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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Sep 21
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1400/bu+0.23−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0500/bu+0.19−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8300–13.0800/bu+0.25−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8500–13.1300/bu+0.25−43–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6533
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300–13.2800/bu+0.25−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300–13.2800/bu+0.25−35–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5500–13.1600/bu+0.22−73–−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.4040
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5500–12.9800/bu+0.22−73–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4160
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100–12.8800/bu+0.25−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100–12.8800/bu+0.25−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8800–13.0800/bu+0.25−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7013
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8800–13.0800/bu+0.25−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7013
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8000–13.0200/bu+0.25−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6231
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8000–12.9800/bu+0.27−48–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6360
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6300–12.9200/bu+0.23−65–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.4743
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6300–13.0300/bu+0.23−65–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4743
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300/bu+0.25−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300/bu+0.25−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6267
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6900–12.8800/bu+0.25−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5257
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6900–12.8000/bu+0.25−59–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.4986
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.0800–13.3800/bu+0.25−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8240
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0800–13.3800/bu—−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9100
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0800–13.3800/bu+0.25−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered7.0275/bu+0.10−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1225
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9275/bu+0.10−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered7.0175–7.2675/bu+0.13−25–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600/bu+0.16−17¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.16−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400–5.1300/bu+0.16−39–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8992
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400–5.1300/bu+0.16−39–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9125
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800–5.2100/bu+0.16−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800–5.2100/bu+0.16−45–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9675
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–5.2500/bu+0.16−80–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7735
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600–5.0500/bu+0.14−77–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7855
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–5.1300/bu+0.16−51–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8189
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–5.1300/bu+0.16−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8189
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300–5.1100/bu+0.16−50–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300–5.1300/bu+0.16−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8332
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700–5.1800/bu+0.16−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8681
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700–5.1800/bu+0.16−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8708
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–5.1900/bu+0.13−72–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8438
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–5.1900/bu+0.16−80–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8363
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0800/bu+0.16−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.1300/bu+0.16−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000–5.0800/bu+0.16−53–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8032
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900–5.1100/bu+0.16−54–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8104
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.0800–5.3300/bu+0.16−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0392
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3800–5.4000/bu—−5–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9975
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.4000–5.4800/bu+0.16−3–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
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.