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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Jan 13
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.4575/bu+0.03+12–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3475/bu+0.02+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.8450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075/bu+0.06+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9475/bu+0.02+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.1825/bu+0.06−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2042
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0075/bu+0.06−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0975/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.3075/bu+0.06−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475–4.3375/bu+0.02−15–+14¢/BuMarch (H)4.6867
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.06+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–6.0975/bu+0.02+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.2450
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075/bu+0.06+55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9975/bu+0.03+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.7450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1075–4.2575/bu+0.06−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2595
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.3975/bu+0.01+8–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8367
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.1575/bu+0.06−37–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2175/bu+0.050–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.7400

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1050–5.2950/bu+0.09−24–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4710
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.2850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1650–5.2450/bu+0.01−18–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450–5.1650/bu+0.01−16–−18¢/BuMarch (H)5.5092
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu—−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–5.0050/bu+0.01−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)4.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.07−33¢/BuMarch (H)—
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950–5.2950/bu+0.01−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.0767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.7050/bu+0.01−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.9792
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4450/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3050/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.4625

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3325–10.4625/bu+0.09−25–−12¢/BuNovember (X)10.2050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4775–10.5975/bu+0.07+9–+21¢/BuMarch (H)10.6633
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425–10.2825/bu+0.09−34–−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3675–10.4075/bu+0.08−2–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.5350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3325–10.3825/bu+0.09−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5075–10.6275/bu+0.10+12–+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4375/bu+0.10+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.5750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8325/bu+0.09−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9875/bu+0.10−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.6800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825/bu+0.09−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875/bu+0.10−20¢/BuMarch (H)10.2750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975/bu+0.10−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7975/bu+0.10−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.0400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9825–10.4025/bu+0.09−60–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1375–10.5475/bu+0.10−25–+16¢/BuMarch (H)10.3193
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.