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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Aug 31
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6900–13.2000/bu+0.04−19–+32¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8300–13.0000/bu+0.08−5–+12¢/BuNovember (X)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5600–12.8800/bu+0.04−32–0¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8600/bu—−2¢/BuNovember (X)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7300–13.0100/bu+0.05−15–+13¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8300/bu+0.08−5¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300/bu+0.05+5¢/BuNovember (X)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2300/bu—−65¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4525/bu+0.01−30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800/bu—−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4800/bu—−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu—−84¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu—−84¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800–12.8500/bu—−50–−3¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300–12.4800/bu—−45–−40¢/BuNovember (X)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.7575/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.2400/bu+0.10−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0900/bu+0.02−65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.5075–7.6575/bu+0.07−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.5575/bu+0.07−30¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.6575–7.6975/bu+0.07−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8150/bu+0.11−75¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2075/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3250/bu+0.11−124¢/BuSeptember (U)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0775–6.1275/bu+0.05+70–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0775–5.2075/bu+0.02−30–−17¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.1600/bu+0.03−8–+1¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0275/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0275/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175–5.2300/bu+0.03−26–+8¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1200–5.2000/bu+0.04−3–+5¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275/bu+0.01−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4500/bu—+30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1275/bu+0.01+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1275/bu+0.26+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9775–5.2275/bu+0.01−40–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575–4.9875/bu+0.04−42–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.07−12¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0500/bu+0.03−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275/bu+0.01−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500/bu+0.030¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
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.