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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Sep 24
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0350/bu+0.01−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9750/bu+0.01−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7250–12.9750/bu+0.01−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7450–13.0250/bu+0.01−43–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6708
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–12.8750/bu+0.01−37–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–13.0750/bu+0.01−37–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5925
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350–12.8750/bu+0.01−74–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4405
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350–12.8750/bu+0.01−74–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4525
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050–12.7750/bu+0.01−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050–12.7750/bu+0.01−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5625
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7750–12.9750/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7138
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7750–12.9750/bu+0.01−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7138
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950–12.9150/bu+0.01−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6381
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950–12.8750/bu+0.01−48–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6512
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.8150/bu+0.02−69–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4850–12.9250/bu+0.02−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4925
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8250/bu+0.01−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6392
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8250/bu+0.01−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6392
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5850–12.7750/bu+0.01−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5850–12.6850/bu+0.01−59–−49¢/BuNovember (X)9.5368
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.0250–13.5250/bu+0.05−15–+35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8425
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9750–13.2750/bu+0.01−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9750–13.2750/bu+0.01−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8400/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2675
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7400/bu+0.04−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.8200–7.0200/bu+0.02−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.02−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950/bu+0.02−38¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2375
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–4.9350/bu+0.05−47–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–4.9350/bu+0.05−47–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9642
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–5.0550/bu+0.02−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–5.0550/bu+0.02−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–5.0250/bu+0.02−83–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8535
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–6.1050/bu+0.08−79–+83¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8535
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550–4.9750/bu+0.02−52–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8632
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.9750/bu+0.02−57–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8632
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–4.9750/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8838
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750–4.9750/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8838
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–5.0250/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9144
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–5.0250/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9182
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–5.0350/bu+0.06−82–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–5.0350/bu+0.04−82–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–4.9750/bu+0.02−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9325
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–4.9250/bu+0.02−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8518
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–4.9450/bu+0.02−55–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8518
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–5.1750/bu+0.12−45–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0792
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2250/bu+0.02−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0375
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.3250/bu+0.020–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
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.