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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Jul 28
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.4500/bu+0.05−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.6817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4000–12.5100/bu+0.05+28–+39¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9850
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900–11.8000/bu+0.06−41–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1700–12.2700/bu+0.04+5–+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0200–12.3500/bu+0.03−18–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400–12.2200/bu+0.04−8–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2000/bu+0.060¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3200/bu+0.04+20¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500/bu+0.06−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7200/bu+0.04−40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8000/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9000/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800/bu+0.06−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5900/bu+0.04−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.4975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–12.1100/bu+0.06−50–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.5607
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7500–12.4600/bu+0.06−45–+34¢/BuNovember (X)9.7575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3750/bu+0.03−25¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3250/bu+0.03−30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7750–6.2750/bu+0.03−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7750–6.2750/bu+0.03−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7189
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1450–6.3750/bu+0.03−48–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4550/bu+0.03−17¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0750–6.3250/bu+0.03−55–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0725
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2850–6.4250/bu+0.04−34–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0750–6.3250/bu+0.08−55–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0250/bu+0.03−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0250–6.3850/bu+0.03−60–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4050–5.5550/bu+0.07+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6950/bu+0.07−22–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.7850/bu+0.030–+20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4550/bu+0.07+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6850/bu+0.07+110¢/BuSeptember (U)5.4925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050–4.6650/bu+0.03−20–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.7350/bu+0.030–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850/bu+0.07−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.080¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5550/bu+0.07+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3350/bu+0.07+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.7450/bu+0.07−40–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8433
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.8050/bu+0.07−15–+22¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.4550/bu+0.07−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6150/bu+0.070–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550/bu+0.07−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.07−10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050/bu+0.07−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.07+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950/bu+0.07+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.6150/bu+0.07−29–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9975
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.