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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Jan 28
● Bids as filed57 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5950–10.7950/bu+0.010–+20¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.2250/bu+0.04−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.6392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4400–10.6200/bu—−1–+17¢/BuMarch (H)12.4425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5650–10.6250/bu+0.01−3–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–9.9750/bu+0.04−53–−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3700–10.4000/bu+0.03−8–−5¢/BuMarch (H)12.2875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5950/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.1750/bu+0.04−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4400–10.6500/bu—−1–+20¢/BuMarch (H)12.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500/bu+0.050¢/BuMarch (H)12.2875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5250/bu+0.04−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6000/bu—−85¢/BuMarch (H)11.6375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2000/bu—−25¢/BuMarch (H)12.0875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600/bu—−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600/bu—−39¢/BuMarch (H)11.8375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–10.1750/bu+0.04−75–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000–10.5100/bu+0.05−35–+6¢/BuMarch (H)11.9875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6525/bu+0.09−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4525/bu+0.100¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.6225/bu+0.09−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.8525/bu+0.10−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.8050
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4525–5.5825/bu+0.09−25–−12¢/BuJuly (N)6.1125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4025/bu+0.09−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5725/bu+0.03+12¢/BuMarch (H)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4525–5.5025/bu+0.09−25–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.0692
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1025–5.5325/bu+0.10−35–+8¢/BuMarch (H)6.2150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525/bu+0.09−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.09−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.3525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.09−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.8275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.03+42¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8025/bu+0.03+95¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600–5.0500/bu+0.040–+9¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3600/bu+0.03−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4758
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–4.9825/bu+0.05+10–+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.5550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5525–5.6025/bu+0.03+70–+75¢/BuMarch (H)4.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.3100/bu+0.02−50–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3488
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.0725/bu+0.03+10–+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9400/bu+0.04+98¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525–5.8525/bu+0.03+20–+100¢/BuMarch (H)4.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.0200/bu+0.04−10–+6¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4600/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–5.0025/bu+0.03−15–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300–4.9900/bu+0.04−3–+3¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.2100/bu+0.03−46–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.04+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.030¢/BuMarch (H)4.0275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.03−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–4.9325/bu+0.03−6–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4325

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100/bu+0.030¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6525
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.