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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Apr 2
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.6900/bu+0.02−32–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150–11.8350/bu+0.05−2–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.2350
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.1900/bu+0.02−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.7150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250–11.5650/bu+0.08−11–−7¢/BuMay (K)10.1200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3400–11.4500/bu+0.02−20–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5450–11.7350/bu+0.12−9–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.1817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3900/bu+0.02−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6350/bu+0.050¢/BuMay (K)10.1650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7900/bu+0.02−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350/bu+0.05−40¢/BuMay (K)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1400/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850/bu+0.05−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9450/bu+0.05−69¢/BuMay (K)9.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9450/bu+0.05−69¢/BuMay (K)9.6250
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9400–11.3900/bu+0.02−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1350–11.6850/bu+0.05−50–+5¢/BuMay (K)9.7836

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0450/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9325/bu+0.01−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950–6.0050/bu+0.01−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.9243
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5325–5.6825/bu+0.01−45–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.5933
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9150–6.0050/bu+0.01−18–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3460
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8150/bu+0.01−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9450–6.0450/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8325–5.9325/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9950/bu+0.01−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5450/bu+0.01−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3050–5.9250/bu+0.01−79–−17¢/BuJuly (N)4.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6525/bu+0.01−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3125/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9725/bu+0.02+145¢/BuMay (K)5.5750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.6625/bu—−34–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2180
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7525/bu+0.02+15–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.7317
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–5.2625/bu+0.43+20–+45¢/BuJuly (N)4.9750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9825/bu+0.03+146¢/BuMay (K)5.4250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.6125/bu+0.00−12–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7225/bu+0.02+15–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.7083
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.00−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525/bu+0.02+13¢/BuMay (K)4.7750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2625/bu—+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2725–5.9225/bu+0.02+75–+140¢/BuMay (K)5.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.7025/bu—−30–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2433
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.7325/bu+0.02−25–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.5717
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625–4.5125/bu—−45–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.6325/bu+0.05+6–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.6550
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625/bu—−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125/bu—−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625/bu—+14¢/BuMay (K)4.6750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.02+2¢/BuMay (K)4.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.02+2¢/BuMay (K)4.5800
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.