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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Aug 26
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4500–12.9800/bu+0.23−21–+32¢/BuNovember (X)10.0883
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7200–12.7800/bu+0.27+6–+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1790
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3200–12.6600/bu+0.24−34–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6400/bu+0.46−2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6100–12.7900/bu+0.28−5–+13¢/BuNovember (X)10.0325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7200/bu+0.27+6¢/BuNovember (X)10.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5100/bu+0.28−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7600/bu+0.28+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0100/bu+0.33−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2425/bu—−30¢/BuSeptember (U)9.7725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2600/bu+0.28−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2600/bu+0.28−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8200/bu+0.05−84¢/BuNovember (X)9.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8200/bu+0.05−84¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1600–12.6800/bu+0.28−50–+2¢/BuNovember (X)9.8236
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2100–12.8400/bu+0.28−45–+18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9136

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.5275/bu+0.29−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.0050/bu+0.45−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7450–6.9550/bu+0.89−56–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7225
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2775–7.4775/bu+0.34−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4133
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.3775/bu+0.34−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9550/bu+0.45−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7725
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.4275–7.4675/bu+0.34−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5550/bu+0.45−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9775/bu+0.34−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0650/bu+0.52−124¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3075

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9650–6.1150/bu+0.13+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550–5.2150/bu+0.10−31–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.1500/bu+0.14−8–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8992
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0150/bu+0.13+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0150/bu+0.13+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700–5.2450/bu+0.14+3–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400–5.1900/bu+0.140–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8583
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150/bu+0.13−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400/bu+0.140¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8100
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1150/bu+0.13+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8900–6.0400/bu+0.14+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.2150/bu+0.13−40–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400–5.1900/bu+0.140–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9233
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–4.9950/bu+0.08−45–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700–5.0100/bu+0.10−17–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150/bu+0.08−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu+0.19−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150/bu+0.13−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400/bu+0.140¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150/bu+0.06−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–4.9600/bu+0.29−45–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7750
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.