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Wheat Price Per Bushel Today in the USA

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Wheat price per bushel today US cash price · median of USDA state elevator bids · Thursday, November 12, 2026

$5.50 per bushel (60 lb)

Down −0.17 (−3.0%)vs Nov 11 (previous report day)

Yesterday’s rates · latest available Source: USDA AMS Market News · checked Nov 13, 2026, 5:55 AM CT

  • Hard Red Winter $7.52 Kansas City mills · 12% protein · Nov 12
  • Soft Red Winter $5.57 Illinois, Indiana & Ohio elevators · Nov 12
  • Hard Red Spring $5.67 North Dakota elevators · 14% protein · Nov 10
  • Price received by farmers $6.30 USDA NASS · September 2026 (monthly)

USDA reporters published 89 spot wheat bids from 18 states on November 12; the state figures ranged from $4.85 to $6.09 per bushel (60 lb). A year earlier, USDA's prices for these states had a median of $4.88 (+12.6% since).

USDA cash bids · Nov 12
  • Hard Red Winter · Kansas country elevators$5.50▼ −2.1%
  • Hard Red Winter · Kansas City mills$7.52▼ −1.6%
  • Soft Red Winter · Illinois, Indiana & Ohio elevators$5.57▼ −7.9%
  • Soft Red Winter · Gulf export elevators (Louisiana)$6.49▼ −2.3%
  • Hard Red Spring · North Dakota elevators$5.67▲ +1.8%
  • Soft White · Portland export elevators$6.25● 0.0%
  • Durum · Montana elevators$5.75● 0.0%

On Thursday, November 12, 2026, the median USDA cash bid for wheat across 18 states was $5.50 per bushel, down 17.2 cents from the previous report. By class: Hard Red Winter $5.50 at Kansas country elevators; Soft Red Winter $6.49 at Gulf export elevators; Hard Red Spring $5.67 at North Dakota elevators (14% protein); Soft White $6.25 at Portland. A year earlier, USDA's prices for these states had a median of $4.88.

This page tracks the wheat price per bushel today across the United States using USDA figures only. Every trading day, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) market reporters collect the cash bids that country elevators, terminals, flour mills and export elevators are paying for wheat, and publish them state by state. We read those reports automatically through the USDA MyMarketNews service, so the cash wheat prices below update on their own through the afternoon as each state’s report comes in.

BlackWheat.org is an independent guide to wheat and flour, from specialty wheat varieties to everyday baking. We do not buy or sell grain, broker contracts or take orders. Each figure on this page carries its USDA source and date, nothing is estimated, and the bids are spot prices for delivery now, so always confirm the price with your own elevator before you sell or book grain.

Wheat price per bushel today by class

The United States grows several classes of wheat, and each trades at its own price. The cards below follow the main benchmark for every class: hard red winter at Kansas elevators and at Kansas City mills, soft red winter in the eastern Corn Belt and at the Gulf, hard red spring in North Dakota, soft white at Portland and durum in Montana.

Each card shows the wheat price per bushel today for that market as the latest USDA bid, the change since its previous report, and how today’s price compares with the same locations a year ago. Use the buttons at the top of the page to read every price per bushel, per hundredweight (cwt), per short ton or per metric ton.

  • Hard Red Winter
    Kansas country elevators · ordinary protein

    $5.50

    Down −0.12 (−2.1%)vs Nov 10

    +24.4% vs a year ago

    · USDA report

  • Hard Red Winter
    Kansas City mills · 12% protein

    $7.52

    Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10

    +4.4% vs a year ago

    · USDA report

  • Soft Red Winter
    Illinois, Indiana & Ohio elevators

    $5.57

    Down −0.48 (−7.9%)vs Nov 11

    +11.2% vs a year ago

    · USDA report

  • Soft Red Winter
    Gulf export elevators (Louisiana)

    $6.49

    Down −0.15 (−2.3%)vs Nov 11

    +7.6% vs a year ago

    · USDA report

  • Hard Red Spring
    North Dakota elevators · 14% protein

    $5.67

    Up +0.10 (+1.8%)vs Nov 9

    · USDA report

  • Soft White
    Portland export elevators

    $6.25

    Unchanged 0.00 (0.0%)vs Nov 11

    +4.9% vs a year ago

    · USDA report

  • Durum
    Montana elevators

    $5.75

    Unchanged 0.00 (0.0%)vs Nov 10

    +2.4% vs a year ago

    · USDA report

Spot (current delivery) cash bids per bushel (60 lb). Each card is the median of the USDA bids that match its market and protein; the change compares it with that market's previous report, and the year-ago figure is USDA's own price for the same locations a year earlier. Forward and new-crop bids are not included.

