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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 16
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–10.1925/bu+0.05−40–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.3492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5375–10.6875/bu+0.03+15–+30¢/BuMay (K)11.5550
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–9.9825/bu+0.05−43–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.2125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4775–10.5075/bu+0.00+9–+12¢/BuMay (K)11.4350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–10.0925/bu+0.05−40–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.3575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275–10.5675/bu+0.08+14–+18¢/BuMay (K)11.4717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425/bu+0.05−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4375/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)11.4950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3925/bu+0.05−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875/bu+0.03−70¢/BuMay (K)10.8450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425/bu+0.05−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375/bu+0.03−15¢/BuMay (K)11.2450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375/bu+0.03−45¢/BuMay (K)10.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375/bu+0.03−45¢/BuMay (K)10.9050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6425–10.0725/bu+0.15−70–−27¢/BuNovember (X)11.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9375–10.6075/bu+0.03−45–+22¢/BuMay (K)11.0700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5600/bu+0.05−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4275/bu+0.06−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.5000/bu+0.05−75–−11¢/BuJuly (N)5.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.9275/bu+0.06−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)4.8950
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4100–5.5600/bu+0.05−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3950
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3100/bu+0.05−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3775/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4100–5.5200/bu+0.05−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–5.2475/bu+0.07−65–−23¢/BuMay (K)5.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600/bu+0.05−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100/bu+0.05−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.6725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.4100/bu+0.05−75–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2775/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.03+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7425/bu+0.07+90¢/BuMay (K)5.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4675/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3308
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.0225/bu+0.05+14–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.3850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6925/bu+0.03+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.4400/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9925–5.0525/bu+0.06+15–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.3392
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMay (K)4.2525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425–5.8425/bu+0.03+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675–4.5675/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–5.0325/bu+0.03−20–+19¢/BuMay (K)4.2025
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.3675/bu+0.03−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–4.9725/bu+0.07+11–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.3175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725/bu+0.06+13¢/BuMay (K)4.0525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.03+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725–4.9425/bu+0.03+3–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2125

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675/bu+0.030¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
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.