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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jul 16
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7300–12.2000/bu+0.04−22–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2000–12.3500/bu+0.06+25–+40¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300–11.6500/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0800–12.1700/bu+0.01+13–+22¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8500–12.0900/bu+0.07−10–+14¢/BuNovember (X)9.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9000–12.0000/bu+0.17−5–+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8500/bu+0.07−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1000/bu+0.07+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000/bu+0.07−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500/bu+0.03−30¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000/bu+0.07−25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0300/bu+0.07−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200/bu+0.07−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500–11.8800/bu+0.07−50–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.7764
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5000–12.3300/bu+0.07−45–+38¢/BuNovember (X)10.0193

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5475/bu+0.08−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4975/bu+0.08−25¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0475–6.4475/bu+0.13−70–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9975–6.5475/bu+0.13−75–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7921
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2675–6.6475/bu+0.04−48–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9930
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5775/bu+0.03−17¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5275/bu+0.03−22¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4475–6.6475/bu+0.07−30–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3975–6.5475/bu+0.12−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5475/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1475/bu+0.03−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1475/bu+0.03−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1475–6.5075/bu+0.03−60–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400/bu+0.06+70¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.5600/bu+0.06−18–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.7450/bu+0.08+12–+33¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3033
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400/bu+0.11+70¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8150/bu+0.06+140¢/BuSeptember (U)5.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.4900/bu+0.06+5–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.7150/bu+0.09+12–+30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600/bu+0.06−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.06+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3900/bu+0.06+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1650/bu+0.06+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.6400/bu+0.06−35–0¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9483
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.7650/bu+0.06−10–+35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1317
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.3400/bu+0.06−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.6450/bu+0.05+2–+23¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.06+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400/bu+0.11−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.11+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.06+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1250–4.4450/bu+0.06−29–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1250
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.