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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Apr 29
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.06−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.7825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050–5.2050/bu+0.06−25–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–5.0050/bu+0.10−60–−25¢/BuMay (K)5.5825
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2050/bu+0.06−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1050/bu+0.06−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–5.2050/bu+0.06−75–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.5075/bu+0.06−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.4325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1050–5.2150/bu+0.01−15–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.8625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550/bu+0.06−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.7625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.06−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.3825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550/bu+0.06−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.1825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–5.0850/bu+0.06−75–−17¢/BuJuly (N)5.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.1025/bu+0.12−29–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.3217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800–10.7400/bu+0.08+17–+33¢/BuMay (K)11.6188
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525–9.8925/bu+0.12−40–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.1850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5100–10.5800/bu+0.13+10–+17¢/BuMay (K)11.5650
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9925–10.1025/bu+0.13−26–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5200–10.6075/bu+0.15+11–+8¢/BuMay (K)11.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525/bu+0.12−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.100¢/BuJuly (N)11.4800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3025/bu+0.12−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100/bu+0.11−70¢/BuMay (K)10.8050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7525/bu+0.12−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600/bu+0.11−15¢/BuMay (K)11.2300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9600/bu+0.11−45¢/BuMay (K)10.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9600/bu+0.11−45¢/BuMay (K)10.9050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5525–10.0325/bu+0.12−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775–10.6800/bu+0.10−55–+27¢/BuJuly (N)11.0050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.06+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6025/bu+0.13+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.9175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2650/bu+0.07−20–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650–4.8725/bu+0.16+16–+17¢/BuMay (K)4.4994
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950/bu+0.06+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4550/bu+0.15+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875–4.1975/bu+0.07−16–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3638
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650–4.8050/bu+0.13+16–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.15+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.06+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–5.6050/bu+0.15+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.3450/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.8250/bu+0.13−15–+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.2425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.1550/bu+0.06−37–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.7550/bu+0.15+14–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0450/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.15+13¢/BuMay (K)4.1450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050/bu+0.15+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350/bu+0.15+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.7050/bu+0.15+3–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3550

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450/bu+0.060¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
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.