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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Jul 29
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6075–12.1775/bu+0.32−32–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5358
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0300–12.1700/bu+0.37+25–+39¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4675–11.5275/bu+0.32−46–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300–11.8800/bu+0.34+5–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7475–12.0775/bu+0.27−18–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000/bu+0.34−8¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9275/bu+0.270¢/BuNovember (X)9.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800/bu+0.34+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775/bu+0.27−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3800/bu+0.34−40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.1775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275/bu+0.27−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275/bu+0.27−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0075/bu+0.27−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2500/bu+0.34−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275–11.8575/bu+0.27−50–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.4232
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–12.1200/bu+0.27−45–+34¢/BuNovember (X)9.5989

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3575/bu+0.02−25¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3075/bu+0.02−30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7575–6.2575/bu+0.02−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7575–6.2575/bu+0.02−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6589
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0875–6.3575/bu+0.06−52–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8742
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4375/bu+0.02−17¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0075–6.3075/bu+0.07−60–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2675–6.4075/bu+0.02−34–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0575–6.3075/bu+0.02−55–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0075/bu+0.02−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0075–6.3675/bu+0.02−60–−24¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3175–5.4675/bu+0.09+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.6075/bu+0.09−22–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8358
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.6700/bu+0.08+2–+18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0442
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3175/bu+0.14+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5900/bu+0.10+110¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.5500/bu+0.07−18–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.6400/bu+0.08+2–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9542
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.09−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4675/bu+0.09+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.10+75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.6875/bu+0.09−40–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8558
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.7100/bu+0.10−15–+22¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0608
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.3675/bu+0.09−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5200/bu+0.100–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675/bu+0.09−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900/bu+0.10−10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175/bu+0.09−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.10+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.09+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.5200/bu+0.10−29–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0225
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.