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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Sep 9
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075–5.0275/bu+0.06−37–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9883
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–4.9375/bu+0.06−56–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6775–5.9775/bu+0.06+40–+70¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6775/bu+0.06+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9700
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575–4.8575/bu+0.13−52–−42¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.7075/bu+0.14−58–−57¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275–4.9875/bu+0.11−35–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–4.8775/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275/bu+0.06−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6275/bu+0.11+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6275/bu+0.11+35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.11−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.11−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0775/bu+0.06−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0775/bu+0.06−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.06−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.06−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775–5.0775/bu+0.06−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775–5.0775/bu+0.08−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3775/bu+0.03+30¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6275/bu+0.16+35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5775–5.6275/bu+0.06+30–+35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.1625–7.2625/bu+0.18−30–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3133
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0625/bu+0.18−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2625–7.3025/bu+0.18−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8125/bu+0.18−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5675/bu+0.18−72¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6375/bu+0.18−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3125/bu+0.18−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.7875/bu+0.18−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8500

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550–13.4150/bu+0.07−24–+32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8808
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550–13.1350/bu+0.05−24–+4¢/BuNovember (X)9.9192
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950–12.7450/bu+0.07−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9250–13.1650/bu+0.12−17–+7¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8950–12.9950/bu+0.13−20–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1450/bu+0.07+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8450/bu+0.07−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3950/bu+0.12−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2525/bu+0.12−70¢/BuSeptember (U)9.3025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6950/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2450/bu+0.07−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2450/bu+0.07−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.0925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5950–13.0050/bu+0.07−50–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5950–13.0050/bu+0.17−50–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.6182
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.