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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, May 20
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.2900/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.8733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5900–10.7000/bu+0.02+6–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.4225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700/bu+0.04−34¢/BuNovember (X)11.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5400/bu+0.02+1¢/BuJuly (N)12.2925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100–10.2600/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.8975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5300–10.5900/bu+0.020–+6¢/BuJuly (N)12.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1100/bu+0.04−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5300/bu+0.020¢/BuJuly (N)12.1625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4600/bu+0.04−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8300/bu+0.02−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.7125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9100/bu+0.04−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2800/bu+0.02−25¢/BuJuly (N)12.0625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500/bu+0.02−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500/bu+0.02−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.7425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8100–10.1700/bu+0.04−60–−24¢/BuNovember (X)11.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0800–10.6300/bu+0.02−45–+10¢/BuJuly (N)11.7375

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4100/bu+0.17−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3100/bu+0.17−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.4600/bu+0.17−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.9100/bu+0.17−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.3750
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600–5.4100/bu+0.17−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.7225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1600–5.3600/bu+0.17−30–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2300/bu+0.17−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3900–5.4600/bu+0.17−7–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.17−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600/bu+0.17−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100/bu+0.17−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.3250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.17−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.1250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–5.3600/bu+0.17−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3900

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.10+28¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3050/bu+0.07−35–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7650/bu+0.08+14–+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.5575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350/bu+0.07+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4450/bu+0.07+90¢/BuJuly (N)5.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2350/bu+0.07−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4788
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7050/bu+0.10+14–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350/bu+0.07−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.07+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.07+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–5.4950/bu+0.07+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.3850/bu+0.07−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.7250/bu+0.07−20–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.3550
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.08−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.6550/bu+0.06+9–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.4900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850/bu+0.07−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650/bu+0.07+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu+0.07−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.07+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.07+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.07+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4250

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0850/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3225
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.