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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 21
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2150–12.6950/bu+0.04−18–+30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4050–12.4650/bu—+1–+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.2810
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450–12.0850/bu+0.03−35–−31¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2950–12.4150/bu+0.03−10–+2¢/BuNovember (X)10.2350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2950–12.5250/bu+0.03−10–+13¢/BuNovember (X)10.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4650/bu+0.03+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2450/bu+0.03−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4950/bu+0.03+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150/bu+0.03−78¢/BuNovember (X)9.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1500/bu+0.04−10¢/BuSeptember (U)9.8650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7850/bu+0.03−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7850/bu+0.03−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8950–12.3150/bu+0.03−50–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9450–12.5150/bu+0.03−45–+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.0307

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.1725/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5150/bu+0.01−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8150–6.4650/bu+0.01−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3775
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8725–7.0725/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4333
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9725/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4650/bu+0.01−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0225–7.0625/bu+0.01−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0650/bu+0.01−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5725/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5050/bu+0.01−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7850–5.8350/bu+0.05+70–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–4.9350/bu+0.05−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575–4.8475/bu+0.03−8–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9492
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350/bu+0.05+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350/bu+0.05+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575–4.9050/bu+0.05+2–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–4.8875/bu+0.050–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350/bu+0.05−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375/bu+0.050¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8825
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8350/bu+0.05+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5875–5.7375/bu+0.05+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.9150/bu+0.05−40–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.8575/bu+0.05−15–+2¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9245
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7150/bu+0.05−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7075/bu+0.06−16–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.05−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9375/bu+0.05+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1325
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050/bu+0.05−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.6575/bu+0.05−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8325
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.