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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Sep 11
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9150/bu+0.40−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9250/bu+0.39−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.1825
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150–12.8150/bu+0.36−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6350–13.0150/bu+0.36−33–+5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0808
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6850–12.7350/bu+0.36−28–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950–12.9650/bu+0.36−27–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.0500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350–12.9650/bu+0.36−53–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7505
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350–12.8650/bu+0.36−53–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8025
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2450–12.5650/bu+0.36−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2550–12.5650/bu+0.36−71–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8858
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–12.7150/bu+0.36−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0563
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–12.7150/bu+0.36−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0863
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.6950/bu+0.36−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9819
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5050–12.9350/bu+0.34−46–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.9852
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4950–12.6250/bu+0.33−47–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.8168
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3150–12.7050/bu+0.36−65–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.8339
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150/bu+0.36−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150/bu+0.36−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0025
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3750–12.5650/bu+0.36−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8711
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3750–12.5150/bu+0.36−59–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7968
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.8650–13.2650/bu+0.36−10–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2325
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7650–13.0650/bu+0.36−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2625
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7650–13.2150/bu+0.36−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0075/bu+0.12−45¢/BuJuly (N)—
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9075/bu+0.12−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3700–6.5200/bu+0.16−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.9525–7.2525/bu+0.16−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu+0.04−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9625–5.2625/bu+0.04−34–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.0025/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9983
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525–5.0825/bu+0.04−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525–5.1025/bu+0.04−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–5.1025/bu+0.04−74–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.9025/bu+0.04−74–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8960
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425–5.0525/bu+0.04−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9114
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425–5.0025/bu+0.01−56–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8871
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–4.9825/bu+0.04−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9263
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–5.0025/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9450
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625–5.0525/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9788
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525–5.0525/bu+0.04−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–5.1125/bu+0.03−70–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–5.1125/bu+0.04−80–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.04−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.0025/bu+0.04−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.9525/bu+0.04−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425–4.9725/bu+0.01−56–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8900
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.2525/bu+0.04−35–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1467
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2725–5.5025/bu+0.04−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1500
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2725–5.5025/bu+0.04−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2750
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.