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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 22
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525–10.4025/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.9033
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7350–10.8450/bu+0.06+6–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.4850
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125/bu+0.03−34¢/BuNovember (X)11.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6850/bu+0.05+1¢/BuJuly (N)12.3675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525–10.4025/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.9275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750–10.7350/bu+0.050–+6¢/BuJuly (N)12.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2525/bu+0.03−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750/bu+0.050¢/BuJuly (N)12.1925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6025/bu+0.03−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9750/bu+0.05−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.7425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0525/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250/bu+0.05−25¢/BuJuly (N)12.0925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.05−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.05−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.8125
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9525–10.3125/bu+0.03−60–−24¢/BuNovember (X)11.6100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.7750/bu+0.05−45–+10¢/BuJuly (N)11.7675

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3950/bu+0.05−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2950/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–5.4450/bu+0.05−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.8950/bu+0.05−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.3800
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450–5.4450/bu+0.05−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7475
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450/bu+0.05−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150/bu+0.05−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750–5.4650/bu+0.05−7–+2¢/BuJuly (N)6.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.05−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450/bu+0.05−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950/bu+0.15−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.3300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.05−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.1300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750–5.3450/bu+0.05−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.4050

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325/bu+0.02+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3725/bu+0.02−30–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.8300/bu+0.03+14–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4800/bu+0.02+85¢/BuJuly (N)6.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2825/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5238
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.7800/bu+0.03+14–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800–5.5800/bu+0.02+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.4325/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.8100/bu+0.02−20–+18¢/BuJuly (N)4.4150
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.2625/bu+0.02−29–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.7400/bu+0.02+10–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500/bu+0.02+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.02+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.02+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4950

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
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.