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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Sep 29
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9275–13.1975/bu+0.18−5–+22¢/BuNovember (X)9.8658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4275–12.9075/bu+0.10−55–−7¢/BuNovember (X)9.7508
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5975–12.9275/bu+0.10−38–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.5825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5275–12.5975/bu+0.12−45–−38¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7775–13.1775/bu+0.20−20–+20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6775–12.7775/bu+0.10−30–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9775/bu+0.050¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6275/bu+0.25−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2275/bu+0.10−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3775/bu+0.10−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775/bu+0.10−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775/bu+0.10−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.7675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175/bu+0.10−96¢/BuNovember (X)8.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175/bu+0.10−96¢/BuNovember (X)8.8675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3775–12.8475/bu+0.10−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.3889
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3775–12.9475/bu+0.10−60–−3¢/BuNovember (X)9.3889

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered7.0250/bu+0.01−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5275/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2775/bu+0.04−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5300
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7750–6.9250/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3008
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7250/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.9250–6.9650/bu+0.01−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4750/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2075/bu+0.04−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7200–5.8200/bu+0.04+50–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200/bu+0.01+30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.8400/bu+0.01−68–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7400/bu+0.06−68–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200/bu+0.06+10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200/bu+0.06+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.9700/bu+0.04−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.7700/bu+0.03−60–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0550
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700–5.7200/bu+0.01+25–+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700–5.6700/bu+0.01+25–+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.9700/bu+0.01−45–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.9700/bu+0.01−54–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9600
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.6400/bu+0.06−63–−58¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.6400/bu+0.04−63–−58¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.01−70¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.01−70¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.01−75¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.01−75¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7100
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.