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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, May 23
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.3850/bu+0.05−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.9283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525–10.7725/bu+0.08+5–+17¢/BuJuly (N)12.5925
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.1850/bu+0.05−34–−32¢/BuNovember (X)11.8050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5925/bu+0.09−1¢/BuJuly (N)12.4800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050–10.3550/bu+0.05−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.9625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6125–10.6625/bu+0.06+1–+6¢/BuJuly (N)12.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050/bu+0.05−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6025/bu+0.070¢/BuJuly (N)12.2800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550/bu+0.05−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9025/bu+0.07−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.8300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.05−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3525/bu+0.07−25¢/BuJuly (N)12.1800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225/bu+0.07−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.2550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1225/bu+0.07−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.9000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050–10.2350/bu+0.05−60–−27¢/BuNovember (X)11.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1525–10.6825/bu+0.07−45–+8¢/BuJuly (N)11.8550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3750/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2750/bu+0.02−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–5.4250/bu+0.02−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.8750/bu+0.02−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.3725
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250–5.4250/bu+0.02−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.7025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu+0.02−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3550–5.4450/bu+0.02−7–+2¢/BuJuly (N)6.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.02−80¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.3225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.1225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550–5.3250/bu+0.02−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3975

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.03+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.3475/bu+0.03−30–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.8150/bu+0.04+14–+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.03+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4450/bu+0.04+85¢/BuJuly (N)6.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2575/bu+0.04−18–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5388
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.7550/bu+0.04+14–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–5.5450/bu+0.04+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075–4.4075/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.7850/bu+0.04−20–+19¢/BuJuly (N)4.4225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.2375/bu+0.03−29–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.7050/bu+0.04+10–+11¢/BuJuly (N)4.5875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150/bu+0.04+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5025

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3825
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.