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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Aug 13
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.1925/bu+0.09−52–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825–10.4425/bu+0.06−26–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.5025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825–9.8225/bu+0.08−66–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.1850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.05−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.0425/bu+0.12−46–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625/bu+0.04−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425/bu+0.12−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425/bu+0.12−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4425/bu+0.12−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7400/bu+0.11−50¢/BuSeptember (U)9.0350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.12−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0925/bu+0.12−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5225/bu+0.12−92¢/BuNovember (X)8.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150/bu+0.12−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7425–10.0125/bu+0.12−70–−43¢/BuNovember (X)9.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–10.2825/bu+0.04−55–−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6825/bu+0.230¢/BuJuly (N)5.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8225/bu+0.03−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0825–5.1325/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.7725/bu+0.02−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7225
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3325–5.5325/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.5208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.8825/bu+0.08−50–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.06−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9975
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0325–4.7025/bu+0.02−104–−37¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0225/bu+0.08+105¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.7925/bu+0.03−25–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–3.8400/bu+0.01−2–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.13+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.18+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.8025/bu+0.03−25–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6338
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–3.8400/bu+0.08−2–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400/bu+0.030¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7100
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.16+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5225–3.7825/bu+0.03−45–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.8725/bu+0.06−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–3.6525/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.7400/bu+0.03−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400/bu+0.030¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9900/bu+0.03+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5825/bu+0.03−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6800–3.8700/bu+0.03−6–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7900
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.