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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Sep 23
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300–13.4000/bu+0.08−25–+22¢/BuNovember (X)9.8483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6100–12.7300/bu+0.08−57–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.7817
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–13.1300/bu+0.11−40–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.6400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6600–12.7800/bu+0.08−52–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7800–13.2800/bu+0.10−40–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800–12.8300/bu+0.10−50–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2300/bu+0.08+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800/bu+0.08−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300/bu+0.08−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4300/bu+0.08−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800/bu+0.08−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800/bu+0.08−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.4900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300/bu+0.08−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300/bu+0.08−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.9400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800–12.9100/bu+0.08−60–−27¢/BuNovember (X)9.4586
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800–12.7300/bu+0.08−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.2300/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7050
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6850/bu+0.09−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4350/bu+0.09−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6450
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9800–7.1300/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3883
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9300/bu+0.07−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.1300–7.1700/bu+0.07−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6800/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3650/bu+0.09−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7400–5.8900/bu+0.12+45–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5900/bu+0.03+30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900–4.9400/bu+0.11−60–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.7700/bu+0.08−65–−52¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1342
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3900/bu+0.18+10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3900/bu+0.18+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–5.0400/bu+0.15−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.8900/bu+0.04−55–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu+0.08−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5400–5.7400/bu+0.08+25–+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5400–5.6600/bu+0.08+25–+37¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–5.0400/bu+0.08−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9842
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–5.0400/bu+0.17−65–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0458
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7400/bu+0.11−62–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.6900/bu+0.10−62–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.08−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.08−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9900/bu+0.13−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9900/bu+0.13−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.08−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.08−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7975
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.