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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jul 24
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550–5.1350/bu+0.01−36–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0650/bu+0.01−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.01−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650/bu+0.01−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–5.1150/bu+0.01−104–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150–5.0650/bu+0.01−70–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3650/bu+0.01−5¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150–5.1350/bu+0.01−40–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1350–5.2350/bu+0.03−28–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9525

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025–10.0425/bu+0.06−44–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425–10.3425/bu+0.07+20–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)11.3300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025–9.8425/bu+0.02−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.4150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1725/bu+0.02+13¢/BuAugust (Q)11.2350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025–9.9225/bu+0.06−44–−32¢/BuNovember (X)10.5783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625–10.2425/bu+0.09+12–+20¢/BuAugust (Q)11.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425/bu+0.02−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425/bu+0.02+20¢/BuAugust (Q)11.4100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2925/bu+0.02−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425/bu+0.02−50¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.02−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.9600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3225/bu+0.02−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225/bu+0.02−32¢/BuAugust (Q)10.8500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6425–9.8925/bu+0.02−60–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7425–10.2925/bu+0.02−30–+25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.9850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.03+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu—+82¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–3.9975/bu+0.03−31–−21¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3275/bu+0.01+14–+31¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6675/bu+0.07+165¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.0075/bu+0.03−31–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.1575/bu+0.00+12–+14¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.03+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–5.5175/bu+0.03+75–+150¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8575–4.1075/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.2975/bu+0.030–+28¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.8875/bu+0.02−42–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575/bu+0.03+14¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675/bu+0.03+25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.03+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175/bu+0.03−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975–4.1475/bu+0.03+8–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0800
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.