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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Sep 16
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9250–13.4850/bu+0.02−28–+28¢/BuNovember (X)10.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–12.8550/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.1075
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7650–13.1750/bu+0.05−44–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.9875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7050–12.7650/bu+0.02−50–−44¢/BuNovember (X)10.0275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8550–13.2750/bu+0.02−35–+7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8050–12.9550/bu+0.00−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2550/bu+0.02+5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7050/bu+0.18−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.1875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5050/bu+0.02−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5050/bu+0.02−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.7375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4550/bu+0.08−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4550/bu+0.08−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.8375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3550/bu+0.02−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3550/bu+0.02−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.2775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7050–12.9850/bu+0.02−50–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.7889
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7050–12.9850/bu+0.02−50–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.8018

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.4225/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.9075/bu+0.12−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6575/bu+0.02−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.1225–7.3225/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.4558
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.1225/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.3225–7.3625/bu+0.02−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8725/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5875/bu+0.02−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7925–5.9425/bu+0.02+45–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7925/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425–5.0925/bu+0.02−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625–5.0125/bu+0.02−48–−33¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425/bu+0.07+20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425/bu+0.07+20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.01−36¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225–4.9425/bu+0.04−42–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1925/bu+0.02−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.12−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6425/bu+0.02+30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8425/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6425–5.7425/bu+0.02+30–+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425–5.1525/bu+0.02−40–−19¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8992
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425–5.1425/bu+0.02−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0692
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625–4.8725/bu+0.02−48–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.8725/bu+0.02−57–−47¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.02−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.02−55¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1425/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1425/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825/bu+0.02−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825/bu+0.02−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
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.