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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Sep 18
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8850–10.3750/bu+0.03−49–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.9942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.1250/bu+0.06−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6925
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–9.9750/bu+0.06−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–9.9750/bu+0.11−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.0250/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250/bu+0.06−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6325
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750/bu+0.16−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750/bu+0.16−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.0825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750/bu+0.06−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750/bu+0.06−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2250/bu+0.05−115¢/BuNovember (X)8.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2250/bu+0.05−115¢/BuNovember (X)8.9525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–10.0250/bu+0.06−75–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.5154
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–10.0750/bu+0.06−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5582

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7375/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8925/bu+0.04−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375–5.0875/bu+0.04−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.04−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9800
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2875–5.4875/bu+0.04−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.7140
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.04−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.1200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125/bu+0.04−103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375/bu+0.03+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175–4.1475/bu+0.04−22–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0275–4.2075/bu+0.03−21–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1375/bu+0.03+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875/bu+0.03+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1475/bu+0.02−15–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1775/bu+0.02−15–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.03−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–5.1375/bu+0.03+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–5.1375/bu+0.03+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–4.0475/bu+0.03−50–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9375–4.1875/bu+0.03−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6858
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–3.9875/bu+0.05−37–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8675–4.0075/bu+0.05−37–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8375/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875/bu+0.13−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875/bu+0.03−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8475/bu+0.07−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7375–3.8475/bu+0.03−50–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5375
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.