Wheat prices today by state

The table lists current wheat prices for every state with a USDA daily grain bid report, from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas in the Southern Plains to North Dakota and Montana in the north and Ohio, Kentucky and the Carolinas in the east. For each state and class it gives the median spot bid at country elevators, the lowest and highest bid among the reported locations, the change since the state’s previous report and the year-ago price.

Filter by wheat class, search for your state, or sort by price to see where the wheat price per bushel today is strongest. If you are looking for wheat prices near me, the state figure is a good guide, but the price at your nearest elevator also depends on its own freight costs and how much grain it needs.

Median USDA spot cash bid for wheat by state and class
Class Low – high Report
Colorado4 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.67 $5.42 – $6.12 Down −0.12 (−2.0%)vs Nov 10 $4.29 +32.2%
Illinois1 location · terminals/mills/processors · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $5.89 One location Down −0.15 (−2.5%)vs Nov 11 $5.28 +11.5%
Indiana1 location · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $5.42 One location Down −0.08 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $4.92 +10.1%
Kansas5 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.50 $5.47 – $5.62 Down −0.12 (−2.1%)vs Nov 10 $4.42 +24.4%
Kansas2 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard White $5.40 $5.32 – $5.47 Down −0.12 (−2.2%)vs Nov 10 $4.33 +24.6%
Kentucky2 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $5.02 $4.59 – $5.44 Down −0.08 (−1.7%)vs Nov 10 $5.29 −5.1%
Mississippi4 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $4.85 $4.85 – $5.20 Down −0.02 (−0.4%)vs Nov 11 $4.77 +1.6%
Missouri1 location · terminals/mills/processors · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.97 One location Down −0.17 (−2.8%)vs Nov 11 $5.21 +14.7%
Missouri5 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $5.24 $4.62 – $5.44 Down −0.15 (−2.8%)vs Nov 11 $4.86 +7.9%
Montana3 locations · country elevators · 13.0% protein Durum $5.75 $5.50 – $6.04 Unchanged 0.00 (0.0%)vs Nov 10 $5.62 +2.4%
Montana6 locations · country elevators · 14.0% protein Hard Red Spring $5.70 $5.62 – $5.81 Down −0.06 (−1.0%)vs Nov 10 $5.42 +5.3%
Montana6 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.11 $4.67 – $5.28 Down −0.12 (−2.3%)vs Nov 10 $4.40 +16.1%
Nebraska5 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.51 $5.38 – $5.65 Down −0.12 (−2.1%)vs Nov 10 $4.34 +26.8%
North Carolina2 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $5.66 $5.49 – $5.83 Down −0.08 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $4.96 +14.2%
North Dakota5 locations · country elevators · 14.0% protein Hard Red Spring $5.67 $5.49 – $5.79 Up +0.10 (+1.8%)vs Nov 9 —
Ohio1 location · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $4.94 One location Down −0.08 (−1.7%)vs Nov 10 $4.49 +10.1%
Oklahoma24 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.62 $5.02 – $5.77 Down −0.17 (−3.0%)vs Nov 11 $4.51 +24.7%
Pennsylvania2 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $8.09 $6.32 – $9.86 Up +0.01 (+0.1%)vs Nov 3 $6.77 +19.4%
South Carolina1 location · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $5.44 One location Down −0.08 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $4.96 +9.8%
South Dakota4 locations · country elevators · 14.0% protein Hard Red Spring $5.58 $5.50 – $5.63 Up +0.01 (+0.1%)vs Nov 9 $5.00 +11.5%
South Dakota5 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.16 $4.93 – $5.32 Down −0.10 (−1.9%)vs Nov 9 $4.21 +22.5%
Tennessee1 location · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $5.14 One location Down −0.08 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $4.91 +4.8%
Texas3 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.40 $5.37 – $5.60 Down −0.17 (−3.1%)vs Nov 11 $4.26 +26.8%
Virginia2 locations · country elevators · ordinary protein Soft Red Winter $6.09 $5.74 – $6.44 Down −0.08 (−1.4%)vs Nov 10 $5.56 +9.6%
Wyoming1 location · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.52 One location Down −0.12 (−2.1%)vs Nov 10 —

