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Illinois Grain Bids

Illinois · Springfield · Thu, Oct 1
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3192

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
West
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2500–12.4400/bu+0.09−59–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6632
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2500–12.3900/bu+0.09−59–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6632
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #1Delivered12.6400–12.7400/bu+0.09−20–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9515
Chicago
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6400–12.9400/bu—−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Terminal ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6400–12.9400/bu+0.09−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8000/bu+0.09−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8000/bu+0.04−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.0775
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100–12.6400/bu+0.06−33–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100–12.6900/bu+0.06−33–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7475
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100–12.6900/bu+0.09−33–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100–12.6900/bu+0.09−33–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8250
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4100–12.8400/bu+0.02−43–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6535
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4100–12.8100/bu+0.02−43–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.6535
North
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2200–12.4400/bu+0.09−62–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2200–12.4400/bu+0.09−62–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7058
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4400–12.6400/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8163
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4400–12.6400/bu+0.09−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8163
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3600–12.5800/bu+0.09−48–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.7663
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3600–12.5400/bu+0.09−48–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7715
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4400–12.5700/bu+0.09−40–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.6846
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4400–12.5900/bu+0.09−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6846
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4900/bu+0.09−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4900/bu+0.09−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7542

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5975/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.1725
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4975/bu+0.04−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Chicago
Terminals/Mills/ProcessorsUS #1Delivered6.6275–6.7775/bu+0.12−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8225

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Mississippi River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.02−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.13−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
North Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.7025/bu+0.02−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.7025/bu+0.02−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9908
South Illinois River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.8025/bu+0.02−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.8025/bu+0.02−55–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0050
Little Egypt
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.7225/bu+0.15−66–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9035
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.7225/bu+0.15−66–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9035
North
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.7225/bu+0.02−47–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8261
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.7225/bu+0.02−47–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8261
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.7225/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–4.7225/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8550
South Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.7725/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8863
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.7725/bu+0.02−46–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8895
Southwest
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.7825/bu+0.12−59–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.7825/bu+0.02−80–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
Wabash
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.7225/bu+0.02−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8925
West
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6725/bu+0.02−55–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8318
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6925/bu+0.02−55–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8318
Central
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.9225/bu+0.02−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0808
Chicago
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9725–5.0225/bu—−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
Mills and ProcessorsUS #2Delivered4.9725–5.0225/bu+0.04−5–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
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.