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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Sep 24
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9950–13.3950/bu+0.07−18–+22¢/BuNovember (X)9.8592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6250–12.7850/bu+0.02−55–−39¢/BuNovember (X)9.8442
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7750–13.1250/bu+0.01−40–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.6725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5750–12.7750/bu+0.09−60–−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8250–13.2750/bu+0.05−35–+10¢/BuNovember (X)9.7625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6350–12.8350/bu+0.05−54–−34¢/BuNovember (X)9.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2250/bu+0.01+5¢/BuNovember (X)9.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6750/bu+0.01−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.7725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4250/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4250/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1750/bu+0.01−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1750/bu+0.01−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.5225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3250/bu+0.01−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3250/bu+0.01−85¢/BuNovember (X)8.9725
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5750–12.9350/bu+0.01−60–−24¢/BuNovember (X)9.4882
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5750–12.7250/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuNovember (X)9.4982

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.1900/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6700/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4200/bu+0.02−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7200
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9400–7.0900/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.4508
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8900/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered7.0900–7.1300/bu+0.04−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6400/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3500/bu+0.02−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7250–5.8750/bu+0.02+45–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5750/bu+0.02+30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.8750/bu+0.10−68–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–5.2150/bu+0.09−72–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1642
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.02+10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.02+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–5.0250/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150–5.2150/bu+0.03−56–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0250/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5250–5.7550/bu+0.02+25–+48¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5250–5.6750/bu+0.02+25–+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–5.0250/bu+0.02−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9992
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–5.0250/bu+0.05−68–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.6750/bu+0.05−65–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.6750/bu+0.10−70–−60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.12−70¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.12−70¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.02−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.02−46¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8125
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.