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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 22
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.0850/bu+0.05−53–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950/bu+0.07−49¢/BuNovember (X)9.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2850/bu+0.03−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5850/bu+0.03−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650/bu+0.02−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.6625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550/bu+0.03−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.6425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–10.1350/bu+0.13−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850–10.3550/bu+0.03−70–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.2875
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.5450/bu+0.05−53–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.4725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1350–10.4350/bu+0.03−45–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4600
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–9.9450/bu+0.03−66–−64¢/BuNovember (X)9.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.03−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4275

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7500/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.7975/bu+0.02−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0500–5.1000/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.7475/bu+0.02−80–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3500
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000–5.5000/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975/bu+0.07−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475/bu+0.02−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.6475/bu+0.02−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150/bu+0.00+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.9950/bu+0.00−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–4.0025/bu+0.010–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150/bu+0.00+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825/bu+0.01+100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–3.9650/bu+0.00−18–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9325–3.9625/bu+0.01+5–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150/bu+0.00−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.00+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5650–3.9650/bu+0.00−55–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8650–4.0150/bu+0.00−25–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950/bu+0.00−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825–3.8925/bu+0.080–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7150/bu+0.00−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8825/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0150/bu+0.00−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325/bu+0.01+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7850/bu+0.00−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–3.8425/bu+0.01−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4325
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.