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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Jan 23
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5200–10.7200/bu+0.05−30–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775–11.0575/bu+0.22+20–+38¢/BuMarch (H)10.6692
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5200/bu+0.05−30¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8175/bu+0.04+14¢/BuMarch (H)10.5525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5700–10.6200/bu+0.05−25–−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775–10.9375/bu+0.04+20–+26¢/BuMarch (H)10.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.6575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0700/bu+0.05−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2775/bu+0.04−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.7075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4200/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.04−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.3575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875/bu+0.04−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0875/bu+0.04−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.1675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2200–10.6800/bu+0.05−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.8458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4275–10.9575/bu+0.04−25–+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.3961

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6100/bu+0.12+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6500
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4950/bu+0.14+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9600–5.4600/bu+0.12−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.8950/bu+0.14−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.7900
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900–5.4600/bu+0.12−22–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600/bu+0.12−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2500–5.4100/bu+0.12−26–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0750–5.3900/bu+0.14−22–−12¢/BuMarch (H)5.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600/bu+0.12−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600/bu+0.12−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–5.1700/bu+0.12−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)4.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650/bu+0.14−33¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0050/bu+0.07+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.3525/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.5350/bu+0.07+4–+23¢/BuMarch (H)4.9717
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.04+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0050/bu+0.07+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2025–4.2700/bu+0.04−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2542
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.5650/bu+0.07+4–+26¢/BuMarch (H)5.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.04−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.9650
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0525/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050–6.2050/bu+0.07+50–+190¢/BuMarch (H)5.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525–4.4025/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1550–4.5050/bu+0.07−15–+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.8133
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2525/bu+0.04−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.3950/bu+0.07+5–+9¢/BuMarch (H)4.8900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025/bu+0.04−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.8650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4525/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMarch (H)4.9650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250/bu+0.07−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250/bu+0.07−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8750
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.