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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Aug 21
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100–10.5200/bu+0.20−55–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.4100/bu+0.20−45–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.3450
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000–9.9400/bu+0.23−66–−62¢/BuNovember (X)9.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100/bu+0.27−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3450
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100–10.0600/bu+0.20−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600/bu+0.20−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600/bu+0.20−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600/bu+0.20−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.1150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5600/bu+0.20−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450/bu+0.20−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.5650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600/bu+0.20−50¢/BuNovember (X)8.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600/bu+0.20−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.0150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3300/bu+0.20−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.5450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–10.1100/bu+0.20−85–−45¢/BuNovember (X)8.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–10.3300/bu+0.20−70–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.1900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7625/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8200/bu+0.02−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625–5.1125/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.7700/bu+0.02−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3850
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3125–5.5125/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975/bu+0.02−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.02−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9125/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.6700/bu+0.02−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175/bu+0.08+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8175–3.9975/bu+0.08−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–3.9925/bu+0.070–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175/bu+0.08+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.07+100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–3.9675/bu+0.08−18–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–3.9525/bu+0.07+5–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5017
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175/bu+0.08−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725/bu+0.070¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.08+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5675–3.9675/bu+0.08−55–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.0175/bu+0.08−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4350
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7975/bu+0.08−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025–3.8725/bu+0.07−7–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7175/bu+0.08−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725/bu+0.070¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175/bu+0.08−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225/bu+0.07+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7875/bu+0.08−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8125–3.8325/bu+0.07−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4350
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.