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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Aug 17
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9500–12.4400/bu+0.24−21–+28¢/BuNovember (X)9.9558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1000–12.2300/bu+0.24−6–+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7800–11.8300/bu+0.24−38–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0600–12.0800/bu+0.24−10–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0300–12.2800/bu+0.24−13–+12¢/BuNovember (X)9.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu+0.24−12¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0100/bu+0.09−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1100/bu+0.32−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3800/bu+0.26−78¢/BuNovember (X)9.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9100/bu+0.53−10¢/BuSeptember (U)9.7075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7600/bu+0.24−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7600/bu+0.24−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500/bu+0.24−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500/bu+0.24−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6600–12.1100/bu+0.24−50–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.6782
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7100–12.2600/bu+0.24−45–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8439

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.0575/bu—−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4475/bu—−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7475–6.3975/bu—−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3575
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7575–6.9575/bu—−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4383
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8575/bu—−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3975/bu—−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9075–6.9475/bu—−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9975/bu—−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4575/bu—−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4375/bu—−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5950–5.6450/bu+0.07+70–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.7450/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.7000/bu+0.06−3–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8717
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5450/bu+0.11+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5450/bu+0.11+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7150/bu+0.06+3–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6800/bu+0.06−3–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8567
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.06−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.060¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6450/bu+0.06+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4000–5.5500/bu+0.06+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.7950/bu+0.06−40–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6290
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6900/bu+0.06−15–+4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8680
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.08−38–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.5200/bu+0.06−14–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.11−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.06−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500/bu+0.06+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150/bu+0.06−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4700/bu+0.06−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7800
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.