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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Sep 30
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8800–13.1500/bu+0.05−5–+22¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3800–12.8700/bu+0.05−55–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.8717
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6100–12.8800/bu+0.01−32–−5¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5000–12.6100/bu+0.03−43–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.7500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8300–13.1300/bu+0.05−10–+20¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6800–12.8800/bu+0.00−25–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9300/bu+0.050¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7300/bu+0.10−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800/bu+0.05−75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300/bu+0.05−60¢/BuNovember (X)9.4800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300/bu+0.05−100¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300/bu+0.05−100¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9700/bu+0.05−96¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9700/bu+0.05−96¢/BuNovember (X)8.9800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.9000/bu+0.05−60–−3¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.4300/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuNovember (X)9.5043

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.9100/bu+0.12−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4075/bu+0.12−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1075/bu+0.17−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5925
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6600–6.8100/bu+0.12−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3083
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6100/bu+0.12−40¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8100–6.8500/bu+0.12−20–−16¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3600/bu+0.12−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0375/bu+0.17−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5075–5.6075/bu+0.21+50–+60¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075/bu+0.21+30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.6275/bu+0.16−63–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.5275/bu+0.16−63–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0950
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075/bu+0.21+10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075/bu+0.21+10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.8075/bu+0.21−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.6075/bu+0.11−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.21−25¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.11−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2575–5.5075/bu+0.21+25–+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2575/bu+0.21+25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.7075/bu+0.26−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.7075/bu+0.17−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9733
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.5075/bu+0.16−58–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.5075/bu+0.16−58–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075/bu+0.21−70¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075/bu+0.21−70¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.21−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.21−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.21−75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.21−75¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7200
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.