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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, May 2
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.1550/bu+0.07−27–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.7433
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775–10.8600/bu+0.09+19–+28¢/BuMay (K)12.2325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–9.9550/bu+0.07−38–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6000–10.6700/bu+0.10+2–+9¢/BuJuly (N)12.1550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.1550/bu+0.07−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6600–10.6775/bu+0.15+8–+19¢/BuJuly (N)12.1383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.07−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800/bu+0.080¢/BuJuly (N)12.0000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550/bu+0.07−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800/bu+0.18−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.5000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.07−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3375/bu+0.09−15¢/BuMay (K)11.7500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.09−45¢/BuMay (K)11.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.09−45¢/BuMay (K)11.4675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6050–10.0850/bu+0.07−70–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0300–10.7700/bu+0.08−55–+19¢/BuJuly (N)11.5250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3800/bu+0.12−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2800/bu+0.12−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–5.4300/bu+0.12−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.8250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.8800/bu+0.12−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.6250
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800–5.4200/bu+0.12−15–−1¢/BuJuly (N)6.0525
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1300/bu+0.12−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.12−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800–5.4300/bu+0.12−25–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu—−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.12−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.9750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.12−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.5750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.12−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.3750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–5.3300/bu+0.12−75–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.03+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4900/bu+0.03+80¢/BuJuly (N)6.0525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.3225/bu+0.03−25–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–4.8700/bu+0.05+11–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.6525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.03+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5900/bu+0.05+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.2525/bu+0.03−15–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–4.8400/bu+0.04+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6017
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.03+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400–5.6400/bu+0.03+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.4025/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.8900/bu+0.03−20–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.3525
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.2125/bu+0.02−35–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000/bu+0.00+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.03+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.03+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.8500/bu+0.03+3–+16¢/BuMay (K)4.4613

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8275
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.