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South Dakota Daily Grain Bids

South Dakota · Sioux Falls · Thu, Aug 20
● Bids as filed21 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3186

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7150–11.7650/bu+0.01−65–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4933
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850–12.5150/bu+0.01−68–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6994
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6650–11.9150/bu+0.01−70–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.5300
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5150–11.7650/bu+0.01−85–−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.5167
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9850–12.5650/bu+0.01−38–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7215

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2575–6.3575/bu+0.07−75–−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6725–6.7725/bu+0.00−95–−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0325
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4075–6.4575/bu+0.07−60–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6725–6.7225/bu+0.00−95–−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2658
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2575–6.3575/bu+0.07−75–−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7725/bu+0.00−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0825
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1075–6.5575/bu+0.07−90–−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3225–6.7225/bu+0.00−130–−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0525
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5225–6.8725/bu+0.00−110–−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1875/bu+0.06−70–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4525
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.4375/bu+0.06−77–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4404
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1875/bu+0.06−73–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4068
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2075/bu+0.06−70–−58¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4414
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.5275/bu+0.01−60–−26¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5225

White Oats

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
East Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.4000/bu———2.8833
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.6000–2.7000/bu————
Source: USDA AMS · Minneapolis, MN. 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.