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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Fri, Sep 25
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0900/bu+0.06−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0300/bu+0.06−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7400–12.9900/bu+0.02−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6692
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7600–13.0400/bu+0.02−43–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6858
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8200–12.8900/bu+0.02−37–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8200–12.8900/bu+0.02−37–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4700–12.9900/bu+0.04−72–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.4575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4700–13.0000/bu+0.04−72–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.4695
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4200–12.7900/bu+0.02−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4200–12.7900/bu+0.02−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5775
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7900–12.9900/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7288
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7900–12.9900/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7288
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7100–12.9300/bu+0.02−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6531
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7100–12.8900/bu+0.02−48–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6662
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5000–12.8300/bu+0.02−69–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.5118
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5000–12.9400/bu+0.02−69–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5118
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8400/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8400/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6542
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6000–12.7900/bu+0.02−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5432
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6000–12.7300/bu+0.02−59–−46¢/BuNovember (X)9.5475
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered13.1900–13.5900/bu+0.170–+40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9900–13.2900/bu+0.02−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9900–13.2900/bu+0.02−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.8050/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7050/bu+0.04−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.7825–6.9825/bu+0.04−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9925/bu+0.01−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.01−38¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.9625/bu+0.01−47–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.9425/bu+0.01−47–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9267
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–5.0625/bu+0.01−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–5.0625/bu+0.01−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9750
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825–4.9825/bu+0.06−90–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8220
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.8325/bu+0.00−80–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8220
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–4.9825/bu+0.01−52–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8257
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.9825/bu+0.05−53–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8257
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.9825/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8463
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825–4.9825/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8463
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–5.0325/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8769
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–5.0325/bu+0.01−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8807
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–5.0425/bu+0.01−82–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–5.0425/bu+0.01−82–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8563
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325/bu+0.01−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9125–4.9825/bu+0.01−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8950
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–4.9325/bu+0.01−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–4.9525/bu+0.01−55–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8143
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–5.1825/bu+0.01−45–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0417
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2325/bu+0.01−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0000
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2825–5.3325/bu+0.010–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1850
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.