Cash grain bids in Waterloo, IL today

Nearest-delivery bids: corn $4.26 at Gateway FS for Oct 2026 delivery and soybeans $12.20 for Oct 2026, posted Oct 18.

Bids posted by 1 elevator in Waterloo, IL, read from each elevator’s own bid board. Cash is $/bu. Each elevator shows when it posted; call before you haul.

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Gateway FS

Waterloo

Every Gateway FS location

Updated Oct 18, 12:10 am · call to confirm

Crop	Delivery	Cash	Basis
Corn	Oct 2026	$4.26	−48¢ vs Dec '26
Corn	Dec 2026	$4.55	−19¢ vs Dec '26
Corn	Jan 2027	$4.61	−25¢ vs Mar '27
Soybeans	Oct 2026	$12.20	−41¢ vs Nov '26
Soybeans	Dec 2026	$12.60	−15¢ vs Jan '27
Soybeans	Jan 2027	$12.67	−8¢ vs Jan '27
Wheat	Oct 2026	$6.27	−33¢ vs Chicago Dec '26
Wheat	Jan 2027	$6.46	−29¢ vs Chicago Mar '27
Wheat	Harvest 2027	$6.30	−53¢ vs Chicago Jul '27

Corn: Hold to Jan? +35¢ posted carry, net of storage and interest: +17¢ a bushel.

Soybeans: Hold to Dec? +40¢ posted carry, net of storage and interest: +19¢ a bushel.

Wheat: Hold to Jan? +19¢ posted carry, net of storage and interest: −2¢ a bushel.

Corn basis at Gateway FS, −48¢ vs Dec '26, is 16¢ weaker than the Illinois middle (−32¢, 215 elevators). Soybean basis at Gateway FS, −41¢ vs Nov '26, is 1¢ weaker than the Illinois middle (−40¢, 158 elevators). Illinois basis today

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Other elevators within 40 miles

Gateway FS, Fults, IL 10 mi · posted Oct 18
Corn $4.31 Oct · Soybeans $12.25 Oct
Gateway FS, Fults, IL 10 mi · posted Oct 18
Corn $4.40 Oct · Soybeans $12.34 Oct
Gateway FS, Red Bud, IL 13 mi · posted Oct 18
Corn $4.27 Oct · Soybeans $12.21 Oct
Gateway FS, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 18 mi · posted Oct 18
Corn $4.27 Oct · Soybeans $12.21 Oct
ADM (Sauget), East Saint Louis, IL 19 mi · posted Oct 16
Corn $4.74 Oct · Soybeans $12.69 Oct
Gateway FS, Evansville, IL 20 mi · posted Oct 18
Corn $4.40 Oct · Soybeans $12.34 Oct

Straight-line miles from the elevators in Waterloo. Each price is that elevator’s highest posted cash for its nearest delivery month, posted in the last 72 hours. Call to confirm before you haul.

Questions about Waterloo bids

What is corn paying in Waterloo today?

The nearest-delivery corn bid we read in Waterloo, IL is $4.26 a bushel at Gateway FS for Oct 2026 delivery, posted Oct 18. Call the elevator to confirm before you haul.

What is the corn basis in Waterloo?

Gateway FS posts corn basis of −48¢ vs Dec '26 for Oct 2026 delivery. That is 16¢ weaker than the Illinois middle (−32¢, 215 elevators).

How far is the next elevator from Waterloo?

The nearest other elevator with a current bid is Gateway FS in Fults, IL, 10 miles straight-line from the elevators in Waterloo. It posted corn $4.31 and soybeans $12.25 on Oct 18.

Where these come from. The AGSIST elevator network reads each elevator’s posted bid board directly; no third-party bid feed is used for the bids on this page. A bid shows only if the board was read successfully in the last 6 hours and did not fail on the latest pass, the price was posted in the last 72 hours, and its delivery period has not ended. This page is a snapshot and is rebuilt through the day; the live page has the newest board and nearby elevators. Basis is cash minus the futures contract named under it. A “Hold to” line names the later month this elevator posts that comes out best once storage and interest are taken off: its posted carry (that month’s bid minus the nearest one), net of storage at 3.5¢ a month (default), interest at 7% a year (default), no shrink (default); put in your own costs on Store or sell.

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