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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Jan 5
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5050–10.6050/bu+0.13−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6000–10.7900/bu+0.14−2–+17¢/BuMarch (H)10.1925
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4550/bu+0.13−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5600–10.6400/bu+0.21−6–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.0625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5050–10.5550/bu+0.13−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6725–10.8200/bu+0.13+20¢/BuJanuary (F)10.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6200/bu+0.160¢/BuMarch (H)10.0775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0050/bu+0.57−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200/bu+0.16−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.1750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3550/bu+0.13−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200/bu+0.26−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.8275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1050/bu+0.13−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8225/bu+0.18−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5350
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.5350/bu+0.13−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700–10.7800/bu+0.21−35–+16¢/BuMarch (H)9.7918

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4550/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3250/bu+0.06+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–5.3050/bu+0.05−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.9933
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.7250/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.9217
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1750–5.3050/bu+0.05−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3840
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1050/bu+0.05−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.2100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1550–5.2550/bu+0.08−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0750–5.1550/bu+0.06−5–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.3850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150–5.1350/bu+0.05−74–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8550/bu+0.06−27¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1325/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.4325/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1290
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050–4.6950/bu+0.07+6–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.6708
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2825/bu+0.05+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1950/bu+0.07+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2825–4.3700/bu+0.05−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0188
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.6950/bu+0.09+12–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.07+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450–6.3450/bu+0.07+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4825/bu+0.05−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.5950/bu+0.07−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.5908
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4950/bu+0.07−5–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825/bu+0.05−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5325/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.7275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.07−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.07−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5525
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.