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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Aug 25
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2175–12.6975/bu+0.15−16–+32¢/BuNovember (X)10.1000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4475–12.4975/bu+0.17+7–+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1750
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0775–12.3775/bu+0.15−30–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1775–12.3575/bu+0.04−20–−2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3275–12.5475/bu+0.19−5–+17¢/BuNovember (X)10.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4475/bu+0.14+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2275/bu+0.14−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4775/bu+0.14+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775/bu+0.22−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775/bu+0.14−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775/bu+0.14−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675/bu+0.14−61¢/BuNovember (X)9.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675/bu+0.14−61¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775–12.3275/bu+0.14−50–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8436
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9275–12.5175/bu+0.14−45–+14¢/BuNovember (X)9.9336

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.2425/bu+0.06−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5550/bu+0.04−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8550–6.5050/bu+0.04−100–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7950
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9425–7.1425/bu+0.06−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4758
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0425/bu+0.06−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5050/bu+0.04−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8450
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0925–7.1325/bu+0.06−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1050/bu+0.04−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6425/bu+0.06−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5450/bu+0.04−131¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3800

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8350–5.9850/bu+0.07+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.0850/bu+0.08−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9117
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250–5.0150/bu+0.09−8–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8850/bu+0.08+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8850/bu+0.08+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350–5.0750/bu+0.10+3–−16¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050–5.0550/bu+0.090–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.08−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.090¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9850/bu+0.08+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7550–5.9050/bu+0.09+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–5.1050/bu+0.08−40–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050–5.0550/bu+0.090–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9410
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–4.8650/bu+0.08−40–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750–4.9150/bu+0.13−13–−9¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.08−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.09−15¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.010¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.08−38¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.8250/bu+0.09−38–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8250
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.