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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, May 5
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.0725/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.9208
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5700–10.7350/bu+0.11+19–+28¢/BuMay (K)12.5575
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425–9.8625/bu+0.08−38–−36¢/BuNovember (X)11.7975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5250/bu+0.08+7¢/BuJuly (N)12.4575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9725–10.0725/bu+0.08−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.9650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5350–10.5700/bu+0.13+8–+19¢/BuJuly (N)12.4708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225/bu+0.08−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550/bu+0.130¢/BuJuly (N)12.3375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2725/bu+0.08−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550/bu+0.13−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.8375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7225/bu+0.08−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2300/bu+0.11−15¢/BuMay (K)12.0875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.06−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.06−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.7275
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6225–10.0025/bu+0.02−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050–10.6450/bu+0.03−45–+19¢/BuJuly (N)11.8625

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2625/bu+0.12−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1625/bu+0.12−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.3875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–5.3125/bu+0.12−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3125–4.7625/bu+0.12−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.8875
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1825–5.2725/bu+0.10−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.2875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0125/bu+0.12−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.2175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0825/bu+0.12−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625–5.3125/bu+0.12−25–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.12−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625/bu+0.12−25¢/BuJuly (N)6.2375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625/bu+0.12−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125/bu+0.12−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.6375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–5.2125/bu+0.04−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9375

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.07+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3425/bu+0.15+80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800–4.2500/bu+0.07−25–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.7225/bu+0.15+11–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.7025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.07+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4425/bu+0.15+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.1800/bu+0.07−15–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5638
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–4.6925/bu+0.14+11–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800/bu+0.07−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.15+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8300/bu+0.07+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925–5.4925/bu+0.15+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300–4.3300/bu+0.07−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.7425/bu+0.15−20–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.4900
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0800–4.1400/bu+0.07−35–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.6525/bu+0.16+10–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.6200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0300/bu+0.07−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.15+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800/bu+0.07−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.15+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.7025/bu+0.05+5–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.5650

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300/bu+0.07−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8850
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.