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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 29
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.5450/bu+0.07−53–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.4150/bu+0.02−40–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.7450
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050/bu+0.07−64¢/BuNovember (X)9.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250/bu+0.07−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.6100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.1950/bu+0.04−53–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.1950/bu+0.06−51–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450/bu+0.07−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5450/bu+0.07−100¢/BuNovember (X)8.9500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3675/bu+0.42−100¢/BuSeptember (U)8.9500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450/bu+0.07−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450/bu+0.07−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.4000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3150/bu+0.07−123¢/BuNovember (X)8.9300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–10.0950/bu+0.07−75–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–10.1950/bu+0.07−70–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8100/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.9300/bu+0.08−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100–5.1600/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.08−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8650
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600–5.5600/bu+0.05−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.05−70¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300/bu+0.08−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8863
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.08−36¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.7800/bu+0.08−103–−40¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.10+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–4.0425/bu+0.05−35–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.0425/bu+0.13−3–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.10+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.10+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.0525/bu+0.10−24–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9500–4.0825/bu+0.13−3–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025/bu+0.10−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9525/bu+0.10−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.3800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–5.1025/bu+0.10+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7025–4.0525/bu+0.10−50–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0025–4.1525/bu+0.10−20–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8525–3.8825/bu+0.10−35–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7000–3.8600/bu+0.06−28–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7625/bu+0.06−44¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9800/bu+0.130¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025/bu+0.10−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300/bu+0.13+25¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725/bu+0.10−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–3.9400/bu+0.13−6–−4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.5100
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.