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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Dec 18
● Bids as filed63 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.4200–13.6000/bu+0.22+15–+20¢/BuJanuary (F)14.9106
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3700–12.7400/bu+0.08−47–−10¢/BuNovember (X)13.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2300–13.4000/bu+0.10−4–+13¢/BuJanuary (F)14.8750
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.3200–13.4300/bu+0.16−8–+3¢/BuMarch (H)14.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3900/bu+0.08−45¢/BuNovember (X)13.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1200–13.2800/bu+0.14−15–+1¢/BuJanuary (F)14.8475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.4200–13.5000/bu+0.11+2–+10¢/BuMarch (H)14.8731
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3400–12.5400/bu+0.10−50–−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1700–13.2700/bu+0.11−10–0¢/BuJanuary (F)14.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.2200/bu+0.11−5¢/BuJanuary (F)14.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1200/bu+0.11−15¢/BuJanuary (F)14.8075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.6200/bu+0.11−65¢/BuJanuary (F)13.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5200/bu+0.11−75¢/BuJanuary (F)13.8075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered13.1500/bu+0.09−25¢/BuMarch (H)14.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3900/bu+0.08−45¢/BuNovember (X)13.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9700/bu+0.11−30¢/BuJanuary (F)14.5075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800/bu+0.11−69¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.5800/bu+0.11−69¢/BuJanuary (F)14.2475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.9200–12.9700/bu+0.11−35–−30¢/BuJanuary (F)14.2713
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.8200–12.8700/bu+0.11−45–−40¢/BuJanuary (F)14.4325

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1700/bu+0.120¢/BuMarch (H)7.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2375/bu+0.11−10¢/BuJuly (N)7.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0200/bu+0.12−15¢/BuMarch (H)7.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8200–5.8700/bu+0.12−35–−30¢/BuMarch (H)7.3350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7375/bu+0.11−60¢/BuJuly (N)7.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700–5.6700/bu+0.12−70–−50¢/BuMarch (H)7.2100
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1875–6.2375/bu+0.11−15–−10¢/BuJuly (N)7.2750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2100/bu+0.15+4¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8875–6.0875/bu+0.11−45–−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2700–6.4200/bu+0.12+10–+25¢/BuMarch (H)7.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0875–6.1875/bu+0.11−25–−15¢/BuJuly (N)7.3875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1200–6.2700/bu+0.12−5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4875/bu+0.11−85¢/BuJuly (N)6.8675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0700/bu+0.12−10¢/BuMarch (H)7.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7075/bu+0.11−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9500/bu+0.12−22¢/BuMarch (H)7.4850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700/bu+0.06+50¢/BuMarch (H)8.4725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.8700/bu+0.070–+10¢/BuMarch (H)6.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.7850/bu+0.04−61–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6800/bu+0.06−17–−9¢/BuMarch (H)6.5050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700–5.4200/bu+0.06+50–+65¢/BuMarch (H)8.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.09+40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.8700/bu+0.04−3–+10¢/BuMarch (H)6.6975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.8150/bu+0.04−45–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.7200/bu+0.21−28–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700/bu+0.060¢/BuMarch (H)6.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.6225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.06+20¢/BuMarch (H)7.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–4.7700/bu+0.06−5–0¢/BuMarch (H)6.5975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.7200/bu+0.06−20–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.5225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900–4.7300/bu+0.09−8–−4¢/BuMarch (H)6.5525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.5600/bu+0.04−25–−21¢/BuMarch (H)6.4225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.4725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200/bu+0.06−65¢/BuMarch (H)6.1225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.06−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.6225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.7900/bu+0.06−25–+2¢/BuMarch (H)6.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.06−25¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6100/bu+0.06−25–−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.4225

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.06−30¢/BuMarch (H)—
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.