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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Dec 19
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6525–10.8625/bu+0.06+16–+37¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.7625/bu+0.04+4–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0117
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6425–10.6525/bu+0.01+15–+16¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.6225/bu+0.01+8–+13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8400
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6425–10.8125/bu+0.03+15–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5325–10.7425/bu+0.04+4–+25¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6425/bu+0.03+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5925/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.8450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.1450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2925/bu+0.03−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2925/bu+0.03−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8425/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.3550
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1925–10.7725/bu+0.08−30–+28¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425–10.7225/bu+0.08−35–+23¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7393

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4175/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1475/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675–5.2475/bu+0.02−55–−7¢/BuJuly (N)4.8858
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.6800
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675–5.2675/bu+0.02−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1975/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu+0.02−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0875–5.2175/bu+0.02−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2692
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175–5.1175/bu+0.02−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.1167
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775–5.0475/bu+0.02−74–−27¢/BuJuly (N)4.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775/bu+0.02−22¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1200/bu+0.00+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2875/bu+0.01+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.4200/bu+0.00−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.5575/bu+0.00+2–+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.5442
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700/bu+0.00+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1375/bu+0.01+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.2925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.3600/bu+0.00−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.6375/bu+0.00+2–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5625
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9375–6.2375/bu+0.01+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.4700/bu+0.00−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3875–4.5475/bu+0.01−5–+11¢/BuMarch (H)4.4042
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.00−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.4475/bu+0.00−3–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.4475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700/bu+0.00−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375/bu+0.01−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.00−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4325

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5375/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.