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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Aug 28
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6500–13.2000/bu+0.20−23–+32¢/BuNovember (X)10.1533
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9100–13.0000/bu+0.20+3–+12¢/BuNovember (X)10.2310
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5200–12.8800/bu+0.18−36–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8600/bu+0.20−2¢/BuNovember (X)10.1250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–13.0100/bu+0.15−10–+13¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9100/bu+0.20+3¢/BuNovember (X)10.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8800/bu+0.200¢/BuNovember (X)10.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9800/bu+0.20+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2300/bu+0.20−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4625/bu+0.20−30¢/BuSeptember (U)9.3675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800/bu+0.20−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800/bu+0.20−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu+0.20−84¢/BuNovember (X)9.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu+0.20−84¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800–12.8800/bu+0.20−50–0¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300–13.0500/bu+0.20−45–+17¢/BuNovember (X)9.9664

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.8225/bu+0.19−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3400/bu+0.21−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.1100–7.3200/bu+0.24−56–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8800
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.5725–7.7725/bu+0.19−35–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.4933
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.6225/bu+0.14−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.3200/bu+0.24−35¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.7225–7.7625/bu+0.19−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9200/bu+0.24−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2725/bu+0.19−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4300/bu+0.24−124¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0250–6.1150/bu+0.09+66–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550–5.2050/bu+0.03−31–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400–5.1450/bu+0.02−8–−22¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0008
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0150/bu+0.03+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0150/bu+0.03+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450–5.2000/bu+0.03−22–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0800–5.1700/bu+0.02−4–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0108
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1200/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1150/bu+0.03+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8700–6.0200/bu+0.02+75–+90¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.2150/bu+0.03−40–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8358
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1200–5.1700/bu+0.020–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0604
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–4.9950/bu+0.03−45–−37¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600–5.0000/bu+0.02−16–−12¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200/bu+0.02−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1200/bu+0.020¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–4.9400/bu+0.03−45–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
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.