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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Apr 4
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3425–9.7425/bu+0.38−50–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–10.0200/bu+0.36+4–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.9250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2125–9.4425/bu+0.38−63–−40¢/BuNovember (X)11.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7300–9.7600/bu+0.38−4–−1¢/BuMay (K)11.8150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4925–9.5425/bu+0.38−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–9.8500/bu+0.36+4–+8¢/BuMay (K)11.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5425/bu+0.33−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200/bu+0.35+5¢/BuMay (K)11.8500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.8925/bu+0.33−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0700/bu—−70¢/BuMay (K)11.2000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3425/bu+0.33−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200/bu+0.35−15¢/BuMay (K)11.6000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2800/bu+0.35−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2800/bu+0.35−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0425–9.4825/bu+0.48−80–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3200–9.8500/bu+0.35−45–+8¢/BuMay (K)11.4250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3775/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2400/bu+0.07−5¢/BuMay (K)5.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–5.3275/bu+0.07−75–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.7400/bu+0.07−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.1975
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275–5.3475/bu+0.03−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.6225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275/bu+0.07−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275–5.3375/bu+0.07−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.5742
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–5.0600/bu+0.07−65–−23¢/BuMay (K)5.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1775/bu+0.07−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.5175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.1675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275/bu+0.07−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.9675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475–5.0775/bu+0.07−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.07−26¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.01+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6025/bu+0.03+100¢/BuMay (K)5.3925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.2675/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–4.7825/bu+0.03+13–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.3900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4525/bu+0.03+85¢/BuMay (K)5.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.2425/bu+0.01−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–4.7625/bu+0.04+13–+16¢/BuMay (K)4.3658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMay (K)4.2925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–5.6025/bu+0.03+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3675/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–4.7825/bu+0.03−10–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.2675
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.1675/bu+0.01−42–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.7325/bu+0.05+9–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.3125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMay (K)3.9825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.03−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2788
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.7025/bu+0.03−9–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2725

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675/bu+0.010¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
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.