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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Oct 28
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.4700/bu+0.08+12–+15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700/bu+0.03+115¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5400/bu+0.01+14–+22¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.4400/bu+0.05+9–+12¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.3700/bu+0.06+4–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5700/bu+0.00+12–+25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5500/bu+0.03+123¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3700/bu+0.03+105¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5000/bu+0.06+10–+18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1342
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.03+15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200/bu+0.03+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–5.5200/bu+0.67+50–+120¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200–5.5200/bu+0.03+50–+120¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.5600/bu+0.03−30–+24¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200–4.4900/bu+0.03−30–+17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8792
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.030¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.03+25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.03+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9525–11.1025/bu+0.12+17–+32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7954
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9125–11.0825/bu+0.18+13–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8388
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9025/bu+0.15+12¢/BuNovember (X)9.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8125–10.8625/bu+0.13+3–+8¢/BuNovember (X)9.3625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7925–10.9825/bu+0.03+1–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7092
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–10.9825/bu+0.13+8–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7544
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8325/bu+0.11+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8325/bu+0.11+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.5025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825/bu+0.11−70¢/BuNovember (X)8.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825/bu+0.11−70¢/BuNovember (X)8.8025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7825/bu+0.110¢/BuNovember (X)9.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7825/bu+0.110¢/BuNovember (X)9.4525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825/bu+0.11−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825/bu+0.11−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.0225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.9825/bu+0.11−25–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5693
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.9825/bu+0.11−25–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7925/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered4.9400/bu+0.03−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0925–5.1425/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0550
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4925–5.5925/bu+0.05−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8245
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3125/bu+0.05−38¢/BuJuly (N)5.6725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.1725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4825/bu+0.04−21¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900/bu+0.23−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0600
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.