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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Jan 12
● Bids as filed47 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200–10.5500/bu+0.05−25–−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5500–10.6900/bu+0.14+6–+20¢/BuMarch (H)10.7217
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300–10.3700/bu+0.09−34–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4500–10.5100/bu+0.16−4–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.6050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200–10.4700/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6100–10.7300/bu+0.11+12–+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5400/bu+0.09+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.6300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9200/bu+0.05−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0900/bu+0.14−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.6650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2700/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2900/bu+0.14−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.3800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000/bu+0.14−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9000/bu+0.14−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.0250
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700–10.4700/bu+0.05−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400–10.6400/bu+0.14−25–+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.3771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4575/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3125/bu+0.06+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075–5.3075/bu+0.05−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.0583
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.7125/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.9667
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1975–5.3075/bu+0.05−16–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4510
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075/bu+0.05−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.2750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1775–5.2575/bu+0.05−18–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525–5.1575/bu+0.11−16–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.4967
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675–5.1375/bu+0.05−79–−22¢/BuJuly (N)4.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.06−27¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0650/bu+0.13+55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9650/bu+0.29+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.3150/bu+0.13−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2545
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.4150/bu+0.24+5–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1650/bu+0.13+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.24+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.8650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9650/bu+0.24+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650–4.2375/bu+0.13−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2042
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4650/bu+0.22+13–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.8775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150/bu+0.24−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650/bu+0.13−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150/bu+0.13−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150/bu+0.24+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.9150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350/bu+0.24−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1350/bu+0.24−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.3850/bu+0.13−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0650–4.3450/bu+0.24−15–+13¢/BuMarch (H)4.7817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.13+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150–6.1150/bu+0.24+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.3650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2150/bu+0.20−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1450–4.2450/bu+0.28−7–+3¢/BuMarch (H)4.7250
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.