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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 1
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7075–3.7375/bu+0.03−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8350–3.8950/bu+0.05−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9275/bu—−29–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7913
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750–3.9450/bu+0.07−2–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950/bu+0.400¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3950/bu+0.06+150¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7075/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450/bu+0.25+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950/bu+0.05+50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175/bu+0.03−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8350–4.0250/bu+0.24−6–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7075–4.0075/bu+0.03−40–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.1450/bu+0.05+10–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.05+75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875–3.8675/bu+0.03−32–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–3.9750/bu+0.080–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4450–5.5050/bu—−31–−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.5933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.9600/bu+0.10−43–−41¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu+0.07−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.13−41¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175/bu+0.07−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.7975/bu+0.07−104–−37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1550–5.2050/bu—−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.9675/bu+0.17−80–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5575/bu—0¢/BuMarch (H)5.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2675/bu—+10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1900

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3825–9.5925/bu+0.03−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4675–9.8525/bu—−15–−4¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2625–9.2725/bu—−63–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6025/bu+0.05−29¢/BuNovember (X)10.2075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3825–9.5125/bu+0.03−51–−38¢/BuNovember (X)10.0558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275/bu+0.06+1¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3925/bu+0.20−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925/bu—−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9425/bu—−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1950/bu+0.08−50¢/BuSeptember (U)9.9725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425/bu—−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425/bu—−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9725/bu—−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2975/bu—−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9825
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1925–9.4925/bu—−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.7325/bu+0.23−40–−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.2975
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.