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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Jan 21
● Bids as filed55 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–11.0275/bu+0.31+3–+25¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.2975/bu+0.22−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)11.7533
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8125–10.9025/bu+0.34+14–+23¢/BuMarch (H)12.6825
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7675–10.8375/bu+0.33−1–+6¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–9.9975/bu+0.22−53–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425/bu+0.33+7¢/BuMarch (H)12.5350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075/bu+0.31+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0975–10.1975/bu+0.22−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7925–10.9425/bu+0.33+12–+27¢/BuMarch (H)12.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725/bu+0.33+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.4950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5475/bu+0.22−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225/bu+0.63−85¢/BuMarch (H)11.8450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4725/bu+0.33−20¢/BuMarch (H)12.2950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825/bu+0.33−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825/bu+0.33−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.9650
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7475–10.1975/bu+0.22−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4225–10.8225/bu+0.33−25–+15¢/BuMarch (H)12.2200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7675/bu+0.21−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5875/bu+0.200¢/BuMarch (H)6.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675–5.7375/bu+0.21−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.0375/bu+0.20−60–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.6400
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5675–5.7175/bu+0.21−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4175/bu+0.21−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7775
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5675–5.6175/bu+0.21−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.9775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3875–5.7275/bu+0.20−20–+14¢/BuMarch (H)6.1250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675/bu+0.21−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175/bu+0.21−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.2775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.21−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.8425

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8600/bu+0.06+96¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0475–5.1175/bu+0.10+5–+12¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.3475/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4117
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0000–5.0500/bu+0.07+10–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0975/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6000–5.6500/bu+0.06+70–+75¢/BuMarch (H)4.9150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0475/bu+0.10+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.2975/bu+0.04−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200–5.1000/bu+0.10+12–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0000/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9975/bu+0.07+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000–5.9000/bu+0.06+20–+100¢/BuMarch (H)4.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475–5.0575/bu+0.07−15–+6¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.4475/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–5.0400/bu+0.06−15–+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.3400
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.0275/bu+0.11−1–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.1975/bu+0.04−46–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–4.9400/bu+0.06+2–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.4950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0475/bu+0.07+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.060¢/BuMarch (H)4.0150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1475/bu+0.07+15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0000/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.06−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–4.9800/bu+0.06−6–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4500

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375/bu+0.05+14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6750
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.