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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 15
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525–10.2325/bu+0.33−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.6825/bu+0.26+6–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.1850
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.0225/bu+0.22−34–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225/bu+0.27+1¢/BuJuly (N)12.0925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525–10.2325/bu+0.31−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.7525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625–10.5925/bu+0.27+5–+8¢/BuJuly (N)12.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525/bu+0.26−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5125/bu+0.270¢/BuJuly (N)11.9625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4025/bu+0.26−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125/bu+0.27−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.5125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8525/bu+0.26−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625/bu+0.27−25¢/BuJuly (N)11.8625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325/bu+0.27−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0325/bu+0.27−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.5425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7525–10.1125/bu+0.26−60–−24¢/BuNovember (X)11.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.6125/bu+0.27−45–+10¢/BuJuly (N)11.5375

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2775/bu+0.08−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1775/bu+0.08−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–5.3275/bu+0.08−75–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.7775/bu+0.08−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.0325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275–5.2875/bu+0.11−10–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.3775
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu+0.08−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.3225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0975/bu+0.08−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2475–5.3275/bu+0.11−8–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.07−81¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275/bu+0.08−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775/bu+0.08−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275/bu+0.08−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.7825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–5.2275/bu+0.08−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.02+25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.2075/bu+0.07−35–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.6550/bu+0.04+11–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.5350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8375/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3850/bu+0.03+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1375/bu+0.04−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6250/bu+0.03+10–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350/bu+0.03+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–5.4350/bu+0.03+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.2875/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.6450/bu+0.03−20–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3450
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0775–4.0975/bu+0.02−31–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.5950/bu+0.04+7–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.4600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9875/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.10+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.10+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350/bu+0.03+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.5750/bu+0.03+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.4150

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
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.