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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Aug 6
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5075–12.0275/bu+0.03−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.5325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025–11.8775/bu+0.06+3–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7935
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525–11.6775/bu+0.04−12–−10¢/BuAugust (Q)9.5975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–11.9075/bu+0.03−22–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5875–11.6775/bu+0.03−19–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775/bu+0.030¢/BuNovember (X)9.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5725/bu+0.060¢/BuAugust (Q)9.6375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775/bu+0.03−80¢/BuNovember (X)8.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000/bu+0.04−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.2400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575/bu+0.03−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425/bu+0.06−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.3975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.6775/bu+0.03−50–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.3204
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275–11.8075/bu+0.03−45–+3¢/BuNovember (X)9.6132

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.7225/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0125/bu+0.11−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3625–5.9625/bu+0.21−95–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5396
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4725–6.6225/bu+0.07−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.5600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7125/bu+0.11−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8350
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5225/bu+0.07−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9625/bu+0.11−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6125/bu+0.07−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7325/bu+0.11−58¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1225/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7125/bu+0.11−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200–5.3700/bu+0.02+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800–4.5200/bu+0.02−24–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.5400/bu+0.01−3–+15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200/bu+0.02+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200/bu+0.02+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4700/bu+0.02−23–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.4500/bu+0.01−3–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9217
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.01−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3700/bu+0.02+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400–5.2900/bu+0.02+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.5400/bu+0.02−40–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4700/bu+0.02−15–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9390
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.2500/bu+0.02−39–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3200/bu+0.02−12–−7¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400/bu+0.02−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400/bu+0.02+15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100/bu+0.02+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.3400/bu+0.02−29–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8800
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.