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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Aug 4
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5075–12.0275/bu+0.14−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4892
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–11.8475/bu+0.28+3–+7¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7420
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.3775/bu+0.15−41–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500–11.5875/bu+0.24−10–−19¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–11.9075/bu+0.19−22–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.4550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6075–11.6475/bu+0.05−17–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775/bu+0.150¢/BuNovember (X)9.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500/bu+0.290¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775/bu+0.15−80¢/BuNovember (X)8.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1875/bu+0.15−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.2150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.15−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.15−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575/bu+0.15−92¢/BuNovember (X)8.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0200/bu+0.14−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.7075/bu+0.15−50–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.3146
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.8075/bu+0.15−45–+3¢/BuNovember (X)9.5808

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.7200/bu+0.06−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0850/bu+0.13−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9200–5.9700/bu+0.14−85–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5350–6.0350/bu+0.13−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4539
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4700–6.5700/bu+0.14−30–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8850/bu—−50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7333
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5200/bu+0.14−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0350/bu+0.13−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6100/bu+0.14−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8050/bu+0.17−58¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1200/bu+0.14−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7850–6.2050/bu+0.13−60–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2550–5.4050/bu+0.07+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5450/bu+0.09−24–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.5825/bu+0.04+2–+16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2550/bu+0.07+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2550/bu+0.07+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5025/bu+0.10−24–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.4825/bu+0.04+2–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350/bu+0.07−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225/bu+0.070¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4050/bu+0.07+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1725–5.3225/bu+0.07+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.6050/bu+0.07−40–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7283
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.5225/bu+0.07−15–+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9490
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.2950/bu+0.07−37–−36¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.3625/bu+0.09−8–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.07−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725/bu+0.07−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.07−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725/bu+0.07+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.07+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.3725/bu+0.07−29–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8500
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.