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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Sep 23
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6300–10.1200/bu+0.01−49–0¢/BuNovember (X)10.3525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.9300/bu+0.02−44–−19¢/BuNovember (X)10.1292
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–9.7200/bu+0.01−50–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–9.7200/bu—−41–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700–9.8000/bu+0.01−45–−32¢/BuNovember (X)10.2092
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–9.8000/bu+0.02−44–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200/bu+0.01−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700/bu+0.01−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3200/bu+0.01−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3200/bu+0.01−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.3725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200/bu+0.01−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200/bu+0.01−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9700/bu+0.01−115¢/BuNovember (X)9.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9700/bu+0.01−115¢/BuNovember (X)9.2425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700–9.8000/bu+0.01−75–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8054
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3700–9.8200/bu+0.01−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8511

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7150/bu+0.09+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8550/bu+0.10−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150–5.0650/bu+0.09−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.10−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1050
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2650–5.4650/bu+0.09−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.8375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.10−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650/bu+0.09−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750/bu+0.10−103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0425–4.1625/bu+0.05−22–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625–4.1725/bu+0.05−20–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7408
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625/bu+0.06+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9625/bu+0.05+70¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.1825/bu+0.05−17–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.1825/bu+0.05−15–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7208
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125/bu+0.05−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425/bu+0.05−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–5.2625/bu+0.05+50–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–5.2625/bu+0.05+50–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9125–4.1325/bu+0.05−35–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625–4.2125/bu+0.05−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7958
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.0125/bu+0.06−32–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9425–4.0325/bu+0.06−32–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8625/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9625/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125/bu+0.05−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8725/bu+0.05−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7625–3.8725/bu+0.05−50–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5525
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.