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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Aug 27
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–10.4750/bu+0.02−52–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.6000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.3450/bu+0.08−35–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.5200
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8350–9.8650/bu—−64–−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850/bu+0.01−39¢/BuNovember (X)9.4200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.1250/bu+0.02−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.3767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.02−47¢/BuNovember (X)9.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2700
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4750/bu+0.02−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725/bu+0.02−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.7200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.02−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.02−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.1700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2450/bu+0.02−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.7000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–10.0150/bu+0.02−75–−46¢/BuNovember (X)9.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–10.1950/bu+0.02−70–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.2450

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7300/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.7725/bu+0.07−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300–5.0800/bu+0.06−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.07−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4925
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800–5.4800/bu+0.06−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.08−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.07−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7425
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.07−33¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9925–4.6225/bu+0.07−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.04+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600–3.9400/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–3.9600/bu+0.090–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5288
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.04+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.05+100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8800–3.9400/bu+0.04−18–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–3.8950/bu+0.05−3–+7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5292
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8100/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.2525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600/bu+0.04+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5600–3.9100/bu+0.04−50–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–4.0250/bu+0.04−20–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4575
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7100–3.7400/bu+0.04−35–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7250–3.8250/bu+0.09−10–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250/bu+0.050¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9600/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750/bu+0.05+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7300/bu+0.04−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7650–3.7850/bu+0.05−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4075
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.