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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Aug 24
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0725–12.5625/bu+0.14−17–+32¢/BuNovember (X)10.0758
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2825–12.3625/bu+0.12+4–+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1495
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9325–12.2425/bu+0.11−31–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1425–12.2225/bu+0.15−10–−2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1425–12.3725/bu+0.15−10–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3125/bu+0.15+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0925/bu+0.15−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3425/bu+0.15+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4625/bu+0.15−78¢/BuNovember (X)9.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4600/bu+0.69−70¢/BuSeptember (U)9.7550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8425/bu+0.15−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8425/bu+0.15−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6325/bu+0.15−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6325/bu+0.15−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7425–12.1925/bu+0.15−50–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8232
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925–12.3825/bu+0.15−45–+14¢/BuNovember (X)9.9189

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.1850/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5175/bu+0.00−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8175–6.4675/bu+0.00−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7675
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8850–7.0850/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4533
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9850/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4675/bu+0.00−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0350–7.0750/bu+0.01−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0675/bu+0.00−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5850/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5075/bu+0.00−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9050/bu+0.12+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750–5.0050/bu+0.07−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–4.9250/bu+0.08−8–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9608
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8050/bu+0.07+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8050/bu+0.07+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350–4.9750/bu+0.08+2–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–4.9650/bu+0.080–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9258
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.07−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150/bu+0.080¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8725
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9050/bu+0.07+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6650–5.8150/bu+0.08+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550–5.0250/bu+0.07−40–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150/bu+0.230¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9705
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550–4.7850/bu+0.07−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.7850/bu+0.07−17–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.07−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.08−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.07−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.08+10¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1425
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.07−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.7350/bu+0.08−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8425
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.