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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Apr 8
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2775–9.6775/bu+0.03−50–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.5292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–10.1775/bu+0.10+4–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.8225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2375–9.3475/bu+0.06−54–−43¢/BuNovember (X)11.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475/bu+0.28+12¢/BuMay (K)11.6950
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.4775/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.0175/bu+0.10+5–+9¢/BuMay (K)11.7483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775/bu+0.03−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.10+5¢/BuMay (K)11.7450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.8275/bu+0.03−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2275/bu+0.10−70¢/BuMay (K)11.0950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2775/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)12.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7775/bu+0.10−15¢/BuMay (K)11.9950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4375/bu+0.10−49¢/BuMay (K)11.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4375/bu+0.10−49¢/BuMay (K)11.1650
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9775–9.3675/bu+0.03−80–−41¢/BuNovember (X)11.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4775–10.0275/bu+0.10−45–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.3200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4900/bu+0.04−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3500/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMay (K)5.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–5.5300/bu+0.04−75–−1¢/BuJuly (N)5.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.8500/bu+0.03−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.1025
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400–5.4600/bu+0.04−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.5250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.04−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3400–5.4400/bu+0.04−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–5.2000/bu+0.03−66–−20¢/BuMay (K)5.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900/bu+0.04−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.4700
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.0700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.04−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.8700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–5.1900/bu+0.04−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400/bu+0.03−26¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.00+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6900/bu+0.05+100¢/BuMay (K)5.3825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375–4.2575/bu+0.02−32–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100–4.9100/bu+0.05+12–+22¢/BuMay (K)4.3750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.00+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5400/bu+0.05+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.2375/bu+0.00−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100–4.8500/bu+0.05+12–+16¢/BuMay (K)4.3458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075/bu+0.00−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.2625
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.00+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900–5.6900/bu+0.05+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3575/bu+0.00−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.9100/bu+0.05−10–+22¢/BuMay (K)4.2375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075–4.1575/bu+0.00−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.8300/bu+0.05+6–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.2775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575/bu+0.00−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)3.9525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075/bu+0.00−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.05−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7900/bu+0.05−9–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2175

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675/bu+0.01+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4525
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.