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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Aug 5
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–11.9975/bu+0.03−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.4417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5450–11.8175/bu+0.04+3–+7¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6870
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3375–11.3475/bu+0.03−41–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150–11.6375/bu+0.04−10–−11¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.8775/bu+0.03−22–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.3925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6175–11.6475/bu+0.01−13–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7475/bu+0.030¢/BuNovember (X)9.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5150/bu+0.040¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9475/bu+0.03−80¢/BuNovember (X)8.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650/bu+0.02−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.1550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3475/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3475/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275/bu+0.03−92¢/BuNovember (X)8.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9850/bu+0.04−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.2950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2475–11.6475/bu+0.03−50–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.2307
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.7775/bu+0.03−45–+3¢/BuNovember (X)9.5321

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.7900/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1225/bu+0.04−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9900–6.0400/bu+0.07−85–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5725–6.0725/bu+0.04−85–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4421
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5400–6.6900/bu+0.07−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8225/bu+0.06−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5900/bu+0.07−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0725/bu+0.04−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6800/bu+0.07−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8425/bu+0.04−58¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1900/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8225–6.2425/bu+0.04−60–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000–5.3500/bu+0.06+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4900/bu+0.06−24–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.5175/bu+0.080–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8775
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.06+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.06+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4475/bu+0.05−23–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4275/bu+0.080–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800/bu+0.06−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.060¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500/bu+0.06+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175–5.2675/bu+0.06+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.5500/bu+0.06−40–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.4475/bu+0.06−15–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9355
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.2300/bu+0.08−39–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.3075/bu+0.06−8–−6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500/bu+0.06−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.06−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7975
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.06+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.06+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3175/bu+0.06−29–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8325
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.