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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Sep 19
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–10.2550/bu+0.12−49–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.9833
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–10.0050/bu+0.12−45–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6950
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–9.8550/bu+0.12−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.12−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.8550/bu+0.12−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8167
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–9.9050/bu+0.12−45–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550/bu+0.12−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.12−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550/bu+0.12−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4550/bu+0.12−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.0700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550/bu+0.12−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550/bu+0.12−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1050/bu+0.12−115¢/BuNovember (X)8.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1050/bu+0.12−115¢/BuNovember (X)8.9400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5050–9.9450/bu+0.12−75–−31¢/BuNovember (X)9.5029
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5050–9.9550/bu+0.12−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5314

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7250/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8750/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0250–5.0750/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750/bu+0.02−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.4750/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.7315
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.1375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.02−103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.20+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.20+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.1400/bu+0.00−22–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6692
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.1800/bu+0.01−20–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400/bu+0.00+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9900/bu+0.00+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.1300/bu+0.00−15–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.1400/bu+0.00−15–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5808
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900/bu+0.00−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200/bu+0.00−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–5.1400/bu+0.00+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–5.1400/bu+0.00+50–+90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–4.0800/bu+0.00−50–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7058
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.1900/bu+0.00−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7015
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–3.9900/bu+0.04−33–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100–4.0100/bu+0.04−33–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8400/bu+0.00−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400/bu+0.00−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900/bu+0.00−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500/bu+0.00−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7400–3.8500/bu+0.00−50–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.4775
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.