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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Sep 14
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9925/bu+0.08−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9725/bu+0.05−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6925–12.8925/bu+0.08−35–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9342
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7125–13.0925/bu+0.08−33–+5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0008
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625–12.8125/bu+0.08−28–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.9025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7725–13.0425/bu+0.08−27–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.9025
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4825–13.0425/bu+0.05−56–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7155
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4825–12.9425/bu+0.05−56–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7595
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3225–12.6425/bu+0.08−72–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3325–12.6425/bu+0.08−71–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8558
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6425–12.7925/bu+0.08−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0213
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6425–12.7925/bu+0.08−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0388
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5625–12.7725/bu+0.08−48–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9381
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5825–13.0125/bu+0.08−46–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.9488
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5725–12.7025/bu+0.08−47–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.7889
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3925–12.7825/bu+0.08−65–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.8118
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6925/bu+0.08−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6925/bu+0.08−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9675
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4525–12.6425/bu+0.08−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8418
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4525–12.5925/bu+0.08−59–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7661
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9425–13.3425/bu+0.08−10–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1675
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8425–13.1425/bu+0.08−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8425–13.2925/bu+0.08−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0025/bu+0.01−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9025/bu+0.01−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3700–6.5200/bu—−70–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7500
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.9200–7.2200/bu+0.03−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1525/bu+0.03−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0325/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9925–5.2925/bu+0.03−34–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.0325/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825–5.1125/bu+0.03−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825–5.1325/bu+0.03−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–5.1325/bu—−77–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8345
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.9325/bu—−77–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8365
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725–5.0825/bu+0.03−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8439
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–5.0325/bu+0.02−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8268
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325–5.0125/bu+0.03−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325–5.0325/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.0825/bu+0.03−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825–5.0825/bu+0.03−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8765
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–5.1425/bu+0.03−70–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–5.1425/bu+0.03−80–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8713
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.0325/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9200
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.9825/bu+0.03−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–5.0025/bu+0.03−56–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.2825/bu+0.03−35–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3025–5.5325/bu+0.03−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3025–5.5325/bu+0.03−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
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.