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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 30
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125–10.0325/bu+0.05−27–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.3767
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.6775/bu+0.06+17–+33¢/BuMay (K)11.7250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025–9.8225/bu+0.05−38–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4475/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMay (K)11.6675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.0325/bu+0.07−26–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.5250/bu+0.00+17–+8¢/BuMay (K)11.6692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825/bu+0.07−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4450/bu+0.080¢/BuJuly (N)11.5525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2325/bu+0.07−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475/bu+0.06−70¢/BuMay (K)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6825/bu+0.07−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975/bu+0.06−15¢/BuMay (K)11.3025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975/bu+0.06−45¢/BuMay (K)10.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8975/bu+0.06−45¢/BuMay (K)11.0075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4825–9.9625/bu+0.07−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8950–10.6175/bu+0.08−55–+27¢/BuJuly (N)11.0775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2575/bu+0.05−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1575/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–5.2575/bu+0.05−75–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.7575/bu+0.05−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.3925
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1575–5.2675/bu+0.05−15–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.8275
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.05−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.7225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575–5.2575/bu+0.05−25–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600–5.0575/bu+0.50−17–−25¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575/bu+0.05−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.7425
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.3425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075/bu+0.05−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.1425
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–5.2075/bu+0.05−75–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.02+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5550/bu+0.05+80¢/BuJuly (N)5.9575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.2825/bu+0.02−20–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.9050/bu+0.01+10–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.5550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9125/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5225/bu+0.07+85¢/BuMay (K)5.3825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.2200/bu+0.02−16–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3963
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.8550/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4992
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMay (K)4.3575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050–5.6725/bu+0.20+25–+100¢/BuJuly (N)4.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.3625/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.9125/bu+0.00−20–+24¢/BuJuly (N)4.2575
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0925–4.1725/bu+0.02−37–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225/bu+0.08+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0625/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.07+13¢/BuMay (K)4.2325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.07+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025/bu+0.07+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–4.9150/bu+0.07+3–+16¢/BuMay (K)4.3950

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625/bu+0.18−20¢/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.