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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 14
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.01+25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.2250/bu+0.01−30–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6050/bu+0.03+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5775
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.01+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3550/bu+0.03+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.1550/bu+0.01−15–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5263
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.5950/bu+0.03+10–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.03+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–5.4050/bu+0.03+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050–4.3050/bu+0.01−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.6050/bu+0.03−20–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4000
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0950–4.1150/bu+0.01−31–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.03+6–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050/bu+0.01−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.03+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.03+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.5450/bu+0.03+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.4700

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6200

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175–5.2075/bu+0.08−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.3900
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475/bu+0.08−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.3475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.08−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1375–5.2475/bu+0.08−11–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475/bu+0.09−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1475/bu+0.08−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.4075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.08−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.0075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475/bu+0.08−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.8075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–5.1475/bu+0.08−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0725
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–5.2475/bu+0.08−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.6975/bu+0.08−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1975/bu+0.08−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.0975/bu+0.08−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.5575

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825–10.4925/bu+0.02−23–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–10.9475/bu+0.05+5–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.1550
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2325–10.2825/bu+0.02−38–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7875/bu+0.05+1¢/BuJuly (N)12.0250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625–10.4925/bu+0.02−25–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–10.8575/bu+0.05+5–+8¢/BuJuly (N)12.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3125/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7775/bu+0.050¢/BuJuly (N)11.9350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6625/bu+0.02−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775/bu+0.05−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.4850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125/bu+0.02−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.05−25¢/BuJuly (N)11.8350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975/bu+0.05−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975/bu+0.05−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.5150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.3925/bu+0.02−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)11.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.8775/bu+0.05−45–+10¢/BuJuly (N)11.5100
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.