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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Apr 25
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0600–10.2000/bu+0.01−29–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.4842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375–10.8275/bu+0.07+14–+33¢/BuMay (K)11.6625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9500–9.9900/bu+0.01−40–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.3475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6175–10.6575/bu+0.03+12–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.6050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1000/bu+0.01−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6475–10.6675/bu+0.02+15–+17¢/BuMay (K)11.6150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500/bu+0.01−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5925/bu+0.010¢/BuJuly (N)11.5950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4000/bu+0.01−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975/bu+0.03−70¢/BuMay (K)10.9450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8500/bu+0.01−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475/bu+0.03−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475/bu+0.03−45¢/BuMay (K)10.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475/bu+0.03−45¢/BuMay (K)11.0450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–10.1300/bu+0.01−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475–10.7475/bu+0.03−45–+25¢/BuMay (K)11.1700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4000/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2500/bu+0.01−5¢/BuMay (K)6.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–5.4000/bu+0.01−75–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.7500/bu+0.01−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.5575
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2500–5.4000/bu+0.01−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.0850
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500/bu+0.01−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.8925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000–5.3500/bu+0.01−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–5.1300/bu+0.01−60–−17¢/BuMay (K)5.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)6.0525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.5725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500/bu+0.01−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.3725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–5.2800/bu+0.01−75–−17¢/BuJuly (N)5.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.11−10¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.01+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7550/bu+0.02+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.6950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.3775/bu+0.01−20–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9375–4.9975/bu+0.04+15–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.4975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.01+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6375/bu+0.02+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.3075/bu+0.01−16–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–4.9975/bu+0.02+13–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.7875/bu+0.02+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.4575/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.9875/bu+0.12−10–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3000
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.2675/bu+0.00−37–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–4.9375/bu+0.05+13–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175/bu+0.02+13¢/BuMay (K)4.1500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.02+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175–4.8875/bu+0.02+3–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3600

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.010¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5350
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.