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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jan 16
● Bids as filed55 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550–10.5650/bu+0.21+4–+25¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075–10.0075/bu+0.19−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)11.6558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3100–10.4200/bu+0.25+12–+23¢/BuMarch (H)12.4000
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3050–10.3450/bu+0.23−1–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6775–9.7075/bu+0.19−53–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600–10.2800/bu+0.19+7–+9¢/BuMarch (H)12.2650
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550/bu+0.21+4¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075–9.9075/bu+0.19−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3100–10.4600/bu+0.26+12–+27¢/BuMarch (H)12.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900/bu+0.24+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.1350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2575/bu+0.19−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4400/bu+0.24−75¢/BuMarch (H)11.5850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9900/bu+0.24−20¢/BuMarch (H)12.0350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000/bu+0.24−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000/bu+0.24−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.6950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4575–9.9075/bu+0.19−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.3500/bu+0.24−25–+16¢/BuMarch (H)11.9600

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5450/bu+0.09−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3750/bu+0.100¢/BuMarch (H)5.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–5.4950/bu+0.09−75–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–4.9250/bu+0.10−60–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.5300
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450–5.4950/bu+0.09−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu+0.09−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.6875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450–5.3950/bu+0.09−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.8708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1750–5.5250/bu+0.10−20–+15¢/BuMarch (H)6.0317
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.09−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.7875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.09−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.1875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.09−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.7525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6950/bu+0.09+95¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–4.9800/bu+0.06+1–+15¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.2775/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3708
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–4.8650/bu+0.01+9–+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4450–5.5950/bu+0.04+70–+85¢/BuMarch (H)4.8900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.06+1¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0500–4.2275/bu+0.04−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–4.9450/bu+0.04+5–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5433
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8300/bu+0.05+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–5.7450/bu+0.040–+100¢/BuMarch (H)4.6400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.9300/bu+0.05−15–+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.3775/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.8450/bu+0.04−15–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3150
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–4.8500/bu+0.05−4–+2¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1275/bu+0.04−46–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.7750/bu+0.020–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.040¢/BuMarch (H)3.9900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850/bu+0.04−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7550/bu+0.04−6–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3250

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.04+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6575
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.