Showing 25 state and class figures from 20 states.

Each figure is the median of the spot bids USDA reported for that state and class, at country elevators where the report lists them and at the class's standard protein (ordinary for winter wheat, 14% for spring wheat, 10.5% for soft white). Change compares the same locations with the state's previous report; the year-ago price is USDA's own figure for the same locations. The date links to the USDA report. Prices per bushel (60 lb).

Texas wheat prices by area and other local bids

USDA’s Texas daily grain bid report covers country elevators in the Texas Panhandle, the state’s main wheat area around Amarillo, in three areas: the North, Central and South Panhandle. The table below shows each area separately, with the lowest and highest elevator bid USDA found there. Switch the state to see the areas USDA reports elsewhere, such as the regions of Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana or North Dakota.

USDA does not publish daily wheat bids for Houston or Austin, so no price is shown for them. For wheat moving through the Gulf, the export bids in the next table are the nearest USDA benchmark.

USDA spot cash bids for wheat by area within each state
Area Class Cash price Low – high Change Year ago Report
Central PanhandleTexas · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.37 $5.22 – $5.52 Down −0.17 (−3.1%)vs Nov 11 $4.26 +26.2%
North PanhandleTexas · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.60 $5.47 – $5.97 Down −0.17 (−3.0%)vs Nov 11 $4.34 +29.0%
South PanhandleTexas · country elevators · ordinary protein Hard Red Winter $5.40 $5.37 – $5.42 Down −0.17 (−3.1%)vs Nov 11 $4.18 +29.0%

Showing 3 of 148 (filtered).

Each row is one area exactly as USDA reports it: the average spot bid of the elevators USDA surveyed there, with their lowest and highest bid. Areas are USDA's own reporting regions, not individual businesses, and only places USDA covers are listed. Prices per bushel (60 lb).

Kansas City, Minneapolis, Portland and Gulf wheat prices

Further along the supply chain, wheat is priced at terminal markets, flour mills and export elevators. USDA reports Kansas City mill bids for hard red winter wheat at each protein level, Minneapolis bids for spring wheat, Portland export bids for soft white and Pacific Northwest wheat, and Gulf export bids for soft red winter wheat. These prices sit above country elevator bids because they include the cost of moving grain by truck, rail or barge, and higher-protein wheat earns a premium.

USDA spot cash bids for wheat at terminal, mill and export markets
Market and protein Class Cash price Change Year ago Report
Kansas City · ordinary proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.32 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.86 +6.8%
Kansas City · 11.0% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.47 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +8.2%
Kansas City · 11.2% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.47 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +8.2%
Kansas City · 11.4% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.47 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.96 +7.4%
Kansas City · 11.6% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.57 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.96 +8.8%
Kansas City · 11.8% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.57 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.96 +8.8%
Kansas City · 12.0% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.52 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $7.21 +4.4%
Kansas City · 12.2% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.52 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $7.09 +6.1%
Kansas City · 12.4% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.44 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.99 +6.5%
Kansas City · 12.6% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.44 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.99 +6.5%
Kansas City · 12.8% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.44 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $7.09 +5.0%
Kansas City · 13.0% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.57 Down −0.12 (−1.6%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +9.6%
Kansas City · 13.2% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.62 Down −0.12 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +10.4%
Kansas City · 13.4% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.62 Down −0.12 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +10.4%
Kansas City · 13.6% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.62 Down −0.12 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +10.4%
Kansas City · 13.8% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.62 Down −0.12 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +10.4%
Kansas City · 14.0% proteinMills and Processors Hard Red Winter $7.72 Down −0.12 (−1.5%)vs Nov 10 $6.91 +11.8%

Showing 17 of 36 (filtered).

