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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Dec 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3350–11.4650/bu+0.07+14–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.3650/bu+0.07+3–+17¢/BuJanuary (F)10.2258
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2550–11.3050/bu+0.04+6–+11¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1750/bu+0.04−2¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3150–11.4450/bu+0.05+12–+25¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.3450/bu+0.07+3–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450/bu+0.09+5¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450/bu+0.04−5¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0375
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7450/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.3375
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950/bu+0.04−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950/bu+0.04−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5450/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5450/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–11.4250/bu+0.04−30–+23¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8450–11.3650/bu+0.04−35–+17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9704

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6525/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4525/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025–5.3725/bu+0.02−55–−18¢/BuJuly (N)5.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.9325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225–5.5025/bu+0.02−13–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4810
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5025/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.02−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.3250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925–5.4525/bu+0.02−26–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4917
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3525–5.3600/bu+0.02−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125/bu+0.02−74¢/BuJuly (N)4.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2325/bu+0.10−17¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1475/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2725/bu+0.04+180¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.4475/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.6025/bu+0.06+3–+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2975/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0775/bu+0.01+170¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425/bu—−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975–4.3925/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.6225/bu+0.05+4–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225/bu+0.07+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.3500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725–5.9775/bu+0.04+50–+160¢/BuMarch (H)4.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4975/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.6025/bu+0.06−10–+13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3000
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.4825/bu+0.04−1–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.3900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775/bu+0.06−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3500

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5725/bu+0.04−90¢/BuMarch (H)—
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.