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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Aug 26
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.4950/bu+0.02−52–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450–10.3650/bu+0.02−45–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.6150
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.8850/bu+0.02−66–−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750/bu+0.02−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950–10.0450/bu+0.02−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250/bu+0.02−47¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950/bu+0.02−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875/bu+0.03−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.8150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950/bu+0.02−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950/bu+0.02−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.2650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2650/bu+0.02−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.7950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7450–10.0350/bu+0.02−75–−46¢/BuNovember (X)9.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–10.2150/bu+0.02−70–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.3400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7925/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8450/bu+0.03−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0925–5.1425/bu+0.02−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.03−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3425–5.5425/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.02−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.03−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.10−33¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.6950/bu+0.03−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950/bu+0.03+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–3.9750/bu+0.03−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–3.9750/bu+0.02+4–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5563
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950/bu+0.03+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750/bu+0.02+100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9150–3.9750/bu+0.03−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8450–3.9350/bu+0.02−3–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5158
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8450/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8450/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.2725
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5950–3.9450/bu+0.03−50–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950–4.0450/bu+0.03−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7450–3.7750/bu+0.06−35–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.8750/bu+0.06−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6950/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250/bu+0.02+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650/bu+0.03−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8150–3.8350/bu+0.02−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4275
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.