Cash bids near you

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cash bids come from two sources merged together: elevators the AGSIST network reads directly from their own posted boards, and facilities that post through a licensed cash-bid feed: 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.

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 pulled each time you search, from two sources merged together: boards the AGSIST elevator network reads directly from the elevators themselves, and facilities that post through a licensed cash-bid feed. The AGSIST network reads each board on a short repeating cycle, day and night, so a bid is the last price that elevator posted. Where AGSIST could not reach a board on the latest run, the card says so and shows the last price that elevator posted. 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.