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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Aug 13
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6125–12.0725/bu+0.01−21–+25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7625–11.8925/bu+0.03−6–+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0310
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225–11.4825/bu+0.01−40–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5625–11.7725/bu+0.04−12–−5¢/BuAugust (Q)9.8050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7225–11.9425/bu+0.07−10–+12¢/BuNovember (X)9.7950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7025/bu+0.01−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8225/bu+0.010¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6825/bu+0.040¢/BuAugust (Q)9.9850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225/bu+0.01−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600/bu+0.01−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.5750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4225/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2125/bu+0.30−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2125/bu+0.10−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3225–11.7525/bu+0.01−50–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.6307
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.8525/bu+0.01−45–+3¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8750/bu+0.00−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2275/bu—−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5275–6.1775/bu—−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3650
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5750–6.7750/bu+0.05−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.3783
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6750/bu+0.00−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1775/bu—−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7250–6.7650/bu+0.04−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7775/bu—−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2750/bu+0.00−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2175/bu+0.71−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4100–5.4700/bu+0.05+69–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5700/bu+0.04−23–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.5100/bu+0.11−3–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7967
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200/bu+0.09+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200/bu+0.09+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.5200/bu+0.09+3–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.5100/bu+0.11−3–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.09−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800/bu+0.090¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700/bu+0.09+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2300–5.3800/bu+0.09+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.6000/bu+0.09−40–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5285
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4800/bu+0.09−15–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7860
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.3900/bu+0.09−40–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400/bu+0.09−14¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.09−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300/bu+0.09−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.09−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800/bu+0.09+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400/bu+0.56−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.4300/bu+0.18−38–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7850
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.