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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Aug 20
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1750–12.6650/bu+0.01−19–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050–12.4350/bu+0.10+4–+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.2460
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0150–12.0450/bu+0.01−35–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2650–12.2850/bu+0.01−10–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.2100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2650–12.4950/bu+0.01−10–+13¢/BuNovember (X)10.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4350/bu+0.13+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2150/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4650/bu+0.11+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850/bu+0.01−78¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1075/bu+0.02−10¢/BuSeptember (U)9.8450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9650/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9650/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7550/bu+0.01−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7550/bu+0.01−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8650–12.4350/bu+0.01−50–+7¢/BuNovember (X)9.8386
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9150–12.2650/bu+0.01−45–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0057

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.1800/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5275/bu+0.03−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8275–6.4775/bu+0.03−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4000
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8800–7.0800/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4458
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9800/bu+0.02−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4775/bu+0.03−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0300–7.0700/bu+0.02−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0775/bu+0.03−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6700
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5800/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5175/bu+0.03−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350–5.7850/bu+0.06+70–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550–4.8850/bu+0.03−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–4.7875/bu+0.00−6–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9392
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6850/bu+0.06+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6850/bu+0.06+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075–4.8550/bu+0.08+2–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875–4.8375/bu+0.060–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.06−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875/bu+0.060¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8725
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7850/bu+0.06+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5375–5.6875/bu+0.06+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.8650/bu+0.06−40–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.7875/bu+0.06−15–0¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9245
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.6650/bu+0.03−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175–4.6575/bu+0.02−17–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.06−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.06+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.06−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.6075/bu+0.06−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8225
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.