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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Dec 29
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5050–10.8650/bu+0.21+1–+37¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6450–10.8250/bu+0.04+15–+33¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0904
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6450/bu+0.01+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5950–10.6250/bu+0.03+10–+13¢/BuJanuary (F)9.9300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750–10.8150/bu+0.02+18–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6450–10.7950/bu+0.01+15–+30¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0588
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6450/bu+0.02+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5950/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350/bu+0.00−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0450/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJanuary (F)9.2200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950/bu+0.02−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2950/bu+0.02−20¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8450/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1950–10.7750/bu+0.02−30–+28¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.7150/bu+0.02−35–+22¢/BuJanuary (F)9.7250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4725/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1800/bu+0.04+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225–5.3125/bu+0.01−55–−6¢/BuJuly (N)5.0458
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu+0.04−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.8325
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2225–5.3225/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4385
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.2625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1425–5.2725/bu+0.01−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0500–5.1725/bu+0.04−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.3258
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–5.1025/bu+0.01−74–−27¢/BuJuly (N)4.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100/bu+0.04−22¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1300/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2725/bu+0.05+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.4300/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0733
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.5825/bu+0.05+4–+16¢/BuMarch (H)4.5808
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1225/bu+0.05+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.3525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3650/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.6425/bu+0.05+4–+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.6225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9225–6.2225/bu+0.05+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4800/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.5725/bu+0.05−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4592
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.4525/bu+0.080–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.4775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1800/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2225/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMarch (H)4.4225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425/bu+0.05−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425/bu+0.05−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4925

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5225/bu+0.05−90¢/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.