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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 15
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–10.3550/bu+0.13−58–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.3050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.3150/bu+0.14−40–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.3250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–9.7250/bu+0.13−72–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9350/bu+0.13−49¢/BuNovember (X)9.2900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–9.9250/bu+0.09−58–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050/bu+0.04−52¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250/bu+0.14−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250/bu+0.14−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.3200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250/bu+0.14−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225/bu+0.15−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.9200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750/bu+0.14−35¢/BuNovember (X)8.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750/bu+0.14−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.1700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1950/bu+0.17−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.7200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–10.3750/bu+0.04−85–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–10.1050/bu+0.14−70–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.4450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6600/bu+0.030¢/BuJuly (N)5.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8150/bu+0.03−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.1100/bu+0.03−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.7650/bu+0.03−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6750
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3100–5.5100/bu+0.03−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.5033
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.8700/bu+0.03−50–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7500
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.06−42¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350–4.6650/bu+0.04−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525/bu+0.08+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7525–3.9025/bu+0.08−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9375/bu+0.09−2–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.08+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375/bu+0.09+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8425–3.8825/bu+0.12−21–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.8875/bu+0.09−2–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4983
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525/bu+0.08−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375/bu+0.090¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.08+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5025–3.9125/bu+0.08−55–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–3.9675/bu+0.08−25–+13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4050
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6825–3.7425/bu+0.08−37–−31¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.8375/bu+0.09−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6525/bu+0.08−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375/bu+0.090¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525/bu+0.08−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875/bu+0.09+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6550
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225/bu+0.14−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7775–3.7975/bu+0.09−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6850
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.