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Texas Daily Grain Bids

Texas · Amarillo · Mon, May 4
● Bids as filed11 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2711

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8775–5.2375/bu+0.06+14–+50¢/BuMay (K)5.0425
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8075–5.4375/bu+0.13−5–+70¢/BuJuly (N)4.8571
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4375–4.8075/bu+0.06−30–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.5538
South Plains
Livestock Feeding OperationsUS #1Delivered5.9375–6.0575/bu+0.18+108–+120¢/BuJuly (N)5.7525

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8775–4.4375/bu+0.06−86–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.2175
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8075–4.3450/bu+0.13−105–−70¢/BuJuly (N)3.9325
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1375–4.1575/bu+0.11−60–−70¢/BuMay (K)4.1538
South Plains
Livestock Feeding OperationsUS #1Delivered5.1075–5.3075/bu+0.18+25–+45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–5.8250/bu—−103–−100¢/BuMay (K)4.3608
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1950–6.2450/bu+0.22−75–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.5358
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8750–6.0450/bu—−95–−90¢/BuMay (K)3.9138
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.