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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Jan 20
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.5400/bu+0.05−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6400–10.8300/bu+0.05+11–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.8425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3400/bu+0.05−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6000–10.6300/bu+0.05+7–+10¢/BuMarch (H)10.7425
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3900–10.4400/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6400–10.7700/bu+0.05+11–+24¢/BuMarch (H)10.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6300/bu+0.00+10¢/BuMarch (H)10.7725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8900/bu+0.05−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1300/bu+0.05−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.8225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2400/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3800/bu+0.00−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.4725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400/bu+0.05−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400/bu+0.05−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.2825
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400–10.5000/bu+0.05−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.8558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2800–10.7800/bu+0.05−25–+25¢/BuMarch (H)10.5154

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4400/bu+0.07+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3025/bu+0.08+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900–5.2900/bu+0.07−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525–4.7025/bu+0.08−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.0208
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1200–5.2500/bu+0.08−22–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.6235
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0900/bu+0.07−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.4175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700–5.2400/bu+0.07−17–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9125–5.2200/bu+0.08−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)5.6142
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900/bu+0.07−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.9175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–5.0000/bu+0.07−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.08−33¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550/bu+0.01+55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0375/bu+0.01+180¢/BuMarch (H)5.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.3050/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.4375/bu+0.04+9–+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1550/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9875/bu+0.01+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.6250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.2150/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.4975/bu+0.05+9–+26¢/BuMarch (H)5.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu—−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375/bu+0.04+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–6.1375/bu+0.01+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3550/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0875–4.4075/bu+0.01−15–+17¢/BuMarch (H)4.8483
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1850–4.2050/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.3175/bu—+4–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0550/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.9000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9100
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.