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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Apr 28
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775–10.2175/bu+0.02−29–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.5133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6600–10.8500/bu+0.02+14–+33¢/BuMay (K)11.7363
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9675–9.9875/bu+0.02−40–−38¢/BuNovember (X)11.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6400–10.6700/bu+0.02+12–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.6075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175/bu+0.02−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6700–10.6900/bu+0.02+15–+17¢/BuMay (K)11.6417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250/bu+0.030¢/BuJuly (N)11.6700
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4175/bu+0.02−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8200/bu+0.02−70¢/BuMay (K)10.9575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675/bu+0.02−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3700/bu+0.02−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700/bu+0.02−45¢/BuMay (K)10.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700/bu+0.02−45¢/BuMay (K)11.0575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–10.1475/bu+0.02−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.2550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.7700/bu+0.03−55–+25¢/BuJuly (N)11.1888

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2600/bu+0.14−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1600/bu+0.09−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–5.2600/bu+0.14−75–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.6050/bu+0.14−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.4188
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100–5.2600/bu+0.14−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9200
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.14−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.7850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.15−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.2100/bu+0.14−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.9850/bu+0.15−60–−17¢/BuMay (K)5.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.14−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.8350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.14−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.4350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100/bu+0.14−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.2350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–5.1400/bu+0.14−75–−17¢/BuJuly (N)5.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.15−10¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.06+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7325/bu+0.02+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.8425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3225/bu+0.04−20–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250–4.9725/bu+0.01+17–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.5125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.06+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6050/bu+0.03+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.2650/bu+0.05−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3988
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950–4.9650/bu+0.02+14–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.4458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.06+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.7550/bu+0.03+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4025/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.9550/bu+0.01−15–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.2925
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.2125/bu+0.06−37–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950–4.9050/bu+0.02+14–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.03+13¢/BuMay (K)4.1425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4425
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.03+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–4.8550/bu+0.03+3–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3525

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025/bu+0.060¢/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.