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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jan 23
● Bids as filed56 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu—−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.9900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7325/bu—−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5400/bu—0¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0325–5.7025/bu—−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.8250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900–4.9400/bu—−65–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.8725
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5325–5.6625/bu—−25–−12¢/BuJuly (N)6.1775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4825/bu—−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.9250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7900/bu—+25¢/BuMarch (H)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5325–5.5825/bu—−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.1417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400–5.7200/bu—−20–+18¢/BuMarch (H)6.2825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1325/bu—−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.0250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825/bu—−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4250

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075–11.0275/bu+0.10+3–+25¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325–10.3325/bu+0.07−40–−20¢/BuNovember (X)11.6658
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7050–10.8850/bu+0.06+5–+23¢/BuMarch (H)12.5500
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7675–10.8375/bu+0.10−1–+6¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0025–10.0325/bu+0.07−53–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.7150/bu+0.06−3–+6¢/BuMarch (H)12.4150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075/bu+0.10+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225–10.2325/bu+0.06−41–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7450–10.8850/bu+0.09+9–+23¢/BuMarch (H)12.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550/bu+0.10+10¢/BuMarch (H)12.3300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5825/bu+0.07−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.10−85¢/BuMarch (H)11.6800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550/bu+0.10−20¢/BuMarch (H)12.1300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2650/bu+0.10−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2650/bu+0.10−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.8000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7825–10.2325/bu+0.07−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4050–10.8050/bu+0.10−25–+15¢/BuMarch (H)12.0550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8475/bu+0.06+95¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0125–5.0925/bu+0.05+2–+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.3925/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4808
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975–5.0275/bu+0.06+10–+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.6125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1425/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5975–5.7475/bu+0.06+70–+85¢/BuMarch (H)4.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0125/bu+0.05+2¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.3425/bu+0.06−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3713
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975–5.0975/bu+0.06+10–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.6442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9725/bu+0.05+98¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0975–5.8475/bu+0.06+20–+95¢/BuMarch (H)4.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.0525/bu+0.05−10–+6¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4925/bu+0.05−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475–5.0375/bu+0.06−15–+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.4425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.0225/bu+0.05−1–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.2425/bu+0.05−46–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–4.9275/bu+0.06+2–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.5375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975/bu+0.060¢/BuMarch (H)4.0675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0925/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375/bu+0.06−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375–4.9775/bu+0.06−6–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5025

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.050¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7075
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.