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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 9
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.8000/bu+0.26−43–−17¢/BuNovember (X)11.4392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.3775/bu+0.20+4–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.7325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4500–9.5400/bu+0.21−52–−43¢/BuNovember (X)11.3225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475/bu+0.20+12¢/BuMay (K)11.6025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.6700/bu+0.14−40–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.2675/bu+0.20+5–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.6542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6700/bu+0.19−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775/bu+0.20+5¢/BuMay (K)11.6475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0200/bu+0.19−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275/bu+0.20−70¢/BuMay (K)10.9975
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4700/bu+0.19−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.20−15¢/BuMay (K)11.8975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375/bu+0.20−49¢/BuMay (K)11.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375/bu+0.20−49¢/BuMay (K)11.0675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1700–9.5600/bu+0.19−80–−41¢/BuNovember (X)11.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6775–10.3075/bu+0.20−45–+18¢/BuMay (K)11.2225

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5075/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3725/bu+0.02−5¢/BuMay (K)5.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075–5.4175/bu+0.02−75–−14¢/BuJuly (N)5.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.8725/bu+0.02−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.1100
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3575–5.4775/bu+0.02−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.5700
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2575/bu+0.02−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.4950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3225/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3575–5.4675/bu+0.02−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.6083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–5.2225/bu+0.03−65–−20¢/BuMay (K)5.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075/bu+0.02−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.4850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.0850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.8850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775–5.2075/bu+0.02−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1625/bu+0.02−26¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.05+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7400/bu+0.05+100¢/BuMay (K)5.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.3075/bu+0.05−32–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700–4.9500/bu+0.06+13–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.4075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5900/bu+0.05+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.2750/bu+0.05−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900/bu+0.08+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3792
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.2925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.05+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400–5.7400/bu+0.05+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.4075/bu+0.05−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.9500/bu+0.05−10–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.2675
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2075/bu+0.06−44–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–4.8600/bu+0.05+6–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)3.9825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.05−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.8400/bu+0.05−9–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2475

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075/bu+0.040¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4725
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.