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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Dec 22
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6925–10.8825/bu+0.04+16–+35¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.8025/bu+0.04+4–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9433
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6625–10.6825/bu+0.02+13–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6425/bu+0.07+11¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6925–10.8525/bu+0.05+16–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7825/bu+0.04+4–+25¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6825/bu+0.04+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6325/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500/bu+0.06−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825/bu+0.04−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.0950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3325/bu+0.04−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3325/bu+0.04−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825/bu+0.04−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.3050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2325–10.8125/bu+0.04−30–+28¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825–10.7925/bu+0.04−35–+26¢/BuJanuary (F)9.6893

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4725/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2050/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–5.3025/bu+0.06−55–−7¢/BuJuly (N)4.9658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6550/bu+0.06−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.7550
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2225–5.3225/bu+0.06−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3585
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.14−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu+0.16−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.1825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1425–5.2725/bu+0.06−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0750–5.1725/bu+0.06−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.1917
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–5.1025/bu+0.06−74–−27¢/BuJuly (N)4.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350/bu+0.06−22¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3200/bu+0.03+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4450/bu+0.03−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6100/bu+0.04+3–+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.5508
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2950/bu+0.03+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1700/bu+0.03+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3825/bu+0.03−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6700/bu+0.04+3–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700–6.2700/bu+0.03+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4950/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.6200/bu+0.03−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4192
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.09+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4425
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.03−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.3775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.03+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4475

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5700/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.