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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Oct 17
● Bids as filed44 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.3950/bu+0.090–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9367
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.3450/bu+0.09−5–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0850–10.1750/bu+0.08−11–−2¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1250–10.1450/bu+0.12−7–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.6050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.2950/bu+0.11−3–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.2550/bu+0.09−5–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.090¢/BuNovember (X)9.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.090¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950/bu+0.09−70¢/BuNovember (X)8.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4950/bu+0.09−70¢/BuNovember (X)8.9000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450/bu+0.09−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450/bu+0.09−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2950/bu+0.09−90¢/BuNovember (X)8.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2950/bu+0.09−90¢/BuNovember (X)8.5900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–10.2150/bu+0.09−40–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.4243
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–10.2250/bu+0.09−40–+3¢/BuNovember (X)9.3986

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5150/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.6875/bu+0.01−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–4.8650/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375/bu+0.01−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0775
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1550–5.3150/bu+0.01−26–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8445
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350/bu+0.01−38¢/BuJuly (N)5.6925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.1925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4750/bu+0.01+125¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650–4.4050/bu+0.01+14–+18¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.3450/bu+0.03+6–+12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0142
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250/bu+0.09+110¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750/bu+0.01+105¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4750/bu+0.00+9–+25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4250/bu+0.03+6–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0508
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.01+10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.01+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1750/bu+0.01+95¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–5.4250/bu+0.01+50–+120¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.4150/bu+0.01−30–+19¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9250–4.3450/bu+0.01−30–+12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3250/bu+0.03+7–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.2450/bu+0.050–+2¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8750/bu+0.01−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250/bu+0.01+20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750/bu+0.01+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750/bu+0.01−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750/bu+0.01−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5775
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.