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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Aug 28
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9500–10.4800/bu+0.01−53–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.3500/bu+0.01−35–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.6800
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400/bu+0.01−64¢/BuNovember (X)9.3950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600/bu+0.03−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.5750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800–10.1300/bu+0.01−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800/bu+0.01−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4800/bu+0.01−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825/bu+0.01−50¢/BuSeptember (U)8.8750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800/bu+0.01−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800/bu+0.01−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.3250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2500/bu+0.01−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.8550
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–10.0300/bu+0.01−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7800–10.1900/bu+0.01−70–−29¢/BuNovember (X)9.4000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7575/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8525/bu+0.08−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575–5.1075/bu+0.03−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.08−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6000
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075–5.5075/bu+0.03−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.5300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.15−70¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.08−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8338
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.05−36¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.7025/bu+0.08−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000/bu+0.04+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8000–4.1000/bu+0.04−30–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–3.9700/bu—−3–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6588
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000/bu+0.04+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000/bu+0.28+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8600–3.9800/bu+0.02−24–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5088
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8250–3.9800/bu+0.03−3–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6317
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000/bu+0.09−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–5.0000/bu+0.36+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6000–3.9500/bu+0.04−50–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9000–4.0500/bu+0.04−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4600
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500–3.7600/bu+0.04−35–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7550–3.8550/bu+0.03−10–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5438
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7000/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8550/bu+0.030¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0000/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050/bu+0.03+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7700/bu+0.04−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–3.8150/bu+0.03−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4600
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.