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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Jan 6
● Bids as filed46 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.5275/bu+0.08−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6025–10.7425/bu+0.00+4–+18¢/BuMarch (H)10.2042
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3775/bu+0.08−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5025–10.5825/bu+0.06−6–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.0925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.4775/bu+0.08−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.7317
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6425–10.7825/bu+0.03+8–+22¢/BuMarch (H)10.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625/bu+0.060¢/BuMarch (H)10.0725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275/bu+0.08−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625/bu+0.06−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.1725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775/bu+0.08−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.8225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0275/bu+0.08−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7700/bu+0.05−65¢/BuJanuary (F)9.5325
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0775–10.4575/bu+0.08−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)9.4833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2625–10.7225/bu+0.01−30–+16¢/BuMarch (H)9.7925

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4275/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3050/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775–5.2775/bu+0.03−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.0133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.7050/bu+0.02−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.9417
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1475–5.2775/bu+0.03−18–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4040
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0775/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.2300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275–5.2275/bu+0.03−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0250–5.1275/bu+0.05−8–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.4117
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5775/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–5.1075/bu+0.03−74–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.02−27¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2400/bu—+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.5800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.4175/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1365
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6900/bu+0.01+6–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.6750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2675/bu+0.02+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1900/bu+0.01+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3550/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.7000/bu+0.04+9–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400–6.3400/bu+0.01+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.4675/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.5900/bu+0.06−10–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.6050
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.4900/bu+0.01−4–+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.5800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675/bu+0.02−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.5800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.7300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5550
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.