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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Tue, Sep 22
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1150/bu+0.03−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0250/bu+0.03−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–13.0550/bu+0.03−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8250–13.1050/bu+0.03−43–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6633
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8850–13.0550/bu+0.05−37–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8850–13.1550/bu+0.05−37–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5900
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4950–13.1350/bu+0.06−76–−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.4240
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4950–12.9550/bu+0.06−76–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4360
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.8550/bu+0.03−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.8550/bu+0.03−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550–13.0550/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7113
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550–13.0550/bu+0.03−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7113
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7750–12.9950/bu+0.03−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6344
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7750–12.9550/bu+0.03−48–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6473
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–12.8950/bu+0.07−69–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.4843
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–13.0050/bu+0.07−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4843
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9050/bu+0.03−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9050/bu+0.03−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6367
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6650–12.8550/bu+0.03−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5271
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6650–12.7550/bu+0.03−59–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5343
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.0550–13.4550/bu+0.03−20–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0550–13.3550/bu+0.03−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9200
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0550–13.3550/bu+0.03−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9500/bu+0.08−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2150
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8500/bu+0.08−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.9225–7.1225/bu+0.10−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1575/bu+0.10−21¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675/bu+0.11−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9775–5.0675/bu+0.06−39–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9775–5.0675/bu+0.06−39–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9575
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–5.1475/bu+0.14−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–5.1475/bu+0.14−53–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–5.1175/bu+0.08−82–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8445
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475–6.1875/bu+0.01−72–+82¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8445
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475–5.0675/bu+0.07−52–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8611
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975–5.0675/bu+0.02−57–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8611
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675–5.0475/bu+0.06−50–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8888
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675–5.0675/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8888
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075–5.1175/bu+0.06−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9181
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075–5.1175/bu+0.06−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9212
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–5.1275/bu+0.12−78–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8813
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675–5.1275/bu+0.06−80–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8813
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975–5.0675/bu+0.06−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175–5.0175/bu+0.08−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8482
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175–5.0375/bu+0.07−55–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8554
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.0175–5.2675/bu+0.06−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0758
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3175/bu+0.06−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0425
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.3375–5.4175/bu+0.06−3–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
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.