Big Bluff Ranch

Rhonda Hemmelgarn · Clay County, KS · Bree Sandoval · client since 2019

248k bu at 74% priced · 2,370 head at 68% sold

$7.5M under management

Call before pricingCosts from their booksLast spoke in 24 days4 other findings(785) 555-8382

Position Plan Working Orders Sales Break-evens Livestock Recap

Milo is 76% sold against a 95% pace with the bid $0.13/bu over cost. Price 17k bu through the elevator, which banks $2,173 over cost with no margin call risk. 3 more findings on this family.

Priced

74%

184k bu of 248k bu · pace 72%

Revenue locked

$5.2M

$42,362 of it over break-even

On the table

$12.7K

Margin over cost in 64k bu unpriced, at today's bids.

Reading

Hold

3 live crops across 1,998 acres.

Soybeans new crop · Nov 2026

1,104 acres at 53 bu/acre · 59k bu expected

On plan

On plan: 73% sold at $11.05 average, $0.84/bu over break-even

Cash bid $10.84 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung (25% at $12.32).

Break-even

$10.21

From their books, Aug 9, 2026.

Cash bid today

$10.84

Board $10.88 with a -$0.04 basis.

Average sold

$11.05

+$0.84 over cost on 43k bu.

Bid over cost

+$0.63

$9,962 across the unpriced bushels.

Priced against pace73% of 72% target

16k bu unpricedStorage 27k bu, 46% of the crop43k bu sold, not hauled4,700 bu resting1,200 bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

Instrument	Bushels	Trigger	Away	Expires
Cash Clay Center Ethanol	1,800 bu	$11.15 cash	$0.31	Sep 15, 2026
Forward/HTA Clay Center Ethanol	2,900 bu	$11.23 cash	$0.39	Good til canceled

Milo new crop · Dec 2026

894 acres at 116 bu/acre · 104k bu expected

Hold

Cash bid $3.85 is under the $4.16 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 29% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even

$4.16

From their books, Jun 9, 2026.

Cash bid today

$3.85

Board $4.05 with a -$0.20 basis.

Average sold

$3.87

-$0.29 over cost on 77k bu.

Bid over cost

-$0.31

The market is not paying this family's cost right now.

Priced against pace74% of 72% target

27k bu unpricedStorage 30k bu, 29% of the crop77k bu sold, not hauled13k bu resting6,400 bu safe to contract

Resting in the market

Instrument	Bushels	Trigger	Away	Expires
Forward/HTA Clay Center Ethanol	7,500 bu	$4.41 cash	$0.56	Aug 17, 2026 -7 days
Forward/HTA Clay Center Ethanol	5,000 bu	$4.41 cash	$0.56	Sep 9, 2026

Milo old crop · Sep 2026

768 acres at 112 bu/acre · 86k bu expected

On plan

On plan: 76% sold at $3.71 average, $0.13/bu over break-even

Cash bid $3.71 still clears break-even. Let the working orders rest and revisit at the next rung.

Break-even

$3.58

From their books, Jun 9, 2026.

Cash bid today

$3.71

Board $3.91 with a -$0.20 basis.

Average sold

$3.71

+$0.13 over cost on 65k bu.

Bid over cost

+$0.13

$2,732 across the unpriced bushels.

Priced against pace76% of 95% target

21k bu unpricedStorage 66k bu, 76% of the crop34k bu basis open

Every figure on this page is computed from the desk's records. Nothing here is a trade recommendation to the client: the plan is what they agreed to, the next action is what that plan calls for today, and a person decides.