GrainStrategy

Deer Trail Farms

Dell Yoder · Clay County, KS · Danae Kruse · client since 2019

197k bu at 68% priced · 1,310 head at 35% sold
$4.1M under management
Price to the planCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 17 days6 other findings(785) 555-8625
Pen, Sep placement coverage ends 2027-02-03, before the cattle are marketable. Price a second endorsement to bridge from 2027-02-03 to the sale date, or tell Dell Yoder plainly which weeks are uncovered. 5 more findings on this family.
Priced
68%
134k bu of 197k bu · pace 80%
Revenue locked
$1.7M
$242,541 of it over break-even
On the table
$502.1K
Margin over cost in 63k bu unpriced, at today's bids.
Reading
Hold
1 live crop across 1,217 acres.

Corn new crop · Dec 2026

1,217 acres at 162 bu/acre · 197k bu expected

Hold
Cash bid $3.94 is only $0.02/bu over the $3.92 break-even

No forced sales. Storage covers 46% of the crop, so plan delivery or a basis contract for the rest and let the board come to you.

Break-even
$3.92
Stated by the client, Feb 25, 2026.
Cash bid today
$3.94
Board $4.31 with a -$0.37 basis.
Average sold
$3.82
-$0.10 over cost on 134k bu.
Bid over cost
+$0.02
$1,261 across the unpriced bushels.
Priced against pace68% of 80% target
Sold against insured
Sold 134k buInsured 138k bu, typed on the planExpected 197k bu

3,900 bu left inside the insured bushels.

63k bu unpricedStorage 90k bu, 46% of the crop134k bu sold, not hauled23k bu resting

Resting in the market

InstrumentBushelsTriggerAwayExpires
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
12k bu$4.42 board$0.11Good til canceled
Forward/HTA
Washington County Elevator
11k bu$4.65 board$0.34Good til canceled

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.