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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jul 17
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.1650/bu+0.06−37–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5650–10.5950/bu+0.13+35–+38¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9250/bu+0.01−46–−34¢/BuNovember (X)10.0500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4050/bu+0.05+19¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.0250/bu+0.06−37–−24¢/BuNovember (X)10.1967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4350–10.4450/bu+0.07+22–+23¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650/bu+0.06−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4650/bu+0.18+25¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3150/bu+0.06−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150/bu+0.08−50¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150/bu+0.06−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1150/bu+0.06−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.8850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3450/bu+0.06−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950/bu+0.08−32¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.9950/bu+0.06−55–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.5950/bu+0.08−30–+38¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8100

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3350/bu+0.080¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.9850/bu+0.08−65–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6275
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350–5.0550/bu+0.05−40–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1550/bu+0.08−18¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.1350/bu+0.08−37–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850/bu+0.08−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.08−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.08−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–5.0350/bu+0.08−104–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6175

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600/bu+0.13+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.0200/bu+0.03−32–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.3900/bu+0.09+16–+37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7700/bu+0.03+175¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8900–4.0100/bu+0.03−32–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.2200/bu+0.03+16–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.07+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8125
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–5.5200/bu+0.03+75–+150¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.1100/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.3400/bu+0.030–+32¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.8800/bu+0.10−43–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900–4.2600/bu+0.04+17–+24¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9975
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.03+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.03+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200/bu+0.03−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.1500/bu+0.03+8–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9925
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.