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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, May 9
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.1550/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.7942
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.7275/bu+0.08+5–+21¢/BuJuly (N)12.2300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250–9.9550/bu+0.06−38–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.6575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275–10.5575/bu+0.05+1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)12.1200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.1650/bu+0.06−25–−14¢/BuNovember (X)11.8250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.5975/bu+0.07+5–+8¢/BuJuly (N)12.1267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175/bu+0.070¢/BuJuly (N)11.9900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550/bu+0.06−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175/bu+0.07−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.5400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050/bu+0.06−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175/bu+0.07−20¢/BuJuly (N)11.8900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.07−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.07−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.4300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–10.0850/bu+0.06−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.5975/bu+0.07−45–+8¢/BuJuly (N)11.5650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1675/bu+0.08−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.0675/bu+0.08−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–5.2175/bu+0.08−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.6675/bu+0.08−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.0350
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0875–5.1775/bu+0.08−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.4375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175/bu+0.08−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875/bu+0.08−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075–5.2275/bu+0.08−11–+1¢/BuJuly (N)6.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.08−85¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175/bu+0.08−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.08−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.08−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.7850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–5.1175/bu+0.08−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700/bu+0.04+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.2400/bu+0.03−30–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.6675/bu+0.00+10–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.6950
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.03+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3975/bu+0.02+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.1700/bu+0.01−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.6575/bu+0.01+10–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475–5.4475/bu+0.02+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1200–4.3200/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.6375/bu+0.02−20–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.4975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.1300/bu+0.05−32–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6075/bu+0.02+6–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.6175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0200/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350/bu+0.03+12¢/BuMay (K)4.4675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.02+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–4.5875/bu+0.02+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.5725

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6700
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.