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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Jan 15
● Bids as filed55 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625–10.8025/bu+0.06+1–+25¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.1925/bu+0.10−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)11.6333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5575–10.6575/bu+0.06+13–+23¢/BuMarch (H)12.3025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.5825/bu+0.06−2–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8625–9.8925/bu+0.10−53–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4475–10.5275/bu+0.05+2–+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.1325
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625/bu+0.06+1¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.0925/bu+0.10−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.7075/bu+0.05+14–+28¢/BuMarch (H)12.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.0575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4425/bu+0.10−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6775/bu+0.00−75¢/BuMarch (H)11.5075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMarch (H)11.9575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.00−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.00−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.6175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6425–10.0925/bu+0.10−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.5875/bu+0.05−25–+16¢/BuMarch (H)11.8825

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6350/bu—−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4700/bu+0.010¢/BuMarch (H)5.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350–5.5850/bu—−75–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700–5.0200/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.5000
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4350–5.5350/bu—−25–−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.9125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2850/bu—−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.6700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4350–5.4850/bu—−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.8533
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700–5.6600/bu+0.01−20–+19¢/BuMarch (H)5.9850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350/bu—−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.7700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu—−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.1700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu—−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.7350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7875/bu+0.04+100¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000–5.0300/bu+0.03+2–+15¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.3200/bu+0.00−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475–4.8975/bu+0.04+6–+11¢/BuMarch (H)4.4700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700/bu+0.00+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4875–5.6375/bu+0.04+70–+85¢/BuMarch (H)4.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.03+2¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.2700/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3263
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–4.9875/bu+0.04+5–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.4958
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8800/bu+0.03+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875–5.7875/bu+0.040–+100¢/BuMarch (H)4.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.9800/bu+0.03−15–+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4200/bu+0.00−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375–4.8875/bu+0.04−15–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.2975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–4.9000/bu+0.03−4–+2¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100–4.1700/bu+0.00−46–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–4.7975/bu+0.04−2–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700/bu+0.00−50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875/bu+0.040¢/BuMarch (H)3.9725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.03+15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.00−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.04−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–4.7975/bu+0.04−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2925

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000/bu+0.00+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6500
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.