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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Dec 30
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6225–10.8425/bu+0.12+16–+38¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.8125/bu+0.07+11–+35¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5425–10.6125/bu+0.10+8–+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5225–10.5925/bu+0.07+6–+13¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7825/bu+0.10+11–+32¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725–10.7625/bu+0.07+11–+30¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6125/bu+0.03+15¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2225/bu+0.01−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125/bu+0.03−45¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625/bu+0.03−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625/bu+0.03−20¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8125/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0625–10.7725/bu+0.13−40–+31¢/BuJanuary (F)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0125–10.6925/bu+0.13−45–+23¢/BuJanuary (F)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4400/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.1575/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–5.2800/bu+0.03−55–−6¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1600–5.2900/bu+0.06−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0900/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100–5.2400/bu+0.03−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275–5.1400/bu+0.02−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–5.0700/bu+0.03−74–−27¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.02−22¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2550/bu+0.02+185¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.4100/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4450–4.5750/bu+0.02+4–+17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1050/bu+0.02+170¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3400/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.6250/bu+0.01+5–+22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–6.2050/bu+0.02+50–+180¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4600/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.5350/bu+0.02−5–+13¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350–4.4350/bu+0.09−7–+3¢/BuMarch (H)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.02−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.02+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.02−8¢/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.