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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Jul 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.04+70¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5850/bu+0.06−16–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0288
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.7575/bu+0.04+13–+31¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3667
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.04+70¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8475/bu+0.03+140¢/BuSeptember (U)5.8350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.5250/bu+0.03+5–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0163
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.7475/bu+0.04+13–+30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.04−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.03+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4350
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4250/bu+0.04+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1975/bu+0.03+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5950/bu+0.04−35–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.7575/bu+0.03−10–+31¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1933
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.3850/bu+0.06−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775–4.5975/bu+0.04+3–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975/bu+0.07+5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.03+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.04+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.4775/bu+0.03−29–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3775–6.7275/bu+0.11−45–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1185
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6575/bu+0.08−17¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5475–6.6075/bu+0.02−28–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5275–6.6775/bu+0.08−30–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4775–6.6275/bu+0.08−35–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6275/bu+0.08−20¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2275/bu+0.08−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2275/bu+0.08−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2275–6.5875/bu+0.08−60–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0775–6.5275/bu+0.03−75–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0775–6.5575/bu+0.08−75–−27¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9196
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6275/bu+0.08−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5775/bu+0.08−25¢/BuSeptember (U)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800–12.2800/bu+0.15−15–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2950–12.4550/bu+0.10+25–+41¢/BuAugust (Q)10.6025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6900–11.7300/bu+0.06−34–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1750–12.1950/bu+0.10+13–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.1800/bu+0.08−10–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.1450/bu+0.10−5–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300/bu+0.08−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1950/bu+0.10+15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.5275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800/bu+0.08−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450/bu+0.400¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950/bu+0.10−25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100/bu+0.08−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5150/bu+0.10−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5300–12.0300/bu+0.08−50–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8689
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–12.4450/bu+0.08−45–+40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0761
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.