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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Jan 28
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6500–10.8000/bu+0.12−25–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.1500/bu+0.07+21–+40¢/BuMarch (H)10.6167
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6000–10.6200/bu+0.07−30–−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000–10.9000/bu+0.01+5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.5000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6500–10.7200/bu+0.07−25–−18¢/BuNovember (X)10.2983
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9700–11.0500/bu+0.08+22–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9000/bu+0.08+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.6050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1500/bu+0.07−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3500/bu+0.08−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.7550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6000/bu+0.08−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.3050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600/bu+0.08−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1600/bu+0.08−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.2150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3000–10.7600/bu+0.07−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.9933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5000–11.1200/bu+0.08−25–+37¢/BuMarch (H)10.3579

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6500/bu+0.11+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5600/bu+0.13+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0000–5.4300/bu+0.11−55–−12¢/BuJuly (N)5.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.9600/bu+0.13−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.9750
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500–5.5000/bu+0.11−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7000
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000/bu+0.11−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.5800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500–5.4500/bu+0.11−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200–5.4500/bu+0.21−14–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4000/bu+0.11−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000/bu+0.11−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.9800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7600–5.2100/bu+0.11−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.13−33¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0775/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0500/bu+0.04+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.3775/bu+0.04−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.6000/bu+0.04+15–+30¢/BuMarch (H)5.0750
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275/bu+0.04+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9500/bu+0.04+165¢/BuMarch (H)5.6950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275–4.2850/bu+0.04−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4117
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.5800/bu+0.10+18–+28¢/BuMarch (H)5.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.03−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.04+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0775/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–6.1500/bu+0.04+50–+185¢/BuMarch (H)5.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2775–4.4275/bu+0.04−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4135
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500–4.5800/bu+0.04−15–+28¢/BuMarch (H)4.9217
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2575–4.2775/bu+0.04−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4000/bu+0.11+9–+10¢/BuMarch (H)5.0100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1275/bu+0.04−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.9700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.04+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200/bu+0.04−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9800
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.