Terminal
West Shore Pipeline Company - McFarland
4508 Terminal Drive, McFarland, WI 53558
- pipelines supplying
- 1
- confirmed delivery points
- 0
- lowest ¢/bbl into this terminal
- 145.10
- terminals within 100 mi
- 35
Supplied by
Tariff delivery points this terminal sits on.
| Pipeline | Delivery point | Products | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Shore Pipeline | Madison (Dane County), WI | gasoline distillate jet fuel | same city | FERC No. 71.61.0 |
Can be sourced from
| Origin | Pipeline or mode | Refineries at origin | ¢/bbl | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemont (Will County), IL IL | West Shore Pipeline | Pdv Midwest Refining LLC | 145.10 | FERC No. 71.61.0 |
| East Chicago (Lake County), IN IN | West Shore Pipeline | BP Products North America INC | 147.77 | FERC No. 71.61.0 |
Cost to serve this terminal by pipeline
What it costs to move a gallon here from a supply origin at filed tariff rates: line-haul, the cost of financing the product on the way and in the tank, pipeline loss, and terminaling. It is a cost at filed rates, not a market price: add it to the origin spot price for a delivered cost. The figure shown is the lowest route that starts where product enters the pipeline system; where a second pipeline is needed to reach here, both are costed. Lines marked "estimate" are placeholders until the pipeline or terminal figure is on file; in the routes table, * marks a figure taken from the tariff.
Gasoline: product adder
- ¢/gal · product adder
- 5.74
- ¢/gal · line-haul tariff · published
- 3.45
- ¢/gal · carrying cost · calculated
- 0.46
- ¢/gal · pipeline loss · estimate
- 0.32
- ¢/gal · terminaling · estimate
- 1.50
- days financed
- 8.9
Route used: from Lemont on West Shore Pipeline to Madison (FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates).
How this adder is worked, line by line
| Line | ¢/gal | Basis | Source or working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line-haul tariff | 3.455 | published | West Shore Pipeline FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates: Lemont (Will County), IL → Madison (Dane County), WI, 145.10 ¢/bbl |
| Carrying cost | 0.464 | calculated | $3.240000/gal × 5.8900% ÷ 365 × 8.881 days (1.381 in transit, 2.50 waiting on the cycle, 5.00 in terminal inventory); transit estimated: 133 pipeline miles at 4.0 mph (general estimate) |
| Pipeline loss | 0.324 | estimate | flat estimate $0.0032/gal, applied 1 time |
| Terminaling | 1.500 | estimate | Flat estimate: no fee on file for this terminal |
| Product adder | 5.743 | Sum of the lines above, over the origin spot price |
Every published route, lowest adder first (2 of 2). Origins are priced at the same index here. "Origin must be cheaper by" is how far below the price at the origin of the route used above a route's own origin price has to be before that route wins.
| Origin | Pipeline | Delivery point | Line-haul | Carrying | Loss | Terminaling | Adder ¢/gal | Days | Origin must be cheaper by | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemont (Will County), IL | West Shore Pipeline | Madison (Dane County), WI | 3.45 | 0.46 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 5.74 | 8.9 | — | FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates |
| East Chicago (Lake County), IN | West Shore Pipeline | Madison (Dane County), WI | 3.52 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 1.50 | 5.82 | 9.1 | 0.08 | FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates |
Diesel: product adder
- ¢/gal · product adder
- 6.15
- ¢/gal · line-haul tariff · published
- 3.45
- ¢/gal · carrying cost · calculated
- 0.70
- ¢/gal · pipeline loss · estimate
- 0.49
- ¢/gal · terminaling · estimate
- 1.50
- days financed
- 8.9
Route used: from Lemont on West Shore Pipeline to Madison (FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates).
