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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Jan 2
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3775–10.4775/bu—−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4575–10.6575/bu+0.000–+20¢/BuMarch (H)10.0958
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3275/bu—−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.5025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3475–10.4775/bu+0.02−11–+2¢/BuMarch (H)9.9538
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3775–10.4275/bu—−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5450–10.6575/bu+0.09+25–+20¢/BuJanuary (F)10.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4575/bu+0.250¢/BuMarch (H)10.0175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5775/bu—−5¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575/bu+0.20−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.2100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275/bu—−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575/bu+0.05−30¢/BuMarch (H)9.7175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9775/bu—−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6450/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.4200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275–10.4075/bu—−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4508
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0575–10.5375/bu+0.20−40–+8¢/BuMarch (H)9.7318

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4100/bu+0.00+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2650/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–5.2500/bu+0.00−55–−6¢/BuJuly (N)4.8758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.6650/bu+0.16−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.8008
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1300–5.2600/bu+0.00−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2685
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600/bu+0.00−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.0925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0800–5.2100/bu+0.00−23–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150–5.1100/bu+0.03−5–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.1625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.00−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–5.0900/bu+0.00−74–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.01−27¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3850/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0908
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.5750/bu+0.03+6–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.5758
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2350/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1250/bu+0.02+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.3150/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.6250/bu+0.02+10–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.02+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8750–6.2750/bu+0.03+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850–4.4350/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.5250/bu+0.03−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.4458
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2850/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.8375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.4250/bu+0.03−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.4625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.4075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.6575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4775
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.