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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Aug 12
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375–10.0775/bu+0.21−49–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275–10.3275/bu+0.33−20–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.4975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075/bu+0.24−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475/bu+0.23−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.5250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675–9.9275/bu+0.22−46–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275/bu+0.20−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275/bu+0.22−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275/bu+0.22−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3275/bu+0.22−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275/bu+0.21−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.9750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.22−35¢/BuNovember (X)8.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.22−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075/bu+0.22−92¢/BuNovember (X)8.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975/bu+0.22−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–9.8675/bu+0.22−70–−46¢/BuNovember (X)9.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275–10.1875/bu+0.22−40–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.5000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4500/bu+0.100¢/BuMarch (H)5.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8500/bu+0.20−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.1200/bu+0.10−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.7500/bu+0.10−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6625
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200–5.4200/bu+0.10−35–−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.5058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.8600/bu+0.10−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500/bu+0.10−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.10−49¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.10−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100–4.6800/bu+0.10−104–−37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.08+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6950–3.7550/bu+0.13−25–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150–3.8150/bu+0.140–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.13+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.14+110¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6950–3.7750/bu+0.13−25–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–3.8150/bu+0.14+8–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450/bu+0.13−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150/bu+0.140¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.13+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150/bu—+100¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4950–3.7550/bu+0.13−45–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650–3.8150/bu+0.14−5–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5750/bu+0.10−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6550–3.6750/bu+0.14−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5450/bu+0.13−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150/bu+0.140¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450/bu+0.13−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650/bu+0.14+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5550/bu+0.13−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6550–3.8450/bu+0.14−6–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7575
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.