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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 28
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.2550/bu+0.13−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.7075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5450–10.6750/bu+0.14+6–+19¢/BuJuly (N)12.2375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.0550/bu+0.13−34–−32¢/BuNovember (X)11.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5150/bu+0.13+3¢/BuJuly (N)12.1150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750–10.2250/bu+0.13−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.7242
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4850–10.5550/bu+0.140–+7¢/BuJuly (N)12.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0750/bu+0.13−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4850/bu+0.140¢/BuJuly (N)11.9900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4250/bu+0.13−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7850/bu+0.14−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.4900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750/bu+0.13−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.14−25¢/BuJuly (N)11.8400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.14−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.14−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.5600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–10.1050/bu+0.13−60–−27¢/BuNovember (X)11.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.5950/bu+0.14−45–+11¢/BuJuly (N)11.5150

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2525/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1525/bu+0.02−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–5.3025/bu+0.02−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.7525/bu+0.02−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.3275
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025–5.3025/bu+0.02−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.7200
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0725/bu+0.02−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2325–5.3225/bu+0.02−7–+2¢/BuJuly (N)6.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–5.2625/bu+0.02−80–−4¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.6275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.2775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)6.0775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–5.2025/bu+0.02−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.3525

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.03+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.2750/bu+0.03−30–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.7300/bu+0.09+14–+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.5900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8850/bu+0.03+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600/bu+0.09+85¢/BuJuly (N)5.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275–4.1850/bu+0.03−17–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4438
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.6600/bu+0.09+14–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.09+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4025
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–5.4600/bu+0.09+25–+95¢/BuJuly (N)4.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350–4.3350/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.7000/bu+0.09−20–+19¢/BuJuly (N)4.3275
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.1750/bu+0.03−29–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.6300/bu+0.09+11–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4975
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu+0.09+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350/bu+0.03−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.09+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.09+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.09+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4325

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0350/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2875
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.