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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 21
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.3725/bu+0.11−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.9258
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775–10.7975/bu+0.09+5–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.5450
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825/bu+0.11−34¢/BuNovember (X)11.7825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6375/bu+0.10+1¢/BuJuly (N)12.4225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.3725/bu+0.11−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.9500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6275–10.6775/bu+0.100–+5¢/BuJuly (N)12.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225/bu+0.11−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6275/bu+0.100¢/BuJuly (N)12.2625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5725/bu+0.11−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275/bu+0.10−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.8125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225/bu+0.11−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3775/bu+0.10−25¢/BuJuly (N)12.1625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475/bu+0.10−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475/bu+0.10−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.8825
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9225–10.2825/bu+0.11−60–−24¢/BuNovember (X)11.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775–10.7475/bu+0.10−45–+12¢/BuJuly (N)11.8375

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4425/bu+0.03−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3425/bu+0.03−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.4925/bu+0.03−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.9425/bu+0.03−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.3300
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3925–5.4425/bu+0.03−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.6975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925–5.3925/bu+0.13−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2625/bu+0.03−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225–5.5025/bu+0.03−7–+1¢/BuJuly (N)6.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.03−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3925/bu+0.03−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.2800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925/bu+0.03−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.0800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–5.3925/bu+0.03−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.09+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3950/bu+0.12−30–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.8100/bu+0.06+13–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.07+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4600/bu+0.02+85¢/BuJuly (N)6.0125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2475–4.3050/bu+0.06−18–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4963
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–4.7600/bu+0.06+13–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050/bu+0.07−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600/bu+0.07+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4625
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550/bu+0.07+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.5600/bu+0.07+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.4550/bu+0.07−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100–4.7700/bu+0.07−20–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.3875
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.2850/bu+0.07−29–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.7200/bu+0.08+10–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.07−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.07+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550/bu+0.07−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600/bu+0.07+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.07+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.07+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4675

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.07−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3400
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.