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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Dec 18
● Bids as filed61 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–9.8825/bu+0.26+18–+35¢/BuMarch (H)13.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3575/bu+0.23−30¢/BuNovember (X)12.3642
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.8875/bu+0.24+20–+37¢/BuJanuary (F)13.2025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6325–9.6925/bu+0.26+10–+16¢/BuMarch (H)13.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0775/bu+0.23−58¢/BuNovember (X)12.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6275–9.6675/bu+0.26+11–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825–9.8375/bu+0.26+15–+32¢/BuMarch (H)13.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2575/bu+0.22−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.2542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7175–9.8375/bu+0.24+20–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5325/bu+0.260¢/BuMarch (H)13.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6175/bu+0.25+10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9175/bu+0.25−60¢/BuJanuary (F)12.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9175/bu+0.25−60¢/BuJanuary (F)12.3325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4325/bu+0.26−10¢/BuMarch (H)12.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4175/bu+0.25−10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.8825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1275/bu+0.28−39¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1275/bu+0.28−39¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3325–9.7825/bu+0.26−20–+25¢/BuMarch (H)12.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3575/bu+0.23−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4175–9.7975/bu+0.25−10–+28¢/BuJanuary (F)12.6575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4625/bu+0.04+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5400/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3625/bu+0.04−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.9500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125–4.8625/bu+0.01−60–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–5.3900/bu+0.02−75–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.04−65¢/BuMarch (H)5.5000
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400–5.3900/bu+0.02−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.1625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900/bu+0.02−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.9300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625–5.4325/bu+0.04−35–+2¢/BuMarch (H)6.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3300–5.3900/bu+0.02−26–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1625–5.2525/bu+0.04−25–−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.1500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900/bu+0.02−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.6900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2725/bu+0.06+90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5525/bu+0.04+12–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.7450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.0800/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.4825/bu+0.03+4–+11¢/BuMarch (H)4.5525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725/bu+0.06+30¢/BuMarch (H)5.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1825/bu+0.06+81¢/BuMarch (H)5.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.6225/bu+0.08+8–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7925/bu+0.06−50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5725/bu+0.03+4–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3725/bu+0.06+100¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–5.2725/bu+0.06+20–+90¢/BuMarch (H)4.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.5525/bu+0.06−5–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300–4.1800/bu+0.06−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.4725/bu+0.06−15–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5725
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.4525/bu+0.06+7–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7600/bu+0.06−57¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525–4.3625/bu+0.05−2–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.06+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.5975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.0475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725/bu+0.06+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225/bu+0.06+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125/bu+0.12−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.3725/bu+0.12−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.4825

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300/bu+0.140¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9175
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.