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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, May 16
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.2350/bu+0.00−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.7525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5600–10.6700/bu+0.01+6–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.3150
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0150–10.0250/bu+0.00−34–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.6325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5100/bu+0.01+1¢/BuJuly (N)12.2150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550–10.2350/bu+0.00−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.8000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000–10.5600/bu+0.060–+6¢/BuJuly (N)12.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.00−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000/bu+0.010¢/BuJuly (N)12.0800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4050/bu+0.00−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000/bu+0.01−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.6300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550/bu+0.00−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)11.9800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200/bu+0.01−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0200/bu+0.01−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.6600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550–10.1150/bu+0.00−60–−24¢/BuNovember (X)11.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.6000/bu+0.01−45–+10¢/BuJuly (N)11.6550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2000/bu+0.08−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1000/bu+0.08−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–5.2500/bu+0.07−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2500–4.7000/bu+0.08−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.9125
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500–5.2100/bu+0.08−10–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.2575
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500/bu+0.08−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.2275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200/bu+0.08−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900–5.2500/bu+0.06−6–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400/bu+0.08−81¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500/bu+0.08−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.2625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.08−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.08−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.6625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800–5.1500/bu+0.08−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.03+25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0050–4.1750/bu+0.03−35–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.6150/bu+0.05+11–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.4900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.03+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3350/bu+0.05+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.1050/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5950/bu+0.04+11–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1050/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.05+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–5.3850/bu+0.05+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.2550/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.5950/bu+0.05−20–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3000
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550–4.0650/bu+0.02−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.5450/bu+0.11+1–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.4150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9550/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.05+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.2950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu—+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5250/bu+0.05+5–+9¢/BuJuly (N)4.3700

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2650
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.