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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 23
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9850–10.1250/bu+0.05−29–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.4817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7025/bu+0.08+17–+30¢/BuMay (K)11.7750
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–9.9150/bu+0.04−40–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125/bu+0.06+11¢/BuMay (K)11.6400
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.0250/bu+0.05−26–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5525–10.5825/bu+0.06+15–+18¢/BuMay (K)11.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.01−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)11.6600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3250/bu+0.01−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025/bu+0.05−70¢/BuMay (K)11.0100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750/bu+0.01−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525/bu+0.05−15¢/BuMay (K)11.4100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525/bu+0.05−45¢/BuMay (K)10.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525/bu+0.05−45¢/BuMay (K)11.1100
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5750–10.0550/bu+0.01−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525–10.6525/bu+0.05−45–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.2350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3850/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2325/bu+0.07−5¢/BuMay (K)5.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–5.3450/bu+0.07−75–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.7325/bu+0.07−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.4700
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2350–5.3850/bu+0.07−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1350/bu+0.07−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1825/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850–5.3750/bu+0.12−25–−6¢/BuJuly (N)6.0050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–5.1125/bu+0.06−65–−17¢/BuMay (K)5.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850/bu+0.07−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.9800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.4800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350/bu+0.07−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.2800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–5.2350/bu+0.07−75–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0825/bu+0.07−20¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.08+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7200/bu+0.21+100¢/BuMay (K)5.6725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3650/bu+0.05−20–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–4.9100/bu+0.02+12–+19¢/BuMay (K)4.4975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950/bu+0.09+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700/bu+0.04+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3050/bu+0.04−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400–4.9200/bu+0.04+12–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.4442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.04+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.04+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–5.7200/bu+0.04+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.4450/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.9200/bu+0.04−20–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.2775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2550/bu+0.04−38–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–4.8200/bu+0.01+7–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3975
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500/bu+0.04+13¢/BuMay (K)4.1275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500/bu+0.04+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500–4.8200/bu+0.04+3–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3375

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.090¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
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.