Big Bluff Ranch
Rhonda Klein · Washington County, KS · Wes Tolliver · client since 2015
337k bu at 79% priced
$3.7M under management
Call before pricingCosts are stated, not from their booksLast spoke in 34 days5 other findings(785) 555-5374
Every rung on every ladder clears this family's cost of production plus the desk's $0.10 cushion, and nothing has passed its sell-by date. The plan is doing its job.
Soybeans new crop · Nov 2026
Break-even $10.62 · cash bid $10.87 · 62% priced against a 72% pace
Ladder covers 86% of the cropGuarantee 117k bu
| Rung | Price | Over cost | Tranche | Away from the bid | Sell by | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $11.23 | +$0.61 | 15% 25k bu | Filled | May 9, 2026 4 months ago Window Feb-May | Hit |
| 2 | $11.77 | +$1.15 | 25% 42k bu | Filled | Jul 9, 2026 46 days ago Window Feb-May | Hit |
| 3 | $12.32 | +$1.70 | 21% 35k bu | Filled | Sep 9, 2026 in 16 days Window Feb-May | Hit |
| 4 | $12.98 | +$2.36 | 25% 42k bu | $2.11 | Nov 9, 2026 in 3 months Window Feb-May | Working |
Soybeans old crop · Aug 2026
Break-even $9.38 · cash bid $10.83 · 97% priced against a 95% pace
Ladder covers 60% of the crop
| Rung | Price | Over cost | Tranche | Away from the bid | Sell by | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $9.81 | +$0.43 | 15% 25k bu | Filled | Aug 9, 2026 15 days ago Window Feb-May | Hit |
| 2 | $10.30 | +$0.92 | 24% 41k bu | Filled | Oct 9, 2026 in 46 days Window Feb-May | Hit |
| 3 | $10.82 | +$1.44 | 21% 36k bu | Filled | Dec 9, 2026 in 4 months Window Feb-May | Hit |
Rungs are sorted by price rather than by the order they were entered, because a scale-up ladder only reads as a ladder in price order. Distance is measured from the cash bid, which is the board plus the local basis, not from the board alone.
A rung that filled before its date is done rather than overdue. The desk's cushion over break-even is $0.10, because a break-even is itself an estimate and pricing exactly at one is pricing at the midpoint of an error bar. On this crop that means a rung has to clear $10.72 to count as clearing cost.