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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Aug 25
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.4375/bu+0.10−52–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.5625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275–10.3275/bu+0.11−45–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175–9.8675/bu+0.11−66–−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.2775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975/bu+0.14−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.5025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.0275/bu+0.08−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0075/bu+0.09−47¢/BuNovember (X)9.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775/bu+0.11−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775/bu+0.11−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550/bu+0.11−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.7575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.11−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.11−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2475/bu+0.11−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.7375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7275–9.9975/bu+0.11−75–−48¢/BuNovember (X)9.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7775–10.2175/bu+0.11−70–−26¢/BuNovember (X)9.2575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7700/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8175/bu+0.02−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.1200/bu+0.02−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675/bu+0.52−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2550
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200–5.5200/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.3100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.02−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675/bu+0.02−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.6675/bu+0.02−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1600

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu+0.01+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8225–4.0025/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8925–4.0125/bu+0.010–+12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu+0.01+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925/bu+0.01+100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–3.9725/bu+0.01−18–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625–3.9725/bu+0.07−3–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.2200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0225/bu+0.01+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6225–3.9725/bu+0.06−50–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9225–4.0725/bu+0.06−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8025/bu+0.01−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725–3.8925/bu+0.01−2–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7225/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8925/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)3.2700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0225/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425/bu+0.01+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925/bu+0.01−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8325–3.8525/bu+0.01−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3650
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.