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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Sep 17
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0775/bu+0.01−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0275/bu+0.01−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1150
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7475–13.0475/bu+0.01−45–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7675–13.0175/bu+0.01−43–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9183
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8975–12.9475/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8975–13.1975/bu+0.01−30–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8450
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5075–13.0975/bu+0.13−69–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.6690
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5075–12.9475/bu+0.13−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6810
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3775–12.7975/bu+0.01−82–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3775–12.7975/bu+0.01−82–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8150
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7975–12.9475/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9663
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7975–12.9475/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9738
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7175–13.6975/bu+0.01−48–+50¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–13.1675/bu+0.01−50–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.8977
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5775–12.8575/bu+0.02−62–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.7407
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5475–12.9375/bu+0.01−65–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.7407
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8475/bu+0.01−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8475/bu+0.01−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9083
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6075–12.7975/bu+0.01−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7936
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6075–12.7375/bu+0.01−59–−46¢/BuNovember (X)9.7536
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.0975–13.4975/bu+0.01−10–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1150
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9975–13.2975/bu+0.01−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9975–13.4475/bu+0.01−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0250/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2375
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9250/bu+0.05−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.9700–7.2700/bu+0.04−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1350/bu+0.04−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–4.9850/bu+0.04−39–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–5.1550/bu+0.04−39–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.0850/bu+0.04−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.0850/bu+0.04−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–5.1050/bu+0.02−75–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8015
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–5.0050/bu+0.02−75–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8195
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–5.0550/bu+0.09−51–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8389
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–5.0050/bu+0.04−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8461
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–4.9850/bu+0.04−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8663
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–5.0050/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8561
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650–5.0550/bu+0.04−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.0550/bu+0.04−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8908
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150–5.1150/bu+0.05−69–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8738
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–5.1150/bu+0.04−80–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8688
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550/bu+0.04−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350–5.0050/bu+0.06−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9250
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–4.9550/bu+0.04−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8232
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650–4.9750/bu+0.02−54–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8232
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.2550/bu+0.04−35–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0708
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.5050/bu+0.04−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.5050/bu+0.04−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
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.