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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Sep 17
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8775–13.4275/bu+0.05−32–+23¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6375–12.8475/bu+0.17−56–−35¢/BuNovember (X)10.0433
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9475–13.1675/bu+0.18−25–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.9250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.9475/bu+0.01−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8975–13.2675/bu+0.04−30–+7¢/BuNovember (X)9.9625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7975–12.9475/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2475/bu+0.01+5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975/bu+0.01−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.1250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4975/bu+0.01−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4975/bu+0.01−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.5750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4475/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3475/bu+0.11−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3475/bu+0.01−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3475/bu+0.01−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.2250
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.9475/bu+0.01−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7393
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6975–12.9475/bu+0.01−50–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.7464

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3750/bu+0.05−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8700/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6200/bu+0.04−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6925
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0750–7.2750/bu+0.05−40–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.4142
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0750/bu+0.05−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2750–7.3150/bu+0.05−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8250/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5500/bu+0.04−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7550–5.9050/bu+0.04+45–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7550/bu+0.04+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–5.0550/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–4.9550/bu+0.08−52–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1042
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5050/bu+0.04+20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5050/bu+0.04+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.04−36¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850–4.9050/bu+0.04−42–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.14−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.04−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6050/bu+0.04+30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8050/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6050–5.7050/bu+0.04+30–+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–5.1050/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8642
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–5.1050/bu+0.04−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0358
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–4.8250/bu+0.08−52–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.01−52¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.04−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.04−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1050/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1050/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.04−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.04−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7925
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.