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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Sep 18
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–13.2550/bu+0.31−47–+22¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4250–12.6350/bu+0.21−61–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9283
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7150–13.0050/bu+0.23−32–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5650–12.7150/bu+0.13−47–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7350–13.1050/bu+0.16−30–+7¢/BuNovember (X)9.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6150–12.7850/bu+0.18−42–−25¢/BuNovember (X)9.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.0850/bu+0.16+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350/bu+0.16−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.0050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3350/bu+0.16−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.4550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3350/bu+0.16−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.4550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1350/bu+0.31−90¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0350/bu+0.31−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.6550
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1850/bu+0.16−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1850/bu+0.16−85¢/BuNovember (X)9.1050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350–12.7350/bu+0.16−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5350–12.5850/bu+0.16−50–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.6264

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.2800/bu+0.10−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.7425/bu+0.13−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4925/bu+0.13−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6750
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9800–7.1800/bu+0.10−40–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.4083
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9800/bu+0.10−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.1800–7.2200/bu+0.10−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7300/bu+0.10−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4225/bu+0.13−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7250–5.8750/bu+0.03+45–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6250/bu+0.13+35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–5.0250/bu+0.13−50–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750–4.8750/bu+0.11−60–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0883
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4750/bu+0.03+20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4750/bu+0.03+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–4.9250/bu+0.03−36–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–4.8950/bu+0.03−42–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0250/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.03−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5250/bu+0.08+25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6750/bu+0.13+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5250–5.5750/bu+0.08+25–+30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750–5.0250/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8717
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–5.0250/bu+0.07−44–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0383
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–4.8150/bu+0.01−48–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550–4.8150/bu+0.03−52–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.03−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.03−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0750/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0750/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.03−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.03−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7950
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.