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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Jul 18
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.2575/bu+0.09−37–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275–10.6275/bu+0.04+25–+35¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2750
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–10.0175/bu+0.11−44–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175/bu+0.11+24¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.1175/bu+0.09−37–−24¢/BuNovember (X)10.1267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975–10.5075/bu+0.06+22–+23¢/BuAugust (Q)11.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575/bu+0.09−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.06+25¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075/bu+0.09−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7775/bu+0.06−50¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0075/bu+0.09−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075/bu+0.09−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.8725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4375/bu+0.09−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575/bu+0.06−32¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6625
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075–10.0875/bu+0.09−55–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.6175/bu+0.06−30–+34¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7975

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4625/bu+0.130¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–5.1125/bu+0.13−65–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7025
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625–5.1825/bu+0.13−40–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2825/bu+0.13−18¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0925–5.2625/bu+0.13−37–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1125/bu+0.13−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125/bu+0.13−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu+0.13−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–5.1625/bu+0.13−104–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu+0.07+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.1150/bu+0.07−32–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4150/bu+0.07+16–+33¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0950
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0775/bu+0.07+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8350/bu+0.07+175¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9575–4.0775/bu+0.07−32–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.2450/bu+0.06+15–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775/bu+0.12−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350/bu+0.07+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1775/bu+0.07+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–5.5850/bu+0.07+75–+150¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9275–4.1775/bu+0.07−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.3850/bu+0.070–+30¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6800
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–3.9675/bu+0.08−42–−31¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3150/bu+0.08+18–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775/bu+0.07−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.07+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775/bu+0.07−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.07+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8875/bu+0.07−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2150/bu+0.07+8–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9850
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.