Prairie Junction (main)
Placeholder: 210 Depot Street, on the rail siding east of the grain bins. Office and scale house. 1.8 million bushels of storage.
Grain receiving · drying · storage
From field
to facility.
Receiving details, sample bids and hauling information. Everything close at hand before the truck leaves your farm.
AI-generated concept photo · fictional elevator
Before you leave the farm
Receiving information
Call to confirm current hours, crop requirements and the best entrance.
A useful board, on your phone
Check the board.
Plan your load.
Switch between corn, soybeans and wheat. Then try the load calculator with an example moisture reading.
Receiving corn & beansScale line: about 15 minDryer running
Example status only. A real business would confirm how these updates are managed.
Sample cash bids
Demo board · not live| Delivery | Futures | Basis | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpotDec '26 | 4.182+3¢ | −0.42 | 3.76 |
| Nov 2026Dec '26 | 4.182+3¢ | −0.38 | 3.80 |
| Jan 2027Mar '27 | 4.325+2.25¢ | −0.30 | 4.03 |
| Mar 2027Mar '27 | 4.325+2.25¢ | −0.25 | 4.08 |
| Jun 2027Jul '27 | 4.44+2¢ | −0.22 | 4.22 |
ILLUSTRATIVE PRICES · $/BU · Not market data or an offer to buy. A real elevator must supply its own bids.
Before you haul
Estimate shrink and drying
Try the sample shrink and drying schedule. This demonstration is not a quote or a settlement estimate from a real elevator.
EstimateCORN
- Points over base
- 4.5
- Total shrink
- 6.80%
- Dry bushels paid
- 932 bu
- Drying charge
- −$180.00
- At the sample spot bid
- $3.76/bu
- Illustrative total
- $3,326.18
That's above what we normally accept for soybeans. Contact demo house before you haul.
At the elevator
How a load goes
- Weigh inPull onto the inbound scale. We take your gross weight and probe a sample.
- GradeMoisture, test weight, foreign material and damage are checked while you wait.
- DumpFollow the signs to the pit for your crop. Wet corn goes to Pit 2 by the dryer.
- Weigh outCross the scale empty for your tare weight.
- Take your ticketKeep it. It shows your net bushels, grade and whether the load is sold, stored or applied to a contract.
Hours
Harvest hours
Open late from September 15 through November 30, weather and dryer capacity permitting. Check the status at the top of this page before you head in.
| Day | Harvest | Rest of year |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 7 am – 9 pm | 7:30 am – 4:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am – 9 pm | 7:30 am – 4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am – 9 pm | 7:30 am – 4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am – 9 pm | 7:30 am – 4:30 pm |
| Friday | 7 am – 9 pm | 7:30 am – 4:30 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am – 6 pm | 8 am – noon |
| Sunday | Noon – 6 pm | Closed |
Example hours. Office closes at 4:30 pm year-round; the scale stays open late.
Marketing your grain
Contracts and storage
Sell at harvest, store and wait, or lock in part of the price now. Call the office and we'll walk through what fits your bushels.
- Cash sale
- Sell at today's posted bid when you deliver. Paid on settlement.
- Forward contract
- Lock a cash price today for delivery in a later month.
- Basis contract
- Lock the basis now and set the futures price later, before the contract's deadline.
- Hedge-to-arrive
- Lock the futures price now and set the basis later.
- Delayed price
- Deliver now, title passes to us, and you price the grain later for a service charge.
- Open storage
- Keep ownership of your grain in our bins and sell when you're ready. Storage charges apply after December 31.
Example terms. The live site would list the elevator's actual contract types and charges.
Locations
Two places to deliver
Prairie Center
Placeholder: 4 miles south on County Road 22. Open during harvest only. Scale tickets settle through the Prairie Junction office.
Questions
Growers often ask
When do I get paid?
Checks for cash sales are ready the next business day after settlement. Direct deposit is available; ask the office for the form.
What's the wettest corn you'll take?
We take corn up to 30% moisture during harvest when the dryer is running. Above that, call the scale house first.
Do you dry soybeans or wheat?
No. Beans and wheat over base moisture are discounted and may be rejected if they won't keep. Call before you haul a wet load.
How do I set up an account?
Stop by the office with your farm's name, tax ID and any landlord splits. We'll have you set up before your first load.
Can I see my scale tickets online?
Yes, on the live site this would link to the elevator's grower portal for tickets, contracts and settlements.
Contact
Call before you haul
Scale house (harvest)(555) 555-0164
Office · contracts & settlements(555) 555-0163
Example numbers and a fictional business for this prototype.