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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Apr 24
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650–10.2050/bu+0.08−29–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.4917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7100–10.8300/bu+0.14+18–+30¢/BuMay (K)11.7275
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550–9.9950/bu+0.08−40–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6500–10.6900/bu+0.14+12–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.6075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.1050/bu+0.08−26–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6700–10.7100/bu+0.12+14–+18¢/BuMay (K)11.6542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.08−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800/bu+0.13+5¢/BuMay (K)11.6275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4050/bu+0.08−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300/bu+0.13−70¢/BuMay (K)10.9775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.08−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.2550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3800/bu+0.13−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800/bu+0.13−45¢/BuMay (K)10.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800/bu+0.13−45¢/BuMay (K)11.0775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–10.1350/bu+0.08−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.7800/bu+0.13−45–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.2025

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3950/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2425/bu+0.01−5¢/BuMay (K)6.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–5.3550/bu+0.01−75–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.7425/bu+0.01−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.5475
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2450–5.3950/bu+0.01−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.0675
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450/bu+0.01−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1925/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950–5.3450/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–5.1225/bu+0.06−60–−17¢/BuMay (K)5.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)6.0350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.5550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.01−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.3550
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–5.2450/bu+0.01−75–−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0925/bu+0.01−20¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650/bu+0.02+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7725/bu+0.05+100¢/BuMay (K)5.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3850/bu+0.01−20–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4458
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–4.9825/bu+0.06+13–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.5300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6225/bu+0.05+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.3150/bu+0.01−16–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–4.9725/bu+0.06+13–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.4767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725–5.7725/bu+0.05+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.6100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.4650/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.9725/bu+0.05−20–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2750/bu+0.02−38–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725–4.8825/bu+0.08+10–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.4650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.05+13¢/BuMay (K)4.1600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.05+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.8725/bu+0.05+3–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3700

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.020¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5625
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.