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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Mon, Sep 28
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8325/bu+0.26−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7825/bu+0.25−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4325–12.6825/bu+0.31−45–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4525–12.7325/bu+0.31−43–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6650
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5125–12.6325/bu+0.31−37–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5125–12.6325/bu+0.31−37–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1625–12.8825/bu+0.31−72–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1625–12.7425/bu+0.31−72–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.4450
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1125–12.4825/bu+0.31−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1125–12.4825/bu+0.31−77–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5467
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4825–12.6825/bu+0.31−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6738
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4825–12.6825/bu+0.31−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6738
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4025–12.6225/bu+0.31−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.6231
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4025–12.5925/bu+0.31−48–−29¢/BuNovember (X)9.6363
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2225–12.5225/bu+0.28−66–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.4836
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2225–12.6325/bu+0.28−66–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4836
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5325/bu+0.31−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5325/bu+0.31−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2925–12.4825/bu+0.31−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5107
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2925–12.4125/bu+0.31−59–−47¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.8825–13.2825/bu+0.310–+40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8250
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6825–12.9825/bu+0.31−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6825–12.9825/bu+0.31−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6700/bu+0.14−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.2075
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5700/bu+0.14−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.6375–6.8375/bu+0.15−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400/bu+0.05−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.07−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–4.9100/bu+0.05−47–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9167
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–4.8900/bu+0.05−47–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9217
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–5.0100/bu+0.05−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–5.0100/bu+0.05−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9725
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.9300/bu+0.05−90–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8290
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.7800/bu+0.07−82–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8290
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.9300/bu+0.05−52–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8221
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–4.9300/bu+0.05−53–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8221
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.9300/bu+0.05−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300–4.9300/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8350
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.9800/bu+0.05−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8719
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.9800/bu+0.05−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8757
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.9900/bu+0.10−87–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8563
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.9900/bu+0.10−87–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8563
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.05−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–4.9300/bu+0.05−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8900
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.8800/bu+0.05−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8164
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.9000/bu+0.05−55–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8164
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–5.1300/bu+0.05−45–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0367
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.05−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9950
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered5.2300–5.2800/bu+0.050–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
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.