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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Jul 16
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–10.1050/bu+0.13−37–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.5350/bu+0.19+30–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–9.8350/bu+0.20−39–−37¢/BuNovember (X)10.0300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550/bu+0.16+22¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.9850/bu+0.06−37–−22¢/BuNovember (X)10.1767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650–10.4350/bu+0.16+23–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.19−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2850/bu+0.19+15¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2550/bu+0.19−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350/bu+0.19−50¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.19−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.19−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.8725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2850/bu+0.16−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150/bu+0.01−32¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6625
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.9350/bu+0.19−55–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–10.5150/bu+0.19−30–+38¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4125/bu+0.030¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–5.1125/bu+0.03−65–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6675
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.1325/bu+0.00−43–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0400
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2325/bu+0.15−18¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0325
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425–5.2125/bu+0.12−37–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625/bu+0.03−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7425
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.03−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625/bu+0.03−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–5.0525/bu+0.66−104–−36¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0900/bu+0.04+85¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.0700/bu+0.00−32–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.4225/bu+0.12+4–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu+0.01+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8025/bu+0.01+175¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–4.0400/bu—−19–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125–4.2525/bu—+16–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025/bu+0.04+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400/bu+0.04+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–5.5525/bu+0.04+75–+150¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.1400/bu+0.04−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.3725/bu+0.040–+32¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7550
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–3.9100/bu+0.04−36–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3125/bu+0.03+18–+26¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025/bu+0.04+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525/bu+0.04+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500/bu+0.05−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.1825/bu+0.06+8–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0600
Source: USDA AMS · Frankfort, KY. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.