How this adder is worked, line by line
| Line | ¢/gal | Basis | Source or working |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line-haul tariff | 3.455 | published | West Shore Pipeline FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates: Lemont (Will County), IL → Madison (Dane County), WI, 145.10 ¢/bbl |
| Carrying cost | 0.702 | calculated | $4.900000/gal × 5.8900% ÷ 365 × 8.881 days (1.381 in transit, 2.50 waiting on the cycle, 5.00 in terminal inventory); transit estimated: 133 pipeline miles at 4.0 mph (general estimate) |
| Pipeline loss | 0.490 | estimate | flat estimate $0.0049/gal, applied 1 time |
| Terminaling | 1.500 | estimate | Flat estimate: no fee on file for this terminal |
| Product adder | 6.147 | Sum of the lines above, over the origin spot price |
Every published route, lowest adder first (2 of 2). Origins are priced at the same index here. "Origin must be cheaper by" is how far below the price at the origin of the route used above a route's own origin price has to be before that route wins.
| Origin | Pipeline | Delivery point | Line-haul | Carrying | Loss | Terminaling | Adder ¢/gal | Days | Origin must be cheaper by | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemont (Will County), IL | West Shore Pipeline | Madison (Dane County), WI | 3.45 | 0.70 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 6.15 | 8.9 | — | FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates |
| East Chicago (Lake County), IN | West Shore Pipeline | Madison (Dane County), WI | 3.52 | 0.72 | 0.49 | 1.50 | 6.23 | 9.1 | 0.08 | FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates |
Inputs and assumptions behind these figures
- Product value (for carrying cost and loss only): the prior day's spot price. Gasoline: OilPriceAPI GASOLINE_RBOB_USD, 2026-10-16. Diesel: OilPriceAPI HEATING_OIL_USD, 2026-10-16. These are the New York Harbor futures benchmarks, not a Gulf Coast price.
- Interest rate: SOFR 3.89% (2026-10-15) + 2.0 points.
- Transit (estimate): straight-line miles between the tariff origin and delivery point × 1.15, at 4.0 mph unless the pipeline has its own figure.
- Days financed (estimate): transit, plus half a 5-day shipping cycle waiting to lift (once for each pipeline on a two-pipeline route), plus 5 days of stock at the terminal.
- Pipeline loss: the charge or volume deduction the tariff states, where it states one (marked *; a deduction is costed at the product value above). Otherwise an estimate of 0.10% of product value per pipeline, two for a joint rate; that includes pipelines that share out actual losses without publishing a figure, and tariffs that state no loss term.
- Terminaling: the carrier's terminal charge where its tariff states one (marked *), otherwise a flat 1.5¢/gal estimate.
- Which route sets the figure: the lowest one that starts at a supply origin. On Colonial that is Houston. A rate that starts part-way along a pipeline, or at a secondary origin, stays in the table but does not set the figure. Where a rate starts at a point another carrier delivers to, the first carrier's lowest rate into that point is added, with its loss and time in the pipe; terminaling is charged once. The same is done where one pipeline files the movement as two rates. Which origins are treated this way is our own review of each system, not a statement in a tariff.
- Rates used: each pipeline's ordinary filed rate. Committed, volume-tier, discount and bid rates are left out, as are conditional fees (shown on each pipeline page), additives, taxes and the value of line space.
- Assumption set in force from 2026-10-01; review by 2027-01-01.
Stored snapshots of the product adder
Kept weekly, and whenever a tariff, terminal link, loss term or assumption changes. "What moved" compares each snapshot with the one before it.
| Snapshot | Product | Route | Adder ¢/gal | What moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | Diesel | Lemont · West Shore Pipeline | 6.15 | carrying cost +0.04¢; pipeline loss +0.03¢ |
| 2026-10-14 | Gasoline | Lemont · West Shore Pipeline | 5.74 | carrying cost −0.00¢; pipeline loss −0.00¢ |
| 2026-10-11 | Diesel | Lemont · West Shore Pipeline | 6.09 | first snapshot |
| 2026-10-11 | Gasoline | Lemont · West Shore Pipeline | 5.75 | first snapshot |
