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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Aug 27
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4500–13.0000/bu—−23–+32¢/BuNovember (X)10.0933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7100–12.8000/bu+0.01+3–+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.1840
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3400–12.6800/bu+0.02−34–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6600/bu+0.02−2¢/BuNovember (X)10.0600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6300–12.8100/bu+0.02−5–+13¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7100/bu+0.01+3¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800/bu+0.170¢/BuNovember (X)10.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800/bu+0.02+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.0800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0300/bu+0.02−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2650/bu+0.02−30¢/BuSeptember (U)9.7825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8400/bu+0.02−84¢/BuNovember (X)9.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8400/bu+0.02−84¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800–12.6800/bu+0.02−50–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2300–12.8500/bu+0.02−45–+17¢/BuNovember (X)9.9171

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.6300/bu+0.10−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.1275/bu+0.12−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8675–7.0775/bu+0.12−56–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8025
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.3800–7.5800/bu+0.10−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4408
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.4800/bu+0.10−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0775/bu+0.12−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.5300–7.5700/bu+0.10−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6775/bu+0.12−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7425
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0800/bu+0.10−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1875/bu+0.12−124¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9350–6.0850/bu+0.03+60–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0250–5.1850/bu+0.03−31–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0225–5.1125/bu+0.04−8–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9133
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9850/bu+0.03+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9850/bu+0.03+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150–5.1825/bu+0.06−22–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625–5.1825/bu+0.08−4–+8¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1025/bu+0.040¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0850/bu+0.03+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8525–6.0025/bu+0.04+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350–5.1850/bu+0.03−40–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7333
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1025–5.1525/bu+0.040–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9592
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–4.9650/bu+0.03−45–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425–4.9825/bu+0.03−16–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025/bu+0.04−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1025/bu+0.040¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–4.9225/bu+0.03−45–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8050
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.