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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Sep 8
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350–6.0850/bu+0.03+40–+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.0350/bu+0.03−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–5.1450/bu+0.03−56–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0192
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350/bu+0.13+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350/bu+0.13+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–4.9350/bu+0.03−45–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850/bu+0.03−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350/bu+0.08−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4100/bu+0.01+30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7850/bu+0.00+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6350–5.6850/bu+0.23+30–+35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350–5.1550/bu+0.03−40–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8558
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.1350/bu+0.06−38–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0292
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–4.9150/bu+0.03−45–−42¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–4.8550/bu+0.03−50–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1350/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1350/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750/bu+0.03−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750/bu+0.03−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.3375–7.4375/bu+0.11−30–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3683
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2375/bu+0.11−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.4375–7.4775/bu+0.11−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9875/bu+0.11−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7500/bu+0.13−72¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8200/bu+0.13−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.4875/bu+0.11−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.9700/bu+0.13−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9525

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9225–13.4825/bu+0.07−24–+32¢/BuNovember (X)9.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9025–13.2125/bu+0.13−26–+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9292
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625–12.8625/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.8875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0425–13.2925/bu+0.07−12–+13¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0225–13.0625/bu+0.07−14–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2125/bu+0.07+5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9125/bu+0.07−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5125/bu+0.07−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3750/bu+0.09−65¢/BuSeptember (U)9.3625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3125/bu+0.07−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3125/bu+0.07−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.1525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6625–13.1025/bu+0.07−50–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6554
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7625–13.1025/bu+0.07−40–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6554
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.