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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Jul 27
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775–12.3875/bu+0.45−26–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3550–12.4750/bu+0.43+27–+39¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275–11.8375/bu+0.47−41–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1350–12.2150/bu+0.40+5–+13¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9875–12.2875/bu+0.40−15–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0050–12.1850/bu+0.40−8–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1375/bu+0.400¢/BuNovember (X)9.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2850/bu+0.40+20¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3875/bu+0.40−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850/bu+0.40−40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375/bu+0.40−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8375/bu+0.39−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175/bu+0.40−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5550/bu+0.40−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6375–12.0575/bu+0.40−50–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.6221
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6875–12.4850/bu+0.40−45–+40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8404

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3500/bu+0.23−25¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3000/bu+0.23−30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7500–6.2500/bu+0.18−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7500–6.2500/bu+0.18−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8064
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1200–6.3500/bu+0.21−48–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0275
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4300/bu+0.18−17¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1000–6.3000/bu+0.28−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3200–6.4000/bu+0.21−28–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1500–6.3500/bu+0.18−45–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0000/bu+0.18−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0000–6.3600/bu+0.18−60–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400–5.4900/bu+0.14+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6400/bu+0.16−22–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175–4.7275/bu+0.09+10–+21¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1558
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3900/bu+0.14+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6175/bu+0.13+110¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–4.5975/bu+0.14+6–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175–4.6675/bu+0.09+10–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.14−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675/bu+0.13+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4900/bu+0.14+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2675/bu+0.13+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.6700/bu+0.14−40–−7¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8733
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.7275/bu+0.13−15–+21¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0258
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4200/bu+0.18−37–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.5775/bu+0.120–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900/bu+0.29−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175/bu+0.28−10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.14−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675/bu+0.13+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.14+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.5475/bu+0.13−29–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0425
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.