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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Sep 4
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975–5.1175/bu+0.06−37–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075–5.1875/bu+0.06−56–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9933
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7675–6.1175/bu+0.04+40–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7675/bu+0.04+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–4.9475/bu+0.01−45–−42¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675–4.8875/bu+0.14−50–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675–5.1175/bu—−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–5.0175/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2175/bu+0.04−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.04−35¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8675/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8675/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675/bu+0.09−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675/bu+0.09−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.04−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.04−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675–5.1875/bu+0.04−40–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8367
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175–5.1675/bu+0.10−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4200/bu+0.03+30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7875/bu+0.37+42¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8675/bu+0.34+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8800

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2325–7.3325/bu+0.16−30–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3408
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.1325/bu+0.21−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.3325–7.3725/bu+0.21−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8825/bu+0.21−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6200/bu+0.20−72¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6900/bu+0.20−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3825/bu+0.21−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8400/bu+0.20−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9425

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8575–13.4175/bu+0.08−24–+32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–13.1475/bu+0.16−32–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8867
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.7775/bu+0.09−40–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.7975/bu+0.09−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9775–13.2275/bu+0.05−12–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.8175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9575–12.9975/bu+0.04−14–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1475/bu+0.07+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8475/bu+0.14−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4475/bu+0.07−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2875/bu+0.48−65¢/BuSeptember (U)9.3200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2475/bu+0.07−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2475/bu+0.07−85¢/BuNovember (X)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5975–13.0575/bu+0.07−50–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.6129
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–13.0575/bu+0.07−40–−4¢/BuNovember (X)9.6486
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.