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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Jan 21
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4950–10.6450/bu+0.11−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550–10.9950/bu+0.12+11–+35¢/BuMarch (H)10.7083
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4450/bu+0.11−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550–10.8150/bu+0.16+11–+17¢/BuMarch (H)10.6000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4950–10.5450/bu+0.11−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7550–10.8950/bu+0.12+11–+25¢/BuMarch (H)10.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7950/bu+0.17+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.6600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950/bu+0.11−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450/bu+0.12−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.7100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3450/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4950/bu+0.12−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.3600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.12−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.12−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.1700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1450–10.6050/bu+0.11−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.8258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3950–10.9050/bu+0.12−25–+26¢/BuMarch (H)10.4029

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4150/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.2775/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650–5.2650/bu+0.03−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.6775/bu+0.03−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.9317
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950–5.2650/bu+0.03−22–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0650/bu+0.03−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.4825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450–5.2150/bu+0.03−17–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875–5.1950/bu+0.03−19–−12¢/BuMarch (H)5.5667
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1650/bu+0.03−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.9750/bu+0.03−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)4.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475/bu+0.03−33¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0475/bu+0.01+55¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9175/bu+0.12+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2975/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.4175/bu+0.02+9–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.9575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1475/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9675/bu+0.02+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1475–4.2100/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.4775/bu+0.04+7–+26¢/BuMarch (H)4.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600/bu+0.01−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.9425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–6.1175/bu+0.02+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.3475/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.4075/bu+0.02−15–+19¢/BuMarch (H)4.7908
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775–4.1975/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2675–4.3075/bu+0.01+5–+9¢/BuMarch (H)4.8675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0475/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.8425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.9425
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1375/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8525
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.