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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Sep 16
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.4975/bu+0.07−52–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.9383
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275–10.2475/bu+0.02−47–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6167
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.0975/bu+0.07−54–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475–10.0975/bu+0.07−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.0975/bu+0.07−48–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275–10.1475/bu+0.07−47–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975/bu+0.07−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975/bu+0.07−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975/bu+0.07−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975/bu+0.07−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975/bu+0.07−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3375/bu+0.07−116¢/BuNovember (X)8.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3375/bu+0.07−116¢/BuNovember (X)8.8800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7475–10.0975/bu+0.07−75–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7475–10.1475/bu+0.07−75–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5457

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8250/bu+0.09+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.9900/bu+0.04−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1250–5.1750/bu+0.09−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900/bu+0.09−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750–5.5750/bu+0.09−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.8165
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu—−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750/bu+0.09−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.09−103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950/bu+0.06+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950/bu+0.06+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850–4.2050/bu+0.03−21–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.2650/bu+0.05−18–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7617
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu+0.06+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450/bu+0.06+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2050/bu+0.08−15–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2150/bu+0.07−13–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150/bu+0.06−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950/bu+0.06−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–5.1950/bu+0.06+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–5.1950/bu+0.06+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–4.1750/bu+0.06−50–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9950–4.2450/bu+0.06−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.0450/bu+0.00−36–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9350–4.0650/bu+0.00−36–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8950/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450/bu+0.06−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.06−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9450/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7950–3.9450/bu+0.06−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6250
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.