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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Aug 19
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800–5.7300/bu+0.10+70–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.8300/bu+0.10−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.7700/bu+0.120–+4¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8667
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6300/bu+0.10+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6300/bu+0.10+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.8100/bu+0.050–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.7800/bu+0.120–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.10−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.100¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7300/bu+0.10+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4800–5.6300/bu+0.10+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.8300/bu+0.10−40–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.7500/bu+0.10−15–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8500
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.6300/bu+0.10−37–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6100/bu+0.12−13–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800/bu+0.10−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800/bu+0.10−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.10−10¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.10+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.10−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.5500/bu+0.10−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8650–7.0650/bu+0.13−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4508
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9650/bu+0.13−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4525/bu+0.16−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0150–7.0550/bu+0.13−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0525/bu+0.16−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6550
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5650/bu+0.13−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4925/bu+0.16−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8025–6.4525/bu+0.16−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.1650/bu+0.13−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5025/bu+0.16−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8050

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1825–12.6725/bu+0.20−19–+30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3025–12.4425/bu+0.18−7–+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0120
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0025–12.0525/bu+0.21−37–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.6750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2725–12.2925/bu+0.26−10–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2725–12.4725/bu+0.21−10–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3025/bu+0.25−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2225/bu+0.21−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5725/bu+0.21+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5925/bu+0.21−78¢/BuNovember (X)9.3600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1225/bu+0.22−10¢/BuSeptember (U)9.6500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9725/bu+0.21−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9725/bu+0.21−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7625/bu+0.21−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7625/bu+0.21−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8725–12.3125/bu+0.21−50–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6314
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9225–12.5125/bu+0.21−45–+14¢/BuNovember (X)9.7957
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.