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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Dec 15
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9175–11.0875/bu+0.05+20–+37¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6875–10.9875/bu+0.05−3–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0917
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8475/bu+0.05+13¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6675–10.7175/bu+0.10−5–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9175–11.0175/bu+0.05+20–+30¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6875–10.9475/bu+0.05−3–+23¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8675/bu+0.05+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375/bu+0.05+12¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125/bu+0.06−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2675/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.2200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175/bu+0.05−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5175/bu+0.05−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4175–10.8775/bu+0.05−30–+16¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675–10.8575/bu+0.05−35–+14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8129

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4825/bu+0.08+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2575/bu+0.09+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–5.3025/bu+0.08−55–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.09−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.8500
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2325–5.3325/bu+0.08−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075/bu+0.09+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0325/bu+0.08−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1525–5.2825/bu+0.08−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4417
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0975–5.1825/bu+0.14−11–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.2967
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325/bu+0.08−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.08−74¢/BuJuly (N)4.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575/bu+0.09−15¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1975/bu+0.01+180¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4100/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.5175/bu+0.02−5–+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0975/bu+0.08+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.2600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3375/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.5775/bu+0.07−5–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975–6.1975/bu+0.01+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4600/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1485
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475–4.4975/bu+0.08−5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3883
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.4175/bu+0.06−11–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.4150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975/bu+0.08−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4500

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4975/bu+0.01−90¢/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.