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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 2
● Bids as filed56 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775–5.5775/bu+0.04+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3875/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.7575/bu+0.09−15–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.2875/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075–4.7775/bu+0.04+13–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375/bu—+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5775/bu—+100¢/BuMay (K)5.4175
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1875/bu+0.01−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475–4.6675/bu+0.04+7–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.2875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375–4.2575/bu+0.01−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3588
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7275/bu+0.07+10–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMay (K)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMay (K)4.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4275/bu+0.04+85¢/BuMay (K)5.2175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475/bu+0.04+7¢/BuMay (K)3.9575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375/bu—−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775/bu—+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875/bu—−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.6775/bu+0.23−9–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2475

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875/bu—0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4275/bu—−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2875–5.4475/bu+0.01−24–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.5025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275/bu+0.01−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3275–5.4275/bu+0.01−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.02−65¢/BuMay (K)5.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2775/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.4225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.0725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275/bu—−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475–5.1775/bu+0.44−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1325/bu+0.01−26¢/BuMay (K)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775–5.1775/bu+0.06−75–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.8425/bu+0.06−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4425/bu—+5¢/BuMay (K)5.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4775/bu—−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3425/bu—−5¢/BuMay (K)5.5600

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.2725/bu+0.02−38–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.6008
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650–10.5450/bu+0.04+7–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.8875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725–10.0425/bu+0.02−50–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2850/bu+0.08−1¢/BuMay (K)11.7625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3650–10.3950/bu+0.09+7–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.8458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3450/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)11.8225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4225/bu+0.02−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9975
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725/bu—−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450/bu—−15¢/BuMay (K)11.5225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu—−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu—−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3200/bu+0.30−13¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225–10.0725/bu+0.07−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450–9.9450/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuMay (K)11.3975
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.