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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jan 8
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.5800/bu+0.02−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7025–10.8425/bu+0.03+9–+23¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4300/bu+0.02−30¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6025–10.6325/bu+0.02−1–+2¢/BuMarch (H)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4800–10.5300/bu+0.02−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7025–10.8325/bu+0.06+9–+22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6125/bu+0.060¢/BuMarch (H)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9800/bu+0.02−75¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2125/bu+0.06−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4125/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225/bu+0.06−59¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0225/bu+0.06−59¢/BuMarch (H)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300–10.5100/bu+0.02−60–−22¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3625–10.7725/bu+0.06−25–+16¢/BuMarch (H)—

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5100/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3800/bu—+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8600–5.3600/bu+0.02−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.7800/bu—−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2500–5.3600/bu+0.04−16–−5¢/BuJuly (N)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1600/bu+0.02−25¢/BuJuly (N)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2300–5.3100/bu+0.02−18–−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.2100/bu+0.03−11–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–5.1900/bu+0.02−79–−22¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100/bu—−27¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu+0.01+55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2600/bu+0.01+180¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4450/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6600/bu+0.00+10–+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3950/bu+0.01+75¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2100/bu+0.01+175¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.3875/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.7100/bu+0.01+11–+25¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600–6.3600/bu+0.01+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4950/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.6300/bu+0.01−15–+17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4900/bu+0.02−1–+3¢/BuMarch (H)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800/bu+0.01−8¢/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.