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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Aug 12
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225–12.0825/bu+0.21−21–+25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925–11.9325/bu+0.29−4–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3105
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325–11.4925/bu+0.16−40–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275–11.6825/bu+0.17−12–−15¢/BuAugust (Q)10.0925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6525–11.9525/bu+0.15−18–+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7125/bu+0.17−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8325/bu+0.150¢/BuNovember (X)10.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6475/bu+0.170¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1425
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0325/bu+0.15−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2525/bu+0.14−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.7400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325/bu+0.15−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4325/bu+0.15−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9125/bu+0.15−92¢/BuNovember (X)9.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1175/bu+0.17−53¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3325–11.7425/bu+0.15−50–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8311
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.8625/bu+0.15−45–+3¢/BuNovember (X)10.0054

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8775/bu+0.18−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2275/bu+0.23−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5275–6.1775/bu+0.23−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3892
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6275–6.7775/bu+0.18−30–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4258
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6775/bu+0.18−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1775/bu+0.23−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8725
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7675/bu+0.18−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7775/bu+0.21−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2775/bu+0.18−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9275/bu+0.23−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4575–5.5575/bu+0.25+65–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.6675/bu+0.20−28–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6300/bu+0.19−1–+6¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7867
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4075/bu+0.20+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4075/bu+0.20+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6575/bu+0.20+3–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6000/bu+0.19−1–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.20−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.200¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5575/bu+0.20+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200–5.4700/bu+0.20+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.7275/bu+0.20−40–−8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6045
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.6000/bu+0.20−15–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7760
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4875/bu+0.20−40–−32¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300/bu+0.20−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575/bu+0.20−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200/bu+0.20−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.20−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.20+10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975/bu+0.20+9¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.5200/bu+0.20−29–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7750
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.