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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Jan 29
● Bids as filed49 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7075–10.7975/bu+0.06−19–−10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2290
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.1225/bu+0.03+21–+40¢/BuMarch (H)10.4317
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6175/bu+0.02−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725–10.8725/bu+0.03+5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.3100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7475–10.8075/bu+0.10−15–−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.1983
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9325–11.0425/bu+0.04+21–+32¢/BuMarch (H)10.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9225/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMarch (H)10.4400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475/bu+0.00−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3225/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMarch (H)9.5900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4975/bu+0.00−40¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5725/bu+0.03−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325/bu+0.03−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325/bu+0.03−59¢/BuMarch (H)10.0500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2975–10.7575/bu+0.00−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.8933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4725–11.0725/bu+0.03−25–+35¢/BuMarch (H)10.1857

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7075/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6150/bu+0.06+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575–5.4875/bu+0.06−55–−12¢/BuJuly (N)5.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650–5.0150/bu+0.06−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.0150
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4075–5.5575/bu+0.06−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3575/bu+0.06−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.6050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4075–5.5075/bu+0.06−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2450–5.5075/bu+0.03−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4575/bu+0.06−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.0050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175–5.2675/bu+0.06−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.06−33¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0900/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0575/bu+0.01+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.3900/bu+0.01−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4875–4.6275/bu+0.04+18–+32¢/BuMarch (H)5.0125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.01+65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9575/bu+0.01+165¢/BuMarch (H)5.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.3000/bu+0.01−35–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.6275/bu+0.03+20–+32¢/BuMarch (H)5.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.02−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275/bu+0.03+22¢/BuMarch (H)4.9525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0900/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075–6.0575/bu+0.01+50–+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.4400/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3865
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.6375/bu+0.01−15–+33¢/BuMarch (H)4.8542
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700–4.2900/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975–4.4275/bu+0.01+9–+12¢/BuMarch (H)4.9325
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2075/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMarch (H)4.9025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2275/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9125
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.