Which buyer actually pays more, after freight

The highest bid is regularly the worst deal. Put in what each buyer is paying and how far the haul is, and this ranks them by what actually lands in your pocket.

How the freight number works

Freight here is a rate per tonne, or per bushel, for every hundred kilometres or miles. A haul of 65 km at $18 per tonne per 100 km costs $11.70 a tonne. That comes straight off the bid.

If you hire trucking, use what you are quoted. If you haul yourself, the honest rate includes fuel, wear and your own time, which is the part most people leave out and the reason a long haul for a few extra cents so often loses money.

This ignores anything that differs between buyers beyond price and distance: grade and dockage calls, drying charges, wait times at the pit, and how quickly each one pays. Those matter too, and no calculator settles them.