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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 14
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7150–12.2050/bu+0.10−21–+28¢/BuNovember (X)9.9733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8650–11.9950/bu+0.10−6–+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.1330
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5450–11.5850/bu+0.12−38–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8250–11.8750/bu+0.26−10–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950–12.0450/bu+0.07−13–+12¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8050/bu+0.10−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9250/bu+0.100¢/BuNovember (X)10.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7875/bu+0.11+5¢/BuAugust (Q)10.1250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250/bu+0.10−80¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.12−40¢/BuSeptember (U)9.7225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3150/bu+0.10−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3150/bu+0.10−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–11.8750/bu+0.10−50–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7607
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–12.0250/bu+0.10−45–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8579

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.0575/bu+0.18−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4475/bu+0.22−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7475–6.3975/bu+0.22−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3950
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7575–6.9575/bu+0.18−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4067
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8575/bu+0.18−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3975/bu+0.22−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8650
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9075–6.9475/bu+0.18−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9975/bu+0.22−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4575/bu+0.18−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4375/bu+0.22−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5225–5.5825/bu+0.11+69–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.6825/bu+0.09−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6400/bu+0.11−3–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8842
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4325/bu+0.11+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4325/bu+0.11+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6325/bu+0.11+3–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6200/bu+0.11−3–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8642
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825/bu+0.11−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.110¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5825/bu+0.11+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400–5.4900/bu+0.11+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.7225/bu+0.11−40–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6145
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.6100/bu+0.11−15–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8655
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.5025/bu+0.11−40–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4600/bu+0.11−14–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3825/bu+0.11−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400/bu+0.11−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.11−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.11+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525/bu+0.11−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.5400/bu+0.11−38–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7875
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.