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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, May 27
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.8150/bu—+14–+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.04+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3050/bu+0.04−30–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5475
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.1950/bu+0.04−29–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7150/bu+0.01+11–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.5700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.2150/bu+0.04−18–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5088
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150/bu+0.04+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4450/bu—+85¢/BuJuly (N)6.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.7550/bu—+14–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu—+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650/bu+0.04+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–5.5450/bu—+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.8250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3650/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.7850/bu—−20–+19¢/BuJuly (N)4.4000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150/bu—+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu—+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu—+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu—+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5050

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.3875/bu+0.00−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.8450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6850–10.8150/bu+0.03+6–+19¢/BuJuly (N)12.3925
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.1875/bu+0.00−34–−32¢/BuNovember (X)11.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6450–10.6550/bu+0.05+2–+3¢/BuJuly (N)12.2600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075–10.3575/bu+0.00−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250–10.6850/bu+0.010–+6¢/BuJuly (N)12.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2075/bu+0.00−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250/bu+0.020¢/BuJuly (N)12.1450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5575/bu+0.00−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.2550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9250/bu+0.02−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.6450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0075/bu+0.00−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3750/bu+0.02−25¢/BuJuly (N)11.9950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450/bu+0.02−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450/bu+0.02−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.7150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9075–10.2375/bu+0.00−60–−27¢/BuNovember (X)11.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1750–10.7350/bu+0.02−45–+11¢/BuJuly (N)11.6700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2350/bu+0.14−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1350/bu+0.14−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–5.2850/bu+0.14−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.7350/bu+0.14−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.4025
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850–5.2850/bu+0.14−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7950
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850/bu+0.14−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.7325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.14−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150–5.3050/bu+0.14−7–+2¢/BuJuly (N)6.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–5.2450/bu+0.14−80–−4¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850/bu+0.14−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.7025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.14−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.3525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850/bu+0.14−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.1525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150–5.1850/bu+0.14−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.4275

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650/bu+0.04−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3525
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.