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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 8
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3750–9.6250/bu+0.06−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.8750/bu+0.05−10–0¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9725
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2350–9.2550/bu+0.06−64–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350/bu+0.06−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.4750/bu+0.03−46–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950/bu+0.03−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.8750/bu+0.06−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1775/bu+0.06−50¢/BuSeptember (U)9.5750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250/bu+0.06−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250/bu+0.06−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9550/bu+0.06−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3475/bu+0.05−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1750–9.4050/bu+0.06−70–−47¢/BuNovember (X)9.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4750–9.7150/bu+0.06−40–−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.9000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5425/bu+0.040¢/BuMarch (H)5.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.0450/bu+0.04−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675–5.2175/bu+0.04−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.8450/bu+0.04−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8000
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5175/bu+0.04−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.6358
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.9500/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8750
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.04−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.01−49¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.04−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.7750/bu+0.04−104–−37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550/bu+0.02+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8050–3.8550/bu+0.02−25–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–3.9275/bu+0.020–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.02+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275/bu+0.02+130¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8050–3.8750/bu+0.02−25–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6763
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9075–3.9275/bu+0.01+8–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550/bu+0.02+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6050–3.8550/bu+0.02−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8775–4.0275/bu+0.02+5–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4675
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6550–3.6850/bu+0.02−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.8075/bu+0.02−6–−2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6550/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775/bu+0.02+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650/bu+0.02−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9575/bu+0.02−6–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7475
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.