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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 7
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1175/bu+0.01−34–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.6025/bu+0.09+8–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1575/bu+0.01−15–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4813
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025–4.6625/bu+0.06+11–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.06+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.01+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925/bu+0.06+80¢/BuJuly (N)5.4050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.07+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.07+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.06+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.5825/bu+0.06+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.4600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.3075/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.6625/bu+0.06−20–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425–5.4425/bu+0.06+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.7850
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475/bu+0.04+34¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2275/bu+0.01−30–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.6925/bu+0.05+12–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075/bu+0.01−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2125–5.3025/bu+0.02−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.0950
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425/bu+0.02−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1125/bu+0.02−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0925–5.3525/bu+0.02−25–+1¢/BuJuly (N)6.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925/bu+0.07−85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2425/bu+0.13−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.6900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–5.2425/bu+0.02−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–5.3425/bu+0.02−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.7925/bu+0.02−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2925/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1925/bu+0.02−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.2400

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.0700/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.8667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125–10.6025/bu+0.04+2–+21¢/BuJuly (N)12.3225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8400–9.8700/bu+0.03−38–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825–10.4525/bu+0.02−1–+6¢/BuJuly (N)12.2325
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700–10.0800/bu+0.03−25–−14¢/BuNovember (X)11.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125–10.4825/bu+0.07+2–+9¢/BuJuly (N)12.2308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9200/bu+0.03−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3925/bu+0.020¢/BuJuly (N)12.1275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2700/bu+0.03−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6925/bu+0.02−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.6275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7200/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1925/bu+0.02−20¢/BuJuly (N)11.9775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125/bu+0.02−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9125/bu+0.02−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.5075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6200–10.0000/bu+0.03−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9425–10.4725/bu+0.02−45–+8¢/BuJuly (N)11.6525
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.