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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 1
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.0900/bu+0.06−27–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.6042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5925–10.7325/bu+0.08+19–+33¢/BuMay (K)12.0450
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8600–9.8900/bu+0.06−38–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5025–10.5925/bu+0.06+10–+9¢/BuMay (K)11.9800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9900–10.0900/bu+0.07−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.6450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125–10.5925/bu+0.01+1–+19¢/BuJuly (N)12.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5025/bu+0.060¢/BuJuly (N)11.8400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2900/bu+0.06−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7025/bu+0.06−70¢/BuMay (K)11.3400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7400/bu+0.06−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525/bu+0.06−15¢/BuMay (K)11.5900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525/bu+0.06−45¢/BuMay (K)10.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525/bu+0.06−45¢/BuMay (K)11.3500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–10.0200/bu+0.06−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525–10.6925/bu+0.06−55–+19¢/BuJuly (N)11.3650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2600/bu+0.00−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1600/bu+0.00−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–5.3100/bu+0.00−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.7600/bu+0.00−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.4425
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1600–5.2700/bu+0.00−15–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.8700
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.00−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0800/bu+0.05−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.3100/bu+0.00−25–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.00−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.7925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.00−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.3925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100/bu+0.00−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.1925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–5.2100/bu+0.00−75–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.01+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5225/bu+0.03+80¢/BuJuly (N)6.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225–4.2925/bu+0.05−25–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.9025/bu+0.02+11–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.6550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225/bu+0.01+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425/bu+0.02+90¢/BuMay (K)5.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.8525/bu+0.02+11–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu—+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725–5.6725/bu+0.03+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725–4.3725/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.9225/bu+0.03−20–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.3475
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.1825/bu+0.04−34–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–4.8325/bu+0.02+8–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725/bu+0.03+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.8825/bu+0.03+3–+16¢/BuMay (K)4.4838

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725/bu+0.01−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7950
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.