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Texas Daily Grain Bids

Texas · Amarillo · Thu, Apr 17
● Bids as filed11 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2711

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2225/bu+0.02+40¢/BuMay (K)4.8425
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9725–5.5225/bu+0.02+15–+70¢/BuMay (K)4.8818
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4725–5.3225/bu+0.02−35–+50¢/BuMay (K)4.8175
South Plains
Livestock Feeding OperationsUS #1Delivered6.0225–6.1425/bu+0.02+120–+132¢/BuMay (K)5.7175

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225–4.8225/bu+0.02−30–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2342
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1225–5.0725/bu+0.02−70–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.2975
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4725–4.5225/bu+0.02−35–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.3925
South Plains
Livestock Feeding OperationsUS #1Delivered5.2225–5.3725/bu+0.02+40–+55¢/BuMay (K)4.9425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5250/bu+0.01−105¢/BuMay (K)4.8825
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7750–5.2500/bu+0.01−80–−45¢/BuMay (K)5.1975
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2250/bu+0.01−135¢/BuMay (K)4.8475
Source: USDA AMS · Amarillo, TX. 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.