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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Aug 18
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9875–12.4675/bu+0.04−18–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1275–12.2375/bu+0.03−4–+7¢/BuNovember (X)9.9875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975–11.8475/bu+0.02−37–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175–12.0675/bu+0.04−15–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0675–12.2875/bu+0.04−10–+12¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0575/bu+0.02−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3675/bu+0.26+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3875/bu+0.01−78¢/BuNovember (X)9.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9075/bu+0.00−10¢/BuSeptember (U)9.6300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575/bu+0.01−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575/bu+0.01−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6675–12.1075/bu+0.01−50–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6032
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7175–12.3175/bu+0.01−45–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7689

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.0325/bu+0.03−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3450/bu+0.10−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6450–6.2950/bu+0.10−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3150
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7325–6.9325/bu+0.03−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4008
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8325/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2950/bu+0.10−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8825–6.9225/bu+0.03−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8950/bu+0.10−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4325/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3350/bu+0.10−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2700

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5800–5.6300/bu+0.02+70–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.7300/bu+0.02−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.6625/bu+0.01−2–+3¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8317
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5300/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5300/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7000/bu—−20–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.7125/bu+0.01−2–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8217
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.02−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6300/bu+0.02+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3825–5.5325/bu+0.02+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.7800/bu+0.02−40–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.5965
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.6825/bu+0.02−15–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8390
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.5400/bu+0.01−37–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–4.5025/bu+0.03−15–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7550
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825/bu+0.02−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325/bu+0.02+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.02−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4525/bu+0.02−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7450
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.