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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Sep 17
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9175–10.4375/bu+0.06−52–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.0133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.1875/bu+0.04−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6867
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–10.0375/bu+0.02−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.0375/bu+0.03−42–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375–10.2075/bu+0.02−40–−23¢/BuNovember (X)9.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875–10.0875/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1375/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875/bu+0.09−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375/bu+0.06−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7375/bu+0.06−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.0900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375/bu+0.06−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375/bu+0.06−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2775/bu+0.06−116¢/BuNovember (X)8.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2775/bu+0.06−116¢/BuNovember (X)8.9600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875–9.9975/bu+0.06−75–−44¢/BuNovember (X)9.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875–10.0875/bu+0.06−75–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6257

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7725/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.9325/bu+0.06−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0725–5.1225/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.06−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3225–5.5225/bu+0.05−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.8165
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.06−103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.1775/bu+0.03−21–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8008
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575–4.2375/bu+0.06−21–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7542
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.03+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.1775/bu+0.04−16–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2075/bu+0.06−16–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7542
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.00−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475/bu+0.05−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–5.1675/bu+0.03+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–5.1675/bu+0.03+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–4.1075/bu+0.03−50–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9675–4.2175/bu+0.03−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.0175/bu+0.02−35–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175–4.0375/bu+0.02−35–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.03−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9175/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7675–3.9175/bu+0.03−50–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
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.