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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Dec 23
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.01+3¢/BuMarch (H)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3925/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.6750/bu+0.02+4–+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1750/bu+0.01+170¢/BuMarch (H)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750/bu+0.01−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500–4.5000/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.6250/bu+0.01−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750–6.2750/bu+0.01+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3250/bu+0.01+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4500/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.6350/bu+0.02+4–+16¢/BuMarch (H)—

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5750/bu+0.01−90¢/BuMarch (H)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2350–5.3350/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1350/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1550–5.2850/bu+0.01−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0900–5.1850/bu+0.02−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–5.1150/bu+0.01−74–−27¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500/bu+0.02−22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–5.3150/bu+0.01−55–−7¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4850/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2200/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMarch (H)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–10.8650/bu+0.02+20–+35¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6850–10.7850/bu+0.11+17–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6550–10.6650/bu+0.01+14–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6250/bu+0.02+11¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6950–10.8350/bu+0.00+18–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6350–10.7850/bu+0.06+12–+27¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6650/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375/bu+0.01−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0650/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3150/bu+0.02−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3150/bu+0.02−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8650/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2150–10.7950/bu+0.02−30–+28¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1650–10.7750/bu+0.02−35–+26¢/BuJanuary (F)—
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.