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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Aug 5
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3975–9.6075/bu+0.04−51–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.8675/bu—−15–−4¢/BuAugust (Q)10.3350
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2775–9.2875/bu+0.04−63–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.8475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175/bu+0.04−29¢/BuNovember (X)10.1875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3975–9.5075/bu+0.04−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6575/bu+0.10−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.2813
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075/bu+0.04−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075/bu+0.04−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.3675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9575/bu+0.04−95¢/BuNovember (X)9.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2150/bu+0.04−50¢/BuSeptember (U)9.8175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575/bu+0.04−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575/bu+0.04−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9875/bu+0.04−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700/bu—−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2075–9.5075/bu+0.04−70–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5075–9.7475/bu+0.04−40–−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.1925

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4750/bu+0.080¢/BuMarch (H)5.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.9825/bu+0.09−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0875–5.1375/bu+0.07−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.8825/bu+0.09−80–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8075
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4275/bu+0.01−26¢/BuJuly (N)5.6558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.8850/bu+0.09−45–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9575
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825/bu+0.09−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0425
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.19−52¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9375/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.7125/bu+0.09−104–−37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.05+85¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8000/bu+0.05−29–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.9450/bu+0.060–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.05+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150/bu+0.06+130¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8400/bu+0.05−29–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950/bu+0.06+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9042
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200/bu+0.05−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150/bu+0.060¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.05+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200–3.9200/bu+0.05−40–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–4.0650/bu+0.06+10–+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200–3.6500/bu+0.05−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7550–3.8150/bu+0.06−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6200/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650/bu+0.06+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8200/bu+0.05−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650/bu+0.11+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6300/bu+0.05−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7550–3.9450/bu+0.06−6–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8675
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.