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Texas Daily Grain Bids

Texas · Amarillo · Tue, Aug 18
● Bids as filed11 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2711

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1325/bu+0.02+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3200
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7825–5.3825/bu+0.02+15–+75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2050
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8325–5.1325/bu+0.02+20–+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0700
South Plains
Livestock Feeding OperationsUS #1Delivered5.8825–6.0125/bu+0.02+125–+138¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1450

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9825–4.3325/bu+0.02−65–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5200
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6325–4.4325/bu+0.02−100–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.1650
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1825–4.3325/bu+0.02−45–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.2200
South Plains
Livestock Feeding OperationsUS #1Delivered5.1325–5.3325/bu+0.02+50–+70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Central Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4375–6.7375/bu+0.15−100–−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0083
North Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7875–7.1875/bu+0.15−65–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2000
South Panhandle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5875–6.7375/bu+0.15−85–−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0450
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.