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What Will Elevators Pay You Today?

Enter your ZIP to see what every elevator near you is paying today, and what their basis is. Worth the Drive works out which one leaves you the most after fuel.

Find Elevators Near You

Enter your ZIP code above, or allow location access, to see live cash bids from grain elevators near your farm.

Where basis is strongest nationally

Your local bids are above. Zoomed out, here’s corn, soybean, and wheat basis ranked by state, cash minus futures, so you can see where it pays to sell across the country.

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Strongest & weakest locations

Cash Grain Prices & Basis

What Is Basis?

Basis is the gap between your local cash price and the CME futures price. A basis of −30¢ means the elevator pays 30 cents below futures. Stronger (less negative) basis = more local demand.

What a Nickel of Basis Is Worth

A 5-cent swing in basis on a 10,000 bu corn load is $500. Check a few elevators before every delivery rather than going to the same one out of habit.

How Worth the Drive Works

Enter your load in bushels and your cost per mile driven. AGSIST calculates gross revenue at every elevator, subtracts round-trip fuel (2× one-way distance × your rate), and ranks by net revenue.

Elevators Covered

Cash bids come from elevators, co-ops, and grain facilities that post through the Barchart OnDemand network: independents, cooperatives, and major grain companies across the Corn Belt, Great Plains, Delta, Southeast, and Pacific Northwest. Coverage depends on whether a facility posts electronically; enter your ZIP to see what reports near you.

Questions Farmers Ask

Cash bids are the prices grain elevators will pay you today for corn, soybeans, or wheat delivered to their facility. They’re set by adding or subtracting a basis from the nearby CME futures contract. The elevator adjusts basis based on local supply, storage availability, and demand from nearby ethanol plants, processors, or export terminals.
Use the Worth the Drive calculator on this page. Enter your load size in bushels and your cost per mile driven. AGSIST works out net revenue at every elevator, not just the raw price, and ranks them. The top result is the one that puts the most money in your bank account on that load.
In the Corn Belt, corn basis of −20¢ to −5¢ under futures is generally considered strong. Soybean basis of −30¢ to −10¢ is typical in a normal year. Basis tends to strengthen heading into spring as old-crop demand picks up, and weaken at harvest when elevators are full. Always compare multiple elevators before selling.
There is no single right answer. It depends on your cost of production, your storage costs, and the market. Spring (March–May) often sees stronger basis as demand picks up before the new crop. Selling at harvest when every elevator is full typically means the weakest basis.
Bids are fetched live from Barchart OnDemand each time you search. During CME market hours (weekdays, approximately 8:30 AM–1:20 PM CT), they reflect the latest posted bids from participating elevators. Tap Search again before you make a delivery decision to get the freshest prices.
No account or subscription required. Cash bids are available at no charge. AGSIST is built for corn, soybean, and grain producers across the United States.