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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Jul 31
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6050–12.1250/bu+0.04−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8400–12.0200/bu+0.13+12–+30¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7035
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4550–11.4750/bu+0.02−42–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7000–11.7200/bu+0.12−2–0¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6950–12.0250/bu+0.01−18–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6400/bu+0.05−8¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8750/bu+0.010¢/BuNovember (X)9.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9200/bu+0.05+20¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750/bu+0.01−80¢/BuNovember (X)8.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200/bu+0.05−40¢/BuAugust (Q)9.1950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5425
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550/bu+0.01−92¢/BuNovember (X)8.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1900/bu+0.05−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.2975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3750–11.8050/bu+0.01−50–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.2996
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–11.9200/bu+0.01−45–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5658

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1425/bu+0.24−25¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0925/bu+0.24−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425–6.0425/bu+0.24−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425–6.0425/bu+0.24−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5389
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8925–6.1425/bu+0.23−50–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8488
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2225/bu+0.24−17¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7925/bu+0.24−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8525–6.1925/bu+0.24−54–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8425–5.8925/bu+0.24−55–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7925/bu+0.24−60¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7925/bu+0.24−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400–5.3900/bu+0.05+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.5300/bu+0.05−22–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.5775/bu+0.05−1–+17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9467
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2375/bu+0.05+83¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4675/bu+0.05−19–+6¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.4575/bu+0.05−1–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.05−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075/bu+0.050¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3900/bu+0.05+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1575–5.3075/bu+0.05+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.6100/bu+0.05−40–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8158
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.5575/bu+0.05−15–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0310
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.2800/bu+0.05−37–−36¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4175/bu+0.08−3–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900/bu+0.05−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.05−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.05+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.05+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.05−29¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9300
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.