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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Oct 3
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.8300/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9713
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.8300/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600/bu+0.12−2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600/bu+0.02−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7300/bu+0.06−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7300/bu+0.06−55–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9792
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.8300/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.8300/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3800–9.9800/bu+0.06−80–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7935
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3800–9.9800/bu+0.06−80–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7935
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.7800/bu+0.05−64–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.8300/bu+0.05−64–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8458
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–9.7600/bu+0.06−55–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.9144
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6600–9.7600/bu+0.06−52–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.9144
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6000–9.7400/bu+0.02−58–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.8289
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6000–9.7400/bu+0.02−58–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.8232
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.7300/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.7300/bu+0.06−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.9275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.7300/bu+0.06−70–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7189
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800–9.7300/bu+0.06−70–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7189
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered9.8700–9.9800/bu+0.02−31–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0915
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300–10.0300/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2775
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300–10.0300/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1700/bu+0.00−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6525/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.7525–4.9025/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.07+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.00+8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–3.9900/bu+0.03−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–3.9900/bu+0.03−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.0700/bu+0.03−25–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.0700/bu+0.03−25–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9150
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–4.1900/bu+0.03−53–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7155
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–4.1900/bu+0.03−53–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7155
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8400/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9061
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.8400/bu+0.02−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9061
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9100/bu+0.03−40–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9100/bu+0.03−40–−28¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8900
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9900/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8469
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9900/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8422
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.9900/bu+0.01−36–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.9900/bu+0.01−36–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7838
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9400/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–3.9400/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.9000/bu+0.03−50–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8118
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.9000/bu+0.03−50–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8061
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.1900/bu+0.03−25–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9808
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.1000/bu+0.03−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.2800/bu+0.03−30–+9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
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.