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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Aug 3
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6425–12.1725/bu+0.04−28–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8575–11.9925/bu+0.02+17–+7¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7540
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5125–11.5225/bu+0.06−41–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6875–11.7825/bu+0.010–−14¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7425–12.0525/bu+0.05−18–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.4925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6575/bu+0.02−3¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9225/bu+0.050¢/BuNovember (X)9.4450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8375/bu+0.08+15¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225/bu+0.05−80¢/BuNovember (X)8.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3375/bu+0.02−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.2525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5225/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5225/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0025/bu+0.05−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575/bu+0.03−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.8525/bu+0.05−50–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.3521
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725–11.9825/bu+0.05−45–+6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6183

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6575/bu—−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2100/bu+0.12−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0575–6.1075/bu—−85–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6600–6.1600/bu+0.12−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5389
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6075–6.7075/bu—−30–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.4725
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6575/bu—−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1600/bu+0.37−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7475/bu—−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9700/bu+0.13−54¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2575/bu—−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9100–6.3300/bu+0.12−60–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250–5.4750/bu+0.09+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.6150/bu+0.09−22–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.6525/bu+0.09−1–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250/bu+0.09+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250/bu+0.09+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5725/bu+0.07−21–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.5425/bu+0.09−1–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.09−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925/bu+0.090¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4750/bu+0.09+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2425–5.3925/bu+0.09+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.6750/bu+0.09−40–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7783
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.6425/bu+0.09−15–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0040
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.3750/bu+0.09−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.4625/bu+0.06−6–−3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750/bu+0.09−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425/bu+0.09−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.09−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.09+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.09+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4425/bu+0.09−29–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9050
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.