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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Aug 18
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–10.3425/bu+0.00−57–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.2825/bu+0.06−45–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.5050
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925–9.7125/bu+0.01−72–−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.2200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225/bu+0.01−49¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–9.9125/bu+0.02−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2867
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225/bu+0.02−49¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125/bu+0.01−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4125/bu+0.01−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7075/bu+0.02−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.7100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125/bu+0.16−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125/bu+0.16−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.3600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1825/bu+0.01−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.9100
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5625–9.8725/bu+0.01−85–−54¢/BuNovember (X)9.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–10.0825/bu+0.01−70–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.3350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6550/bu+0.010¢/BuJuly (N)5.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.7775/bu+0.04−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550–5.1050/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.7275/bu+0.04−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5575
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3050–5.5050/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.5083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500/bu+0.29−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275/bu+0.04−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.08−46¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9975–4.6275/bu+0.04−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0650/bu+0.01+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.9450/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100–3.9500/bu+0.01−2–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0650/bu+0.11+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.09+100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8850–3.9150/bu+0.04−18–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5313
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100–3.8800/bu+0.01−2–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650/bu+0.01−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650/bu+0.01+90¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5150–3.9350/bu+0.01−55–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.9650/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450–3.7750/bu+0.06−32–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7800–3.8000/bu+0.00−5–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6650/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9650/bu+0.11−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800/bu+0.01+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7350/bu+0.01−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700–3.7900/bu+0.01−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7600
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.