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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Sep 18
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6350–12.8350/bu+0.16−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8463
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6350–12.8350/bu+0.16−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5550–13.5350/bu+0.16−48–+50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7663
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350–12.8350/bu+0.16−50–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7790
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050–12.6850/bu+0.17−63–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6193
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050–12.7850/bu+0.14−63–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6193
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6850/bu+0.16−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6850/bu+0.16−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7883
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4450–12.6350/bu+0.16−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6807
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4450–12.5550/bu+0.16−59–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.6536
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.8350–13.1350/bu+0.26−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9690
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8350–13.1350/bu+0.16−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8350–13.2850/bu+0.16−20–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0300
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9150/bu+0.16−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8650/bu+0.16−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5850–12.8350/bu+0.16−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6050–12.8850/bu+0.16−43–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7983
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6850–13.0350/bu+0.21−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6850–13.0350/bu+0.21−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3350–12.9150/bu+0.17−70–−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.5490
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3350–12.7550/bu+0.17−70–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.5610
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2650–12.6350/bu+0.11−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2650–12.6350/bu+0.11−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9300/bu+0.10−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2250
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8300/bu+0.10−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.8925–7.1425/bu+0.08−25–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1050/bu+0.03−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0250/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–4.9750/bu+0.03−39–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–4.9750/bu+0.03−39–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9350
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–5.0550/bu+0.03−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–5.0550/bu+0.03−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–5.0950/bu+0.08−80–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7960
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.9550/bu+0.03−75–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8180
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650–4.9750/bu+0.03−51–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8414
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650–4.9750/bu+0.03−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8486
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–4.9550/bu+0.13−50–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750–4.9750/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8557
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–5.0250/bu+0.05−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8919
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–5.0250/bu+0.04−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8953
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–5.0350/bu+0.03−69–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8663
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–5.0350/bu+0.03−80–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8588
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–4.9750/bu+0.03−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.9250/bu+0.03−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8257
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.9550/bu+0.03−54–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8329
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9250–5.1750/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0483
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2450–5.4750/bu+0.03−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2450–5.4750/bu+0.03−3–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
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.