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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Apr 6
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600–11.7200/bu+0.04−31–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4740
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6175–11.8675/bu+0.00−5–+20¢/BuMay (K)9.9400
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2100–11.2200/bu+0.03−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5775–11.5975/bu+0.05−9–−7¢/BuMay (K)9.8050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.4200/bu+0.02−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775–11.7675/bu+0.13+1–+10¢/BuMay (K)9.8933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4200/bu+0.03−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6675/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)9.8800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8200/bu+0.03−75¢/BuNovember (X)8.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMay (K)9.1300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4175/bu+0.03−25¢/BuMay (K)9.6800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.06−78¢/BuMay (K)9.3400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.06−78¢/BuMay (K)9.3400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9700–11.4200/bu+0.03−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.1083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.7175/bu+0.13−40–+5¢/BuMay (K)9.5014

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0150/bu+0.03−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4550
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9025/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4650–5.9750/bu+0.03−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.9264
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5525–5.6525/bu+0.02−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.6083
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8850–5.9750/bu+0.03−18–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3590
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7850/bu+0.03−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9150–6.0150/bu+0.03−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9025–5.9150/bu+0.07−5–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9650/bu+0.03−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2550
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5150/bu+0.03−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3150/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.8950/bu+0.03−79–−17¢/BuJuly (N)4.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6225/bu+0.03−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1150

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3300/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0400/bu+0.07+150¢/BuMay (K)5.6450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.7000/bu+0.08−28–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2060
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900–4.7900/bu+0.02+15–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.8050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800/bu+0.45+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0000/bu+0.02+146¢/BuMay (K)5.4950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6300/bu+0.02−12–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900–4.7400/bu+0.02+15–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.02+13¢/BuMay (K)4.8450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900–5.9400/bu+0.02+75–+140¢/BuMay (K)5.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.7200/bu+0.02−30–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2283
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.7500/bu+0.07−20–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.6483
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.5300/bu+0.12−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.6500/bu+0.03+7–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.7450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.03+15¢/BuMay (K)4.7450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.17−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.17−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6500
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.