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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Dec 12
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9675–11.1375/bu+0.16+20–+37¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7375–11.0375/bu+0.19−3–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1642
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8975–10.9075/bu+0.14+13–+14¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7675/bu+0.160¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9675–11.0675/bu+0.17+20–+30¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7375–10.9975/bu+0.20−3–+23¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9175/bu+0.17+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.17+12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675/bu+0.16−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175/bu+0.17−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.2825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675/bu+0.17−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5675/bu+0.17−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175/bu+0.17−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175/bu+0.17−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4675–11.0275/bu+0.17−30–+26¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.8875/bu+0.17−35–+12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8811

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5575/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3425/bu+0.04+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.4725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075–5.3775/bu+0.03−55–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.04−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.8725
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075–5.4075/bu+0.03−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3925/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075/bu+0.03−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275–5.3575/bu+0.03−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2350–5.2575/bu+0.03−11–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175/bu+0.03−74¢/BuJuly (N)4.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1425/bu+0.04−15¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1200/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2075/bu+0.06+180¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4200/bu+0.03−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5675/bu+0.06+1–+16¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4983
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700/bu+0.03+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0150/bu+0.04+170¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3500/bu+0.03−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175–4.6075/bu+0.08+1–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.06+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075–6.1150/bu+0.06+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)4.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.4700/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1360
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.5075/bu+0.04−5–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3617
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4275/bu+0.09−6–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.3900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.06+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275/bu+0.06−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275/bu+0.06−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4200

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5075/bu+0.06−90¢/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.