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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Sep 26
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.06+70¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.06+70¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0400–4.1300/bu+0.02−18–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.2200/bu+0.02−13–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200/bu+0.04+80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.04+70¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2500/bu+0.04−15–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.1900/bu+0.04−14–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700/bu+0.04−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000/bu+0.04−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–5.2200/bu+0.04+50–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–5.2200/bu+0.04+50–+100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700–4.1200/bu+0.04−35–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9200–4.1700/bu+0.04−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8883
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–3.9700/bu+0.02−28–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9400–4.0200/bu+0.02−28–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8700/bu+0.01−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200/bu+0.06−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.04−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8300/bu+0.04−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7200–3.8300/bu+0.04−50–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2575–5.4575/bu+0.06−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.8625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475/bu+0.07−35¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.07−103¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9350
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075–5.0575/bu+0.06−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475/bu+0.07−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7075/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.8475/bu+0.07−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6500

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875–10.0275/bu+0.06−45–−11¢/BuNovember (X)10.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875–9.9575/bu+0.05−35–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.4425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–9.7375/bu+0.01−51–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.2375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.7375/bu+0.01−42–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.8375/bu+0.02−42–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875–9.8375/bu+0.05−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8375/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7875/bu+0.02−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3375/bu+0.02−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5375/bu+0.22−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5375/bu+0.02−60¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5375/bu+0.02−60¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9875/bu+0.02−115¢/BuNovember (X)9.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9875/bu+0.02−115¢/BuNovember (X)9.6475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3875–9.7975/bu+0.02−75–−34¢/BuNovember (X)10.0604
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3875–9.8675/bu+0.02−75–−27¢/BuNovember (X)10.1104
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.