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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, May 12
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2750/bu+0.27−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125/bu+0.200¢/BuJuly (N)11.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.4350/bu+0.27−25–−14¢/BuNovember (X)11.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7625–10.7925/bu+0.20+5–+8¢/BuJuly (N)12.1450
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.4250/bu+0.27−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.8392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7625–10.9225/bu+0.20+5–+21¢/BuJuly (N)12.2200
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.2250/bu+0.27−38–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7225–10.7525/bu+0.20+1–+4¢/BuJuly (N)12.1000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250/bu+0.27−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125/bu+0.20−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.5450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750/bu+0.27−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125/bu+0.20−20¢/BuJuly (N)11.8950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2325/bu+0.20−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2325/bu+0.20−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.4350
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750–10.3550/bu+0.27−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.5975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.7925/bu+0.20−45–+8¢/BuJuly (N)11.5700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1025/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.0025/bu+0.07−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–5.1525/bu+0.07−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1525–4.6025/bu+0.07−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.2700
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0225–5.1125/bu+0.07−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.6325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.07−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.5850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225/bu+0.07−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425–5.1525/bu+0.07−11–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425/bu+0.03−81¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.2200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.07−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.0200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825–5.0525/bu+0.07−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3200

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050/bu+0.07+25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2750/bu+0.04−30–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6400/bu+0.02+10–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.7000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050/bu+0.04+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3800/bu+0.02+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2050/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5913
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–4.6300/bu+0.02+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.04+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–5.4300/bu+0.02+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.3550/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.6200/bu+0.02−20–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1650/bu+0.05−31–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5900/bu+0.03+5–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.6200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225/bu+0.01+12¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.02+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5700/bu+0.02+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.6000

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.07−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6800
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.