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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Oct 21
● Bids as filed44 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3575–10.5575/bu+0.01+5–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3075–10.4775/bu+0.030–+17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1308
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775–10.2875/bu+0.07−3–−2¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.2775/bu—−6–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2875–10.4075/bu—−2–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3075–10.3675/bu+0.010–+6¢/BuNovember (X)10.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3075/bu+0.010¢/BuNovember (X)9.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3075/bu+0.010¢/BuNovember (X)9.9175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075/bu+0.01−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075/bu+0.01−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.1175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075/bu+0.01−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.2875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4075/bu+0.01−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.2875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.3775/bu+0.04−35–+7¢/BuNovember (X)9.6504
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9575–10.3875/bu+0.04−35–+8¢/BuNovember (X)9.6418

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4950/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.6525/bu+0.05−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–4.8450/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025/bu+0.05−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1100
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1750–5.2950/bu+0.01−22–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8795
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.05−38¢/BuJuly (N)5.7275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3975/bu+0.09+120¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575–4.4175/bu+0.02+16–+22¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3475/bu+0.03+7–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2975/bu+0.04+110¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2475/bu+0.04+105¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.4475/bu+0.03+10–+25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3975/bu+0.03+7–+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2117
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975/bu+0.04+10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975/bu+0.04+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3975/bu+0.22+120¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–5.3975/bu+0.04+50–+120¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.4175/bu+0.04−30–+22¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8975–4.3475/bu+0.04−30–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9267
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.3175/bu+0.01+11–+12¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.2375/bu+0.02+2–+4¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975/bu+0.070¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9475/bu+0.07−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975/bu+0.04+20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475/bu+0.04+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475/bu+0.04−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475/bu+0.04−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9750
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.