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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Jul 28
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400/bu+0.05+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5875/bu+0.06+165¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.9200/bu+0.05−31–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.0575/bu+0.07+11–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400/bu+0.05−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875/bu+0.06+35¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8625
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu+0.05+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–5.4375/bu+0.06+75–+150¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7900–4.0400/bu+0.05−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.1375/bu+0.060–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7125
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300–3.8800/bu+0.05−31–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.2375/bu+0.09+11–+30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400/bu+0.05+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–3.7400/bu+0.05−42–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775/bu+0.06+14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875/bu+0.06+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400/bu+0.05−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375/bu+0.06+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500/bu+0.05−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.0675/bu+0.06+8–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850–5.1050/bu+0.00−40–−28¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8075
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850–5.2350/bu+0.00−30–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0750–5.0850/bu+0.05−31–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350/bu+0.00−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350/bu+0.00−85¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350/bu+0.00−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–5.0850/bu+0.00−104–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–5.0350/bu+0.00−70–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2850/bu+0.00−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.9150/bu+0.12−46–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875–10.1875/bu+0.10+20–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6944
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–9.6650/bu+0.10−54–−45¢/BuNovember (X)10.0350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475/bu+0.10+16¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.7850/bu+0.12−46–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.1783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–9.9875/bu+0.11+9–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150/bu+0.10−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875/bu+0.10+20¢/BuAugust (Q)10.7975
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1650/bu+0.10−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3875/bu+0.10−50¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650/bu+0.10−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650/bu+0.20−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.3450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1950/bu+0.10−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675/bu+0.10−32¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5150–9.7650/bu+0.10−60–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5875–10.1575/bu+0.10−30–+27¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3725
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.