Terminals within 100 miles
| Terminal | City | Miles | Products (inferred from supply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITGO - McFarland T-39-WI-3067 | McFarland, WI | 0.1 | gasoline distillate |
| Flint Hills Resources Madison T-39-WI-3072 | McFarland, WI | 0.1 | gasoline distillate |
| US Venture - Madison T-39-WI-3088 | Madison, WI | 0.1 | gasoline distillate |
| US Venture. - Madison T-39-WI-3079 | McFarland, WI | 0.3 | gasoline distillate |
| US Venture. - McFarland T-39-WI-3085 | McFarland, WI | 0.3 | gasoline distillate |
| CHS Petroleum Terminal-McFarland T-39-WI-3065 | McFarland, WI | 0.5 | gasoline distillate |
| Sunoco Midstream LLC T-39-WI-3083 | McFarland, WI | 0.5 | gasoline distillate |
| West Shore Pipeline Company - Rockford T-72-IL-0004 | Rockford, IL | 53.6 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Rockford T-36-IL-3306 | Rockford, IL | 53.7 | gasoline distillate |
| Rockford T-36-IL-3308 | Rockford, IL | 53.8 | gasoline distillate |
| Flint Hills Resources Waupun T-39-WI-3074 | Waupun, WI | 55.7 | unknown |
| United Parcel Service Incorporated T-36-IL-3326 | Rockford, IL | 58.3 | jet fuel |
| West Shore Pipeline Company - Milwaukee T-72-WI-0001 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.1 | gasoline distillate jet fuel transmix crude |
| US Venture Inc T-39-WI-3076 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.2 | unknown |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC T-39-WI-3062 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.3 | gasoline distillate jet fuel transmix crude |
| CITGO - Milwaukee T-39-WI-3068 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.3 | unknown |
| US Venture - Milwaukee T-39-WI-3084 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.4 | unknown |
| Flint Hills Resources, LP-Milwaukee T-39-WI-3073 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.4 | unknown |
| US Venture - Milwaukee Central T-39-WI-3090 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.4 | unknown |
| US Venture - Milwaukee-North T-39-WI-3086 | Milwaukee, WI | 64.4 | unknown |
| U.S. Venture T-39-WI-3081 | Milwaukee, WI | 71.1 | unknown |
| Aircraft Service International Inc. T-39-WI-3092 | Milwaukee, WI | 71.2 | gasoline distillate jet fuel transmix crude |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC T-36-IL-3303 | Rochelle, IL | 71.6 | gasoline distillate |
| MKE Fuel Storage Facility T-39-WI-3095 | Milwaukee, WI | 71.9 | unknown |
| Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. T-42-IA-3460 | Dubuque, IA | 84.2 | gasoline distillate |
| BP Products North America Inc T-42-IA-3458 | Peosta, IA | 84.3 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Growmark T-36-IL-3319 | Amboy, IL | 88.1 | gasoline distillate |
| West Shore Pipeline Company - Arlington Heights T-72-IL-0003 | Arlington Heights, IL | 97.5 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| Mt. Prospect T-36-IL-3307 | Arlington Heights, IL | 97.6 | gasoline distillate |
| CITGO - Mt. Prospect T-36-IL-3304 | Arlington Heights, IL | 97.7 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| ExxonMobil Pipeline T-36-IL-3311 | Arlington Heights, IL | 97.8 | gasoline distillate |
| Shell Oil Products US T-36-IL-3316 | Arlington Heights, IL | 97.8 | gasoline distillate |
| West Shore Pipeline Company - Arlington Heights T-72-IL-0001 | Arlington Heights, IL | 97.9 | gasoline distillate jet fuel |
| CITGO - Des Plaines T-36-IL-3318 | Des Plaines, IL | 98.0 | gasoline distillate |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC T-36-IL-3301 | Elk Grove Village, IL | 99.2 | jet fuel gasoline distillate |
Delivered ethanol cost
Estimate over Chicago ethanol (CHI)
-5.59¢/gal
By truck direct from ADM Clinton IA (Clinton, IA), about 115 road miles.
Assumptions: TOE (Round 2 adders, realistic transit)
| Cost line | ¢/gal | How |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | -12.50 | table · Origin-state discount to Chicago |
| Truck freight | +5.76 | estimated · 115 road mi × $4/loaded mi ÷ 8,000 gal |
| Wholesale margin | +0.00 | flat |
| Terminal charge | +1.15 | flat · Terminaling estimate |
| Carrying cost | +0.00 | calculated |
| Delivered over CHI | -5.59 |
- 9 plant(s) in CO, WI not costed: no basis to Chicago on record for those states.
