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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Apr 3
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200–10.0700/bu+0.27−45–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.5908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.3650/bu+0.20+5–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.8650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5900–9.8400/bu+0.28−58–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050–10.1350/bu+0.18−1–+2¢/BuMay (K)11.7250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700/bu+0.20−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.2150/bu+0.20+5–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700/bu+0.20−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650/bu+0.18+5¢/BuMay (K)11.8000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2200/bu+0.20−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700/bu+0.20−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9650/bu+0.18−15¢/BuMay (K)11.5500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250/bu+0.18−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250/bu+0.18−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5200–9.8500/bu+0.20−65–−32¢/BuNovember (X)11.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650–10.1950/bu+0.18−45–+8¢/BuMay (K)11.3750

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4500/bu+0.03−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3100/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMay (K)5.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–5.3700/bu+0.03−75–−13¢/BuJuly (N)5.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.8100/bu+0.03−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.0875
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600–5.4200/bu+0.03−24–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.5125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.03−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000–5.4000/bu+0.03−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4717
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–5.1300/bu+0.03−65–−23¢/BuMay (K)5.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2500/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.4150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.0650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.03−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.8650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–5.1500/bu+0.03−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000/bu+0.03−26¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.01+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5750/bu+0.00+100¢/BuMay (K)5.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.2750/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7750/bu+0.00+13–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3775
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4250/bu+0.00+85¢/BuMay (K)5.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250–4.2400/bu+0.01−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.7250/bu+0.02+12–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3692
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3025
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–5.5750/bu+0.00+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.3750/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.7550/bu+0.05−10–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1750/bu+0.01−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.6650/bu+0.00+7–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.3225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.00+7¢/BuMay (K)3.9925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750/bu+0.00+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.00−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.6750/bu+0.00−9–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2825

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750/bu+0.010¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
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.