Spot bids as published by USDA AMS for each market's latest report: Kansas City mill bids by protein, Minneapolis terminal and rail bids, Portland export elevators and Gulf export elevators. Higher-protein wheat earns a premium, which is why one market lists several prices. Prices per bushel (60 lb).

Wheat price per bushel today vs the past year

The chart follows the US median cash bid, or any of the class benchmarks, over time. The dashed line is the price USDA published for the same locations one year earlier, so you can see at a glance whether the wheat price per bushel today is lower or higher than last season. Switch between daily, weekly and monthly views; days without a USDA report, such as weekends and federal holidays, are left out rather than filled in.

US median cash wheat bid

View these numbers as a table
DateUS median cash bidYear earlier
Nov 12, 2026$5.50$4.88
Nov 11, 2026$5.68$4.77
Nov 10, 2026$5.63—
Nov 9, 2026$5.57$4.91
Nov 6, 2026$5.54$4.83
Nov 5, 2026$5.59$4.86
Nov 4, 2026$5.57$5.05
Nov 3, 2026$5.60$4.90

Cash prices follow the futures market closely from day to day, so a move of a few cents usually reflects trading in Chicago, Kansas City or Minneapolis rather than anything local. A change that lasts several weeks, or a gap that opens between one class and another, says more about the crop and demand.

Monthly price received by US farmers

Each month the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) publishes the average price farmers actually received for the wheat they sold, across all classes and all states. It is the official monthly wheat price per bushel for the country and is often used in contracts, budgets and farm statistics. Because it averages a whole month of sales, including grain priced earlier, it moves more slowly than the wheat price per bushel today at the elevator.

Price received by US farmers · all wheat

  • September 2026 (preliminary) $6.30 USDA NASS, per bushel (60 lb)
  • August 2026 $6.23 +1.1% month on month
  • September 2025 $4.76 +32.4% year on year
Average price received by US farmers for wheat, by month, per bushel (60 lb)
View the last 24 months as a table
MonthPrice receivedYear earlier
September 2026$6.30$4.76 +32.4%
August 2026$6.23$4.84 +28.7%
July 2026$6.06$4.94 +22.7%
June 2026$5.70$5.28 +8.0%
May 2026$5.88$5.58 +5.4%
April 2026$5.70$5.61 +1.6%
March 2026$5.52$5.71 −3.3%
February 2026$5.15$5.59 −7.9%
January 2026$5.07$5.52 −8.2%
December 2025$5.03$5.49 −8.4%
November 2025$4.90$5.45 −10.1%
October 2025$4.73$5.47 −13.5%
September 2025$4.76$5.36 −11.2%
August 2025$4.84$5.23 −7.5%
July 2025$4.94$5.52 −10.5%
June 2025$5.28$5.86 −9.9%
May 2025$5.58$6.19 −9.9%
April 2025$5.61$5.90 −4.9%
March 2025$5.71$6.01 −5.0%
February 2025$5.59$6.34 −11.8%
January 2025$5.52$6.77 −18.5%
December 2024$5.49$6.79 −19.1%
November 2024$5.45$6.52 −16.4%
October 2024$5.47$6.96 −21.4%

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices. The monthly average covers all classes of wheat sold by farmers across the country, so it moves more slowly than daily elevator bids. The newest month is preliminary and may be revised.

World wheat price and US exports

The United States is one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, so world prices and the value of the dollar feed straight into the wheat price per bushel today at US elevators, especially near the Gulf and Pacific Northwest ports. The IMF benchmark below is a monthly average export price in US dollars per metric ton, shown for context only; it is not a futures quote and not a price at a US elevator.

