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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Jan 17
● Bids as filed55 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975–10.6975/bu+0.14+5–+25¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–10.0775/bu+0.07−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)11.5958
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4700–10.5700/bu+0.16+13–+23¢/BuMarch (H)12.4100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4375–10.5075/bu+0.13−1–+6¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7475–9.7775/bu+0.07−53–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4100–10.4400/bu+0.15+7–+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.2625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975/bu+0.14+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8775–9.9775/bu+0.07−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4600–10.6100/bu+0.15+12–+27¢/BuMarch (H)12.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4400/bu+0.15+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.2325
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3275/bu+0.07−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1900/bu+0.25−115¢/BuMarch (H)11.5825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1400/bu+0.15−20¢/BuMarch (H)12.0325
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9500/bu+0.15−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9500/bu+0.15−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.7025
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5275–9.9775/bu+0.07−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900–10.5000/bu+0.15−25–+16¢/BuMarch (H)11.9575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5550/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3875/bu+0.010¢/BuMarch (H)5.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550–5.5250/bu+0.01−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875–4.9375/bu+0.01−60–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.6075
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3550–5.5050/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9900
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2050/bu+0.01−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3550–5.4050/bu+0.01−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.9475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1875–5.5275/bu+0.01−20–+14¢/BuMarch (H)6.0925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050/bu+0.01−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.2475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.01−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.8125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8025/bu+0.11+96¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500–5.0500/bu+0.11+2–+12¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.3100/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325–4.9625/bu+0.10+9–+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425–5.6925/bu+0.10+70–+85¢/BuMarch (H)4.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500/bu+0.11+2¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2600/bu+0.04−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3363
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225–5.0425/bu+0.13+8–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5683
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.10+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5350
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9300/bu+0.10+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425–5.8425/bu+0.30+20–+100¢/BuMarch (H)4.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–4.9900/bu+0.10−15–+6¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4100/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.9825/bu+0.10−15–+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.3300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800–4.9500/bu+0.09−5–+2¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.1600/bu+0.03−46–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625–4.8725/bu+0.12+2–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800/bu+0.10+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.100¢/BuMarch (H)4.0050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0800/bu+0.10+15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.10+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825/bu+0.10−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.9225/bu+0.10−6–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4200

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.03+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6600
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.