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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jun 18
● Bids as filed57 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4575–5.9775/bu+0.07−60–−8¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4575–5.9775/bu+0.07−60–−8¢/BuJuly (N)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5075–6.1075/bu+0.07−55–+5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5075–6.1075/bu+0.07−55–+5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0075/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0075/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9275–6.0775/bu+0.02−13–+2¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9275–6.0775/bu+0.02−13–+2¢/BuJuly (N)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8275–5.9275/bu+0.07−23–−13¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8275–5.9275/bu+0.07−23–−13¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9575–6.0075/bu+0.07−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9575–6.0075/bu+0.07−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9575/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9575/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4575/bu+0.12−60¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4575/bu+0.12−60¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3700/bu+0.03−18–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4750/bu+0.04+13–+30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.05+80¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8750/bu+0.09+170¢/BuJuly (N)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200/bu+0.02−22¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.3550/bu+0.04+17–+18¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4400/bu+0.05−17–0¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.4250/bu+0.04+15–+25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.05+80¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900/bu+0.05+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0750/bu+0.04+190¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550/bu+0.04+18¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250/bu+0.04+25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu+0.04+9¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500/bu+0.05−29¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400–4.3700/bu+0.05−30–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.4450/bu+0.07−10–+27¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900/bu+0.05+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250–5.8750/bu+0.04+75–+170¢/BuJuly (N)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.5975/bu+0.04−20–+17¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3475–11.6275/bu+0.04+12–+40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1475–11.1775/bu+0.07−28–−25¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775–11.3875/bu+0.05+15–+16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.4475/bu+0.07−20–+2¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.3275/bu+0.07−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275/bu+0.07−20¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.09+15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775/bu+0.07−75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9375/bu+0.26−29¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0275/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775/bu+0.09−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5075/bu+0.07−92¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6975/bu+0.09−53¢/BuJuly (N)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–11.2875/bu+0.07−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7775–11.5275/bu+0.09−45–+30¢/BuJuly (N)—
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.