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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Dec 18
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125–10.8725/bu+0.03+19–+35¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7925/bu+0.05+5–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9133
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525–10.6825/bu+0.06+13–+16¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625–10.6225/bu+0.02+4–+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.8425/bu+0.07+15–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7225/bu+0.05+5–+20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725/bu+0.06+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200/bu+0.07−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0725/bu+0.06−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.0300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225/bu+0.06−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225/bu+0.06−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725/bu+0.06−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8725/bu+0.06−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.2400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2725–10.7925/bu+0.06−25–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225–10.7225/bu+0.06−30–+20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6271

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3975/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1275/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475–5.2275/bu+0.02−55–−7¢/BuJuly (N)4.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.6800
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1475–5.2475/bu+0.02−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1775/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475/bu+0.02−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0675–5.1975/bu+0.02−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975–5.0975/bu+0.02−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.1333
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–5.0475/bu+0.02−74–−25¢/BuJuly (N)4.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.02−22¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2950/bu+0.04+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.4225/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.5450/bu+0.08+1–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4958
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2725/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1450/bu+0.04+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.2375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.3625/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6250/bu+0.08+1–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450–6.2450/bu+0.04+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)4.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225–4.4725/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5450/bu+0.04−5–+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.3492
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3225/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.4250/bu+0.07−4–−2¢/BuMarch (H)4.3925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1725/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2450/bu+0.04−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3775

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5450/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.