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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Dec 17
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–10.9525/bu+0.09+16–+37¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.8525/bu+0.03+4–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7992
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125–10.7325/bu+0.05+13–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5825–10.6425/bu+0.010–+6¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7425–10.8825/bu+0.09+16–+30¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.7625/bu+0.03+4–+18¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7325/bu+0.05+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6825/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2875/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJanuary (F)8.9175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825/bu+0.05−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825/bu+0.05−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9325/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.1275
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3325–10.8425/bu+0.01−25–+26¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2825–10.7525/bu+0.01−30–+17¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5146

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3775/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1125/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–5.1975/bu+0.02−55–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu+0.03−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.7625
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275–5.2275/bu+0.02−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1625/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9275/bu+0.02−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0475–5.1775/bu+0.02−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3533
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.0775/bu+0.00−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.2158
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–5.0275/bu+0.02−74–−25¢/BuJuly (N)4.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.10−22¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1050/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2550/bu+0.04+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.4050/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5250/bu+0.06−3–+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.4592
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2550/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1050/bu+0.04+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2550–4.3375/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5850/bu+0.06−3–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–6.2050/bu+0.04+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)4.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4550/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.5050/bu+0.04−5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3142
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.3650/bu+0.04−7–−4¢/BuMarch (H)4.3575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.04−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.2725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3425

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5050/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.