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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jan 15
● Bids as filed48 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3925–10.5425/bu+0.06−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)9.9175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6400–10.8300/bu+0.13+11–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.3617
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3425/bu+0.07−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.6925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800–10.6000/bu+0.12+5–+7¢/BuMarch (H)10.2700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3925–10.4425/bu+0.06−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6400–10.7700/bu+0.11+11–+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.3900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5800/bu+0.11+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8925/bu+0.06−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300/bu+0.11−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.4400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2425/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3300/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMarch (H)9.9900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400/bu+0.11−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400/bu+0.11−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.8000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0425–10.4625/bu+0.06−60–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.5658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2800–10.7500/bu+0.11−25–+22¢/BuMarch (H)10.0343

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4350/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3050/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–5.2850/bu+0.03−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.9867
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.7050/bu+0.02−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.8917
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1250–5.2850/bu+0.02−21–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4010
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.1950
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1650–5.2350/bu+0.03−17–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9150–5.2150/bu+0.02−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)5.4083
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850/bu+0.03−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.9950/bu+0.03−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)4.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.02−33¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0175/bu+0.01+55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0025/bu+0.02+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.6950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2675/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2195
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025–4.4025/bu+0.00+10–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1175/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9525/bu+0.02+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.1825/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1683
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3325–4.4625/bu+0.01+13–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525/bu+0.02+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.8450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7025–6.1025/bu+0.02+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3175/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0525–4.3725/bu+0.02−15–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.6867
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.1675/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2425/bu+0.01+3–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.7600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0175/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.7450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1225/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7200
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.