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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Oct 1
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9600–13.0600/bu—+12–+22¢/BuNovember (X)10.1592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2400–12.7900/bu+0.14−60–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.0358
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5200–12.7900/bu—−32–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4700–12.5200/bu+0.03−37–−32¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.7900–12.9900/bu—−5–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6400–12.7900/bu+0.04−20–−5¢/BuNovember (X)9.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8400/bu—0¢/BuNovember (X)9.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6400/bu+0.09−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1400/bu—−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1400/bu+0.19−70¢/BuNovember (X)9.5875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8400/bu—−100¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8400/bu+0.09−100¢/BuNovember (X)10.0375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800/bu—−96¢/BuNovember (X)9.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800/bu+0.09−96¢/BuNovember (X)9.0875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2400–12.7800/bu—−60–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6246
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2400–12.7800/bu+0.09−60–−6¢/BuNovember (X)9.6246

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.9475/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4775/bu+0.07−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1775/bu+0.07−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6475
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6975–6.8475/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.3475
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6475/bu+0.04−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.2225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.8475/bu+0.04−20¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3975/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1075/bu+0.07−72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6225–5.6725/bu—+60–+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225/bu+0.12+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–5.1225/bu—−41–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–5.1525/bu+0.04−61–+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu—+10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu+0.02+10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225–5.2725/bu—+10–+25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.6825/bu+0.17−35–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0225/bu—0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.12−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2725–5.6725/bu—+25–+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2725–5.5225/bu+0.02+25–+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–5.1125/bu—−50–+9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0315
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.7225/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0342
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–4.9725/bu—−7–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5225/bu+0.05−55–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225/bu—−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725/bu+0.07−65¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu—−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725/bu—−75¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725/bu+0.02−75¢/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.