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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Aug 11
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175–11.9375/bu+0.12−27–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5050–11.7875/bu+0.10+3–+10¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2175
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2775–11.2875/bu+0.11−41–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3550–11.5375/bu+0.10−12–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5075–11.8075/bu+0.11−18–+12¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5475–11.5675/bu+0.10−14–−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6875/bu+0.110¢/BuNovember (X)10.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750/bu+0.100¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.11−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.3275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1150/bu+0.10−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.6275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7675/bu+0.11−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9450/bu+0.10−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.7975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1875–11.5975/bu+0.11−50–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.7118
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375–11.7175/bu+0.11−45–+3¢/BuNovember (X)10.0004

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.7025/bu+0.10−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0025/bu+0.10−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3025–5.9525/bu+0.15−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3667
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4525–6.6025/bu+0.10−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.3700
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5025/bu+0.10−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9525/bu+0.10−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5925/bu+0.10−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5725/bu+0.15−73¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1025/bu+0.10−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7025/bu+0.10−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3450

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2050–5.3550/bu+0.01+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.4650/bu+0.01−28–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.4275/bu+0.030–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7783
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2050/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2050/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.4550/bu+0.02+3–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.3975/bu+0.030–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8083
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550/bu+0.01−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3550/bu+0.01+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175–5.2675/bu+0.02+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.5250/bu+0.01−40–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5770
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.3975/bu+0.02−15–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.2150/bu+0.01−40–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2675/bu+0.02−14–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.02−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675/bu+0.02+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.01+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.3175/bu+0.02−29–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7500
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.