IMF global price of wheat · September 2026 $246.85 per metric ton About $6.72 per bushel +3.8% vs previous month +59.1% vs a year earlier Source: IMF Primary Commodity Prices via FRED
Monthly IMF global wheat price, US dollars per metric ton

A monthly average export benchmark in US dollars per metric ton. It is not a futures quote and not a cash price at a US elevator; freight, basis, quality and timing all sit between this figure and the bids above.

Wheat price converter: bushel, cwt and ton

Elevators and USDA quote wheat in dollars per bushel, while feed buyers often use the hundredweight and international trade uses the metric ton. A bushel of wheat weighs 60 pounds, so a short ton of 2,000 pounds holds 33.33 bushels and a metric ton holds about 36.74 bushels. Type any price below, such as the wheat price per bushel today from the tables above, to see it per ton, per cwt and per bushel at once.

  • Per bushel (60 lb)—
  • Per cwt (100 lb)—
  • Per short ton (2,000 lb)—
  • Per metric ton (1,000 kg)—

A bushel of wheat is 60 lb (27.216 kg) · 1 cwt = 100 lb · 1 short ton = 2,000 lb = 33.33 bushels · 1 metric ton = 1,000 kg = 36.74 bushels.

US wheat classes at a glance

Hard red winter (HRW)

The largest US class, grown across the Great Plains from Texas and Oklahoma through Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska. It is sown in the fall, harvested from early summer and milled into bread flour. Kansas City is its main cash and futures market.

Soft red winter (SRW)

Grown east of the Great Plains, from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio down to the Mid-South and the Carolinas. Its lower protein suits cakes, cookies, crackers and pastries. The Chicago wheat futures contract is based on soft red winter wheat.

Hard red spring (HRS)

Planted in spring on the Northern Plains, mainly in North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota, and harvested in late summer. Its high protein makes it a favorite for bread blends and premium flour, which is why spring wheat prices are quoted by protein level.

Soft white, hard white and durum

Soft white wheat comes mainly from Washington, Oregon and Idaho and is largely exported through Portland for noodles, flatbreads and pastries. Hard white wheat is a smaller class used for whole-wheat and Asian-style products. Durum, the hardest wheat, is grown chiefly in North Dakota and Montana and milled into semolina for pasta.

Cash price, futures price and basis

The wheat price per bushel today shown on this page is a cash price: what a buyer will pay for wheat delivered now. Futures prices are set on exchanges for delivery in a later month and change every second while the market is open. The difference between a local cash price and the nearby futures price is called the basis. A basis that is less negative than usual means local buyers want grain; a wide, very negative basis usually reflects large local supplies or high freight costs. USDA’s reports list the basis for each bid, and you can open any of them from the date links in the tables.

What moves wheat prices in the United States

Crop conditions and weather

Drought on the Plains, a hard freeze in spring, or rain at harvest can cut yields or quality and lift prices well before the crop is cut. USDA’s weekly crop progress reports and the monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) are watched closely for these signals.

Exports, the dollar and world supply

A large share of the US wheat crop is sold abroad, so harvests in the Black Sea region, the European Union, Canada, Australia and Argentina compete directly with American wheat. A stronger dollar makes US wheat dearer for foreign buyers and tends to weigh on prices.

Protein, quality and the season

Mills pay more for high-protein, sound wheat and discount grain that is light, damp or damaged. Prices also follow the calendar: harvest pressure often pushes cash bids lower in summer, while stocks are drawn down and bids can firm later in the marketing year, which runs from June 1 to May 31.

Practical tips for farmers, grain buyers and bakers

  • Compare your elevator’s bid with the wheat price per bushel today for your state and the nearest terminal market; a large gap can mean it pays to deliver farther away once freight is counted.
  • Check the protein and grade behind any quoted price. A bid for ordinary-protein hard red winter wheat is not the same as one for 12% protein.
  • Look at the weekly and monthly views, not just one day, before deciding when to sell or buy; daily moves are often noise from the futures market.
  • Home bakers and small mills buying whole grain should store it cool and dry; our notes on how to store flour apply to any wheat flour, and growers curious about specialty grains can read how to grow black wheat.

