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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Aug 4
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4350–9.6450/bu+0.05−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.9050/bu+0.07−15–−4¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5200
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3150–9.3250/bu+0.05−63–−62¢/BuNovember (X)10.0875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550/bu+0.05−29¢/BuNovember (X)10.3875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4350–9.5450/bu+0.05−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7600/bu+0.13+7¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450/bu+0.05−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.3700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450/bu+0.05−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.5075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9950/bu+0.05−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.4575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2525/bu+0.06−50¢/BuSeptember (U)10.1075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950/bu+0.05−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950/bu+0.05−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.2075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0250/bu+0.05−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700/bu+0.07−32¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1325
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2450–9.5450/bu+0.05−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450–9.7850/bu+0.05−40–−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.4325

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5575/bu—0¢/BuMarch (H)5.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.0675/bu+0.20−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1575–5.2075/bu+0.00−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.9675/bu—−80–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7700
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4375–5.5075/bu+0.01−32–−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.6283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–4.9700/bu+0.02−45–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8900
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu—−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475/bu+0.01−42¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu—−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.7975/bu—−104–−37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.09+85¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.8400/bu+0.01−29–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700–3.9900/bu+0.030–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.04+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.23+130¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.8900/bu+0.04−29–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8313
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500/bu+0.08+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9242
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700/bu+0.030¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.04+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.9700/bu+0.04−40–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9700–4.1200/bu+0.03+10–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6075
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700–3.7000/bu+0.04−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100–3.8700/bu+0.03−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6700/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200/bu+0.03+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.23+30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800/bu+0.04−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100–4.0000/bu+0.03−6–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8875
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.