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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 29
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725–10.2525/bu+0.00−30–−12¢/BuNovember (X)11.6600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975–10.7075/bu+0.05+8–+19¢/BuJuly (N)12.2225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425–10.0525/bu+0.01−33–−32¢/BuNovember (X)11.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5475/bu+0.03+3¢/BuJuly (N)12.0875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725–10.2225/bu+0.00−30–−15¢/BuNovember (X)11.6567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175–10.5875/bu+0.030–+7¢/BuJuly (N)12.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725/bu+0.00−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175/bu+0.030¢/BuJuly (N)11.9475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4225/bu+0.00−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8175/bu+0.03−70¢/BuJuly (N)11.4475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725/bu+0.00−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2675/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)11.7975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.03−48¢/BuJuly (N)10.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0375/bu+0.03−48¢/BuJuly (N)11.5175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7725–10.1025/bu+0.00−60–−27¢/BuNovember (X)11.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675–10.6375/bu+0.03−45–+12¢/BuJuly (N)11.4725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2900/bu+0.04−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1900/bu+0.04−15¢/BuJuly (N)6.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400–5.3400/bu+0.04−60–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.3600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.7900/bu+0.04−100–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.2100
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200–5.3400/bu+0.02−12–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.6100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.04−23¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700–5.3700/bu+0.04−7–+3¢/BuJuly (N)6.6875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–5.3000/bu+0.04−80–−4¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.5100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.1600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400/bu+0.04−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.9600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–5.2400/bu+0.04−67–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.2350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu+0.02+30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.2525/bu+0.02−30–−16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.6900/bu+0.04+14–+22¢/BuJuly (N)4.5300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.890¢/BuJuly (N)5.8875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.1625/bu+0.03−17–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3688
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.6200/bu+0.04+14–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–5.6200/bu+0.04+25–+115¢/BuJuly (N)4.6875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1125–4.3125/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.6400/bu+0.04−20–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.2625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225–4.1425/bu+0.02−29–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.5900/bu+0.05+10–+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.4525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.04+12¢/BuJuly (N)4.3075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2125/bu+0.02−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.3675

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0125/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
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.