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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Aug 14
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–10.2150/bu+0.21−57–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850–10.2150/bu+0.30−40–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.4650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–9.5850/bu+0.21−71–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.29−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.8350/bu+0.23−53–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650/bu+0.20−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850/bu+0.16−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850/bu+0.16−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2850/bu+0.16−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750/bu+0.17−50¢/BuSeptember (U)9.0350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350/bu+0.16−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350/bu+0.16−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3650/bu+0.16−92¢/BuNovember (X)8.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650/bu+0.15−32¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.8050/bu+0.21−75–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5850–10.0850/bu+0.31−70–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6350/bu+0.050¢/BuJuly (N)5.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.7850/bu+0.04−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350–5.0850/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.7350/bu+0.04−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6575
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2850–5.4850/bu+0.05−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.8450/bu+0.04−50–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.04−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.04−45¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.6350/bu+0.04−104–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725/bu+0.05+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6725–3.8225/bu+0.05−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8500/bu+0.01−2–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu—+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.01+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.8025/bu—−25–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300–3.8000/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6433
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725/bu—−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu—+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4225–3.8025/bu+0.10−55–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225–3.8900/bu—−25–+14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4500
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6025–3.6725/bu—−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.7500/bu+0.01−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5700
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725/bu—−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7725/bu—−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0000/bu+0.01+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5825/bu—−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6900–3.8800/bu+0.01−6–+13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7300
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.