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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Dec 16
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–10.9975/bu+0.09+20–+37¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975–10.8975/bu+0.09−3–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0392
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7575/bu+0.09+13¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775–10.6275/bu+0.09−5–0¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275–10.9275/bu+0.09+20–+30¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5975–10.8075/bu+0.09−3–+18¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7775/bu+0.09+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7275/bu+0.11+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3175/bu+0.10−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775/bu+0.09−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.1675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275/bu+0.09−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275/bu+0.09−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.09−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu+0.09−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275–10.8875/bu+0.09−30–+26¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775–10.7675/bu+0.09−35–+14¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7632

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3975/bu+0.09+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1450/bu+0.11+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475–5.2175/bu+0.09−55–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.11−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.8000
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1475–5.2475/bu+0.09−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu+0.11+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475/bu+0.09−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.2125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675–5.1975/bu+0.09−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3758
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850–5.0975/bu+0.11−11–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.2467
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.09−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.09−74¢/BuJuly (N)4.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.11−15¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2150/bu+0.02+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3950/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4850/bu+0.03−5–+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5067
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2450/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0650/bu+0.03+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.2450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450–4.3250/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.5450/bu+0.03−5–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650/bu+0.08+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4850
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8650–6.1650/bu+0.03+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)4.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4450/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4650/bu+0.03−5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3733
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.01−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.4100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650/bu+0.03−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150/bu+0.03+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4350

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4650/bu+0.03−90¢/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.