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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Dec 20
● Bids as filed61 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.1425/bu+0.14+20–+35¢/BuMarch (H)13.2450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5725/bu+0.11−30¢/BuNovember (X)12.3233
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–10.0950/bu+0.09+18–+35¢/BuJanuary (F)13.2125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925–9.9325/bu+0.14+10–+14¢/BuMarch (H)13.1125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2925/bu+0.11−58¢/BuNovember (X)12.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8150–9.8650/bu+0.09+7–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)13.1075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–10.0650/bu+0.13+15–+32¢/BuMarch (H)13.1850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4725/bu+0.12−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.1967
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.0650/bu+0.12+20–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)13.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7925/bu+0.130¢/BuMarch (H)13.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450/bu+0.12+10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.9975
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450/bu+0.12−60¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450/bu+0.12−60¢/BuJanuary (F)12.2475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925/bu+0.13−10¢/BuMarch (H)12.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450/bu+0.12−10¢/BuJanuary (F)12.7975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550/bu+0.12−39¢/BuJanuary (F)12.4575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550/bu+0.12−39¢/BuJanuary (F)12.4575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925–10.0425/bu+0.13−20–+25¢/BuMarch (H)12.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4725/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450–10.0050/bu+0.12−10–+26¢/BuJanuary (F)12.5725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3800/bu—+5¢/BuMarch (H)6.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4525/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2800/bu—−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.7800/bu—−60–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–5.3525/bu+0.01−75–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu—−65¢/BuMarch (H)5.5625
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2525–5.3025/bu+0.01−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.2300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1025/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.9975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800–5.3500/bu—−35–+2¢/BuMarch (H)6.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2525–5.3025/bu+0.00−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300–5.1700/bu+0.05−30–−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.2125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025/bu+0.01−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025/bu+0.01−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.7575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3625/bu+0.06+90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6525/bu+0.06+13–+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.1275/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.5725/bu+0.04+3–+11¢/BuMarch (H)4.5775
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.07+31¢/BuMarch (H)5.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925/bu+0.06+83¢/BuMarch (H)5.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.7125/bu+0.09+12–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.7550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500/bu+0.04−50¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.6825/bu+0.04+3–+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.11+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.11+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4625/bu+0.06+100¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–5.3625/bu+0.06+20–+90¢/BuMarch (H)4.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.6425/bu+0.06−5–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.7050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.2275/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.5625/bu+0.06−15–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6050
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325–4.5425/bu+0.06+7–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8075/bu+0.03−57¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.4525/bu+0.06−2–−1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925/bu+0.06+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.0800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625/bu+0.06+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125/bu+0.06+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.06−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.4625/bu+0.06−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.5150

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775/bu+0.030¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9450
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.