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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Wed, Sep 23
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0400/bu+0.08−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9800/bu+0.05−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7300–12.9800/bu+0.08−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7500–13.0300/bu+0.08−43–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6383
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8100–12.8800/bu+0.08−37–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8100–13.0800/bu+0.08−37–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4400–12.8800/bu+0.06−74–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4020
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4400–12.8800/bu+0.06−74–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4140
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4100–12.7800/bu+0.08−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4100–12.7800/bu+0.08−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5300
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–12.9800/bu+0.08−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6813
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–12.9800/bu+0.08−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6813
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7000–12.9200/bu+0.08−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6069
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7000–12.8800/bu+0.08−48–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5000–12.8200/bu+0.07−68–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.4586
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5000–12.9300/bu+0.07−68–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4586
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8300/bu+0.08−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6067
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8300/bu+0.08−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6067
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5900–12.7800/bu+0.08−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4929
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5900–12.6900/bu+0.08−59–−49¢/BuNovember (X)9.5000
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.9800–13.3800/bu+0.08−20–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9800–13.2800/bu+0.08−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9800–13.2800/bu+0.08−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8800/bu+0.07−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2050
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7800/bu+0.07−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.8350–7.0350/bu+0.09−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200/bu+0.14−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100/bu+0.16−38¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.9500/bu+0.13−44–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9508
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.9500/bu+0.13−44–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9558
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–5.0700/bu+0.10−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–5.0700/bu+0.10−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–5.0400/bu+0.09−83–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8365
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–6.1200/bu+0.09−73–+83¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8365
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.9900/bu+0.08−52–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8482
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–4.9900/bu+0.08−57–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8482
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–4.9700/bu+0.08−50–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8688
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900–4.9900/bu+0.08−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8688
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300–5.0400/bu+0.08−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300–5.0400/bu+0.08−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9032
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–5.0500/bu+0.08−78–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–5.0500/bu+0.08−80–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8638
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400/bu+0.08−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–4.9900/bu+0.08−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9175
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.9400/bu+0.08−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8268
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.9600/bu+0.08−55–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8339
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9400–5.1900/bu+0.08−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0558
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.08−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2600–5.3400/bu+0.08−3–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1525
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.