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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Sep 3
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1625/bu+0.040¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1825/bu+0.06+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0600
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8125–12.9825/bu+0.06−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9125–13.2125/bu+0.03−25–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9650
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8925–13.0125/bu+0.04−27–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8925–13.4125/bu+0.06−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6825–13.1625/bu+0.03−48–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6220
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6825–13.0125/bu+0.01−48–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6940
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4925–12.7625/bu+0.06−67–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5625–12.7625/bu+0.06−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7100
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625–12.9125/bu+0.06−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625–13.3625/bu+0.06−40–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9811
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6825–12.8925/bu+0.06−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625–13.1825/bu+0.06−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.8607
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7425–12.8725/bu+0.02−42–−29¢/BuNovember (X)9.6757
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7425–12.9025/bu—−42–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.7057
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625–12.8125/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8125–12.8625/bu+0.06−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8633
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5925–12.7625/bu+0.06−57–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7357
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5925–12.7125/bu+0.06−57–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6271
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9625–13.5625/bu+0.06−20–+40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0900
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9625–13.2625/bu+0.06−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1550
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1625–13.4125/bu+0.060–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.2875/bu+0.18−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.1875/bu+0.18−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6600–6.8100/bu+0.19−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5475
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.2425–7.3600/bu+0.20−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2575/bu+0.05−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275/bu+0.08−28¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0875–5.3675/bu+0.03−32–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525–5.1875/bu+0.03−10–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8858
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175–5.2075/bu+0.12−39–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175–5.2075/bu+0.07−39–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–5.2575/bu+0.09−64–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7695
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–5.0575/bu+0.10−54–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7995
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475–5.1575/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8161
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975–5.1075/bu+0.03−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075–5.0875/bu+0.03−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525–5.1575/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8488
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675–5.1875/bu+0.03−44–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8456
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575–5.1875/bu+0.03−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8342
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–5.2175/bu+0.07−58–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–5.2175/bu+0.09−58–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8250
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575–5.1075/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8900
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775–5.0575/bu+0.11−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7804
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–5.0675/bu+0.12−54–−34¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7704
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.1075–5.5875/bu+0.03−30–+18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0392
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3325–5.4075/bu+0.04+18–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0475
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3325–5.4075/bu+0.04+18–0¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1725
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.