Options compared
| Origin | Move | Days | Basis ¢ | Delivered ¢/gal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM Clinton IA Clinton, IA | Truck · 115 road mi | <1 | -12.50 | -5.59 |
| Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA | UP · Interior Iowa Light, IA → Southern Wisconsin | 4.2 | -12.50 | +12.89 |
| Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Charles City, IA | UP · Nevada, IA → Southern Wisconsin | 4.0 | -12.50 | +13.57 |
| ADM Clinton IA Clinton, IA | UP · Cedar Rapids, IA → Southern Wisconsin | 3.8 | -12.50 | +13.57 |
| POET Biorefining - Hanlontown LLC Hanlontown, IA | UP · Interior Iowa Heavy, IA → Southern Wisconsin | 4.1 | -12.50 | +14.00 |
| Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA | UP · Group 3, NE → Southern Wisconsin | 6.0 | -12.50 | +14.57 |
| Guardian Energy LLC Janesville, MN | UP · Brewster, MN → Southern Wisconsin | 4.1 | -12.50 | +14.68 |
| POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA | UP · Ashton, IA → Southern Wisconsin | 5.9 | -12.50 | +14.85 |
| Green Plains Central City LLC Central City, NE | UP · Grand Island, NE → Southern Wisconsin | 6.2 | -12.50 | +14.93 |
| Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA | UP · South Dakota, SD → Southern Wisconsin | 5.9 | -12.50 | +15.06 |
Published rail rates into this terminal
Destination rate group: Southern Wisconsin (UP) (McFarland is a listed station). Published single-car tank-car rates from the ethanol plants in each origin group, cheapest first — ¢/gal at 30,000 gal a car, line haul only. Delivery here assumes a rail or transload point in the group, then truck to the rack.
Historical single-car rates from the September 2023 UP 2028-A book (expired September 30, 2023). UP has since announced increases, including +$400 per car on Item 1301 (unit train) and Item 1360 (manifest) from October 1, 2026 (UP announcement BU2026-24). Subject to UP fuel surcharge.
| From rate group | Railroad | $/car | ¢/gal | Ethanol plants in the group | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Iowa Light, IA | UP | 4,990 | 16.63 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albert City, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Lakota, IA Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Allen, IL | UP | 5,115 | 17.05 |
Alto Pekin LLC Pekin, IL Alto ICP LLC Pekin, IL Alto Pekin Inc Pekin, IL + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Nevada, IA | UP | 5,210 | 17.37 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Charles City, IA Golden Grain Energy LLC Mason City, IA Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction, IA + 5 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | UP | 5,230 | 17.43 |
VCP Corn Processing Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Cedar Rapids IA Wet Mill Cedar Rapids, IA ADM Clinton IA Clinton, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.41 |
| Group 3, NE | UP | 5,320 | 17.73 |
VCP Corn Processing Columbus, NE Cargill Inc Blair, NE Southwest Iowa Renewable Council Bluffs, IA + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Interior Iowa Heavy, IA | UP | 5,330 | 17.77 |
Little Sioux Corn Processors LLLP Marcus, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Fort Dodge, IA Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Hartley, IA + 9 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Grand Island, NE | UP | 5,400 | 18.00 |
Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE Green Plains Central City LLC Central City, NE Green Plains Wood River LLC Wood River, NE + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Ashton, IA | UP | 5,410 | 18.03 |
Plymouth Energy LLC Merrill, IA POET Biorefining - Ashton LLC Ashton, IA |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.41 |
| Kansas City, MO | UP | 5,470 | 18.23 |
Lifeline Biofuels LLC Saint Joseph, MO East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC Garnett, KS Mgp Ingredients Inc Atchison, KS |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| South Dakota, SD | UP | 5,470 | 18.23 |
POET Biorefining - Hudson LLC Hudson, SD Siouxland Energy Cooperative Sioux Center, IA |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Hastings, NE | UP | 5,480 | 18.27 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Cozad, NE | UP | 5,520 | 18.40 |
Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Lexington, NE Midwest Renewable Energy LLC Sutherland, NE |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Brewster, MN | UP | 5,530 | 18.43 |
Guardian Energy LLC Janesville, MN Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC Heron Lake, MN POET Biorefining - Lake Crystal LLC Lake Crystal, MN + 1 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| NCRC group, NE | UP | 5,560 | 18.53 |
Valero Renewable Fuels LLC Albion, NE Husker Ag LLC Plainview, NE GreenAmerica Biofuels Ord LLC Ord, NE + 2 more |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Pratt, KS | UP | 5,590 | 18.63 |
Pratt Energy LLC Pratt, KS |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Wakeeney, KS | UP | 5,690 | 18.97 |
Purefield Ingredients LLC Russell, KS |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Sharon Springs, KS | UP | 5,790 | 19.30 |
Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.42 |
| Denver, CO | UP | 5,830 | 19.43 |
Sterling Ethanol LLC Sterling, CO Front Range Energy LLC Windsor, CO |
UP 2028-A-1360-BO p.41 |