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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, May 19
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700–10.2500/bu+0.02−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.9108
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675–10.6775/bu+0.01+6–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.5450
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0300–10.0400/bu+0.02−34–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.7675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.5375/bu+0.01+1–+3¢/BuJuly (N)12.4200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700–10.2500/bu+0.02−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.9350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5075–10.5675/bu+0.010–+6¢/BuJuly (N)12.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5075/bu+0.010¢/BuJuly (N)12.2800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4200/bu+0.02−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8075/bu+0.01−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.8300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8700/bu+0.02−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2575/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)12.1800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275/bu+0.01−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.2275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275/bu+0.01−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.8600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700–10.1300/bu+0.02−60–−24¢/BuNovember (X)11.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.6075/bu+0.01−45–+10¢/BuJuly (N)11.8550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2400/bu+0.04−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1400/bu+0.04−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900–5.2900/bu+0.04−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.7400/bu+0.04−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.2875
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900–5.2500/bu+0.04−10–−4¢/BuJuly (N)6.6325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9900–5.1900/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.04−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200–5.2900/bu+0.03−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.6700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.05−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.5875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.2375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900/bu+0.04−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.0375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–5.1900/bu+0.04−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3025

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675/bu+0.06+25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.2375/bu+0.06−35–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050–4.6750/bu+0.06+13–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.5825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8675/bu+0.06+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.04+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.1675/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5013
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6350/bu+0.04+11–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4550
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.06+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250–5.4250/bu+0.04+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.3175/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.6550/bu+0.04−20–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.3800
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.1275/bu+0.06−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750–4.5850/bu+0.13+10–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.04+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.06−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4500

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3425
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.