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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Jan 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6550/bu+0.13−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8100/bu+0.17+19¢/BuMarch (H)10.1950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2750–10.3550/bu+0.13−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4300–10.5000/bu+0.17−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)9.8925
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550–10.4050/bu+0.13−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5100–10.5525/bu+0.16−11–+8¢/BuMarch (H)9.9950
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.5550/bu+0.13−73–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900–10.8200/bu+0.09−33–+20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9295
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.3850/bu+0.28−55–−37¢/BuNovember (X)9.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.3000/bu+0.17−41–−32¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5571
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2550–10.3550/bu+0.15−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6863
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1700–10.3800/bu+0.20−45–−24¢/BuMarch (H)9.6813
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450–10.4250/bu+0.40−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6987
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.4000/bu+0.16−49–−22¢/BuMarch (H)9.6706
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.3550/bu+0.42−55–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.6000/bu+0.23−30–−2¢/BuMarch (H)9.8761
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550/bu+0.13−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200–10.4200/bu+0.29−30–−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.7375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.3050/bu+0.13−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100–10.3500/bu+0.15−61–−27¢/BuMarch (H)9.6079
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered10.5200–10.6700/bu+0.16−10–+5¢/BuMarch (H)9.9175
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200/bu+0.16−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9675
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200/bu+0.16−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9675

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9050/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2350
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8750–5.0050/bu+0.05−48–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2100
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9550/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.1267
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered4.9750/bu+0.09−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.4550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525/bu+0.05−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.07+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.7575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625–4.2825/bu+0.05−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.3850/bu+0.05−10–−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4708
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4550/bu+0.08−10–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.5225
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–4.4325/bu+0.05−70–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.6750/bu+0.01−32–+23¢/BuMarch (H)4.4550
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.3325/bu+0.11−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.2850/bu+0.07−41–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.2832
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.2825/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.3150/bu+0.07−32–−13¢/BuMarch (H)4.2963
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.3825/bu+0.05−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0590
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2850/bu+0.10−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)4.3400
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.4125/bu+0.20−58–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0267
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4350/bu+0.07−20–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4488
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2825/bu+0.05−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.2650/bu+0.07−20–−18¢/BuMarch (H)4.4325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125–4.2325/bu+0.26−62–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.2550/bu+0.21−32–−19¢/BuMarch (H)4.2818
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.5250/bu+0.07−13–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5458
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4950/bu+0.04−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5575
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.4950/bu+0.05−2–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5575
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.