9.8700/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1765
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9200/bu+0.01−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2225
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700/bu+0.01−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700–9.9200/bu+0.01−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2475

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2150/bu+0.09−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7050/bu+0.10−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1800
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.3550–4.9050/bu+0.10−85–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725/bu+0.06−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125/bu+0.07−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–3.9625/bu+0.05−34–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–4.0125/bu+0.05−34–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7258
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.0325/bu+0.05−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.0325/bu+0.05−27–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–4.2125/bu+0.04−66–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4395
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–4.2125/bu+0.03−66–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4435
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–3.9125/bu+0.08−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7718
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–3.9125/bu+0.08−46–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7746
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–3.9625/bu+0.05−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–3.9625/bu+0.05−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7488
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.0625/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7163
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.0625/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7048
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–4.0425/bu+0.04−48–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5588
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7825–4.0425/bu+0.04−48–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5588
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–3.9625/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.0125/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7625–3.9625/bu+0.05−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7625–3.9625/bu+0.05−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6289
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.2125/bu+0.05−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–4.1725/bu+0.05−35–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9575
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.2325/bu+0.05−20–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9825
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.