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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 8
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.02+34¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2075/bu+0.02−30–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.6550/bu+0.02+12–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.5625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.08+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.3775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150–4.1375/bu+0.03−15–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6450/bu+0.02+11–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.5358
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–5.4250/bu+0.02+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2875/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.6150/bu+0.02−20–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.3650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.0975/bu+0.02−34–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5850/bu+0.04+6–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.02+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.02+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.5650/bu+0.02+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.4400

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1875/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1625–5.2525/bu+0.05−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.1750
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9925/bu+0.05−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0625/bu+0.05−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1825–5.3025/bu+0.09−11–+1¢/BuJuly (N)6.2350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425/bu+0.05−85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1925/bu+0.05−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.1250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.7250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.05−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225–5.1925/bu+0.05−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8250
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–5.2925/bu+0.05−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.7425/bu+0.05−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2425/bu+0.05−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1425/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.2750

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.1000/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.7417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4900–10.6600/bu+0.08+4–+21¢/BuJuly (N)12.1200
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700–9.9000/bu+0.03−38–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.4900/bu+0.10+3–+4¢/BuJuly (N)12.0250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.1100/bu+0.03−25–−14¢/BuNovember (X)11.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000–10.5400/bu+0.09+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)12.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9500/bu+0.03−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500/bu+0.060¢/BuJuly (N)11.9350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3000/bu+0.03−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7500/bu+0.06−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.4350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7500/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500/bu+0.06−20¢/BuJuly (N)11.7850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700/bu+0.06−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9700/bu+0.06−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.3075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6500–10.0300/bu+0.03−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0000–10.5300/bu+0.06−45–+8¢/BuJuly (N)11.4600
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.