Data sources and methodology

To keep the wheat price per bushel today and the state prices accurate, we collect figures automatically from USDA and store every report with its original unit and date. Before a figure is shown it must pass basic checks: the date cannot be in the future, low and high bids must be in order, and the value must fall within a wide plausible range, so a broken report or a misplaced digit is rejected rather than published.

  • USDA AMS Market News – daily grain bids Up to date

    Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA AMS Market News)

    Cash bids for wheat at country elevators in the main wheat states and at terminal, mill and export markets, from USDA market reporters.

    Release
    Every trading day, usually published in the afternoon (Central Time)
    Latest figures dated
    Nov 12, 2026
    Last checked
    Nov 13, 2026, 5:55 AM CT
  • USDA NASS – prices received by farmers (wheat) Up to date

    National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA NASS)

    Average price received by US farmers for all wheat, in dollars per bushel, by month. The latest month is preliminary.

    Release
    Monthly, in the Agricultural Prices report (end of the following month)
    Latest figures dated
    Sep 1, 2026
    Last checked
    Nov 4, 2026, 10:40 AM CT
  • IMF Global price of Wheat (via FRED) Up to date

    International Monetary Fund, Primary Commodity Prices; distributed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

    Monthly average international wheat export benchmark in US dollars per metric ton. Not a futures quote and not a US cash price.

    Release
    Monthly (published a few weeks after month end)
    Latest figures dated
    Sep 1, 2026
    Last checked
    Nov 12, 2026, 9:49 AM CT
  • Daily cash bids come from the daily grain bid reports of USDA AMS Market News for up to 21 states and for the Kansas City, Minneapolis, Portland and Gulf markets. Only spot (current delivery) bids are used; forward and new-crop bids are left out.
  • State figures are the median of the bids USDA reports for a state and class at country elevators, at the class’s standard protein. The US figure is the median of the state figures reported that day. Medians are used so one unusual location cannot pull the result.
  • Year-ago prices are USDA’s own figures for the same locations one year earlier, not our calculation.
  • Monthly prices received come from USDA NASS Agricultural Prices; the latest month is preliminary and is updated if NASS revises it.
  • No estimates. If USDA has not published a figure, the page says so. We do not fill gaps, carry prices forward or derive cash prices from futures.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the wheat price per bushel today?

On Thursday, November 12, 2026, the median USDA cash bid for wheat across 18 states was $5.50 per bushel, down 17.2 cents from the previous report. By class: Hard Red Winter $5.50 at Kansas country elevators; Soft Red Winter $6.49 at Gulf export elevators; Hard Red Spring $5.67 at North Dakota elevators (14% protein); Soft White $6.25 at Portland. A year earlier, USDA's prices for these states had a median of $4.88. The dashboard at the top of this page shows every class, state and terminal market.

Why are wheat prices different in each state?

Each elevator prices wheat from the futures market minus the cost of getting grain to a mill or port, plus or minus its own need for grain. States farther from export ports or big mills usually see lower bids, and the class and protein grown in each state differ too, so the wheat price per bushel today can vary widely from one state to the next.

Is the cash price the same as the wheat futures price?

No. The cash price is what an elevator, mill or exporter pays for wheat delivered now at a specific place. A futures price is for a standard contract delivered in a later month. The gap between the two is the basis, which USDA lists alongside each bid in its reports.

How many bushels of wheat are in a ton?

A bushel of wheat is 60 pounds, so there are 33.33 bushels in a short ton (2,000 lb) and about 36.74 bushels in a metric ton (1,000 kg). To turn a price per bushel into a wheat price per ton, multiply by 33.33 for short tons or by 36.74 for metric tons; the converter above does it for you.

How often is this page updated?

The wheat price per bushel today is refreshed automatically, several times each trading day as USDA publishes its state reports, usually in the afternoon Central Time, and the monthly NASS price is added when it is released. Data last checked Nov 13, 2026, 5:55 AM CT; latest USDA cash bids dated November 12, 2026; latest NASS monthly price for September 2026.

Can I buy or sell wheat through BlackWheat.org?

No. BlackWheat.org is an information site only. We do not sell grain or seed, take orders or connect buyers and sellers. Please read our disclaimer before making any marketing decision based on these figures.