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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Sep 21
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7400–13.5000/bu+0.18−54–+22¢/BuNovember (X)9.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6600–12.8600/bu+0.24−62–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.7883
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8900–13.2300/bu+0.18−39–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.6600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7300–12.8900/bu+0.17−55–−39¢/BuNovember (X)9.7100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300–13.3800/bu+0.20−35–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8000–12.9300/bu+0.19−48–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.3300/bu+0.25+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800/bu+0.25−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5300/bu+0.20−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5300/bu+0.20−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800/bu+0.15−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800/bu+0.25−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300/bu+0.25−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300/bu+0.25−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.9600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800–13.0100/bu+0.15−60–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.4786
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800–12.8300/bu+0.15−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4786

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.3775/bu+0.10−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8675/bu+0.13−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6175/bu+0.13−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5575
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0775–7.2775/bu+0.10−40–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3058
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0775/bu+0.10−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.2775–7.3175/bu+0.10−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8275/bu+0.10−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5475/bu+0.13−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800–6.0300/bu+0.05+25–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800/bu+0.06+25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300–5.1800/bu+0.16−50–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0408
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–4.9800/bu+0.13−63–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6300/bu+0.16+20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6300/bu+0.16+20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0800/bu+0.17−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600–5.0300/bu+0.11−47–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.16−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300/bu+0.16−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800/bu+0.16+25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8300/bu+0.16+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800/bu+0.16+25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800–5.1800/bu+0.11−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300–5.1800/bu+0.10−50–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0142
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500–4.9700/bu+0.16−48–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500–4.9700/bu+0.10−58–−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.11−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.11−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.11−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.11−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.16−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.16−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7725
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.