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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Apr 7
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000–11.6600/bu+0.06−31–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4515
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025–11.7825/bu+0.02+2–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.0608
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1500–11.1600/bu+0.06−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.2925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5125–11.5225/bu+0.07−7–−6¢/BuMay (K)10.0475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600–11.3600/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025–11.6825/bu+0.08+2–+10¢/BuMay (K)9.9908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600/bu+0.06−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5825/bu+0.090¢/BuMay (K)9.9775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7600/bu+0.06−75¢/BuNovember (X)8.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1825/bu+0.09−40¢/BuMay (K)9.2275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1100/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3325/bu+0.09−25¢/BuMay (K)9.7775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8025/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8025/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.4375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9100–11.3600/bu+0.06−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.0758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1825–11.6325/bu+0.09−40–+5¢/BuMay (K)9.5989

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0325/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9300/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4825–5.9925/bu+0.02−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.9814
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5800–5.6800/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.6333
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9025–5.9925/bu+0.02−18–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3940
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8025/bu+0.02−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2400
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9325–6.0325/bu+0.02−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9300–5.9325/bu+0.03−5–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9825/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5325/bu+0.02−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3325/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925–5.9125/bu+0.02−79–−17¢/BuJuly (N)4.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6500/bu+0.03−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9900/bu+0.05+150¢/BuMay (K)5.6900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6500/bu+0.05−28–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1995
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.7400/bu+0.05+15–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.8517
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2300/bu+0.05+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9100/bu+0.09+142¢/BuMay (K)5.5400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6300/bu+0.05−12–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.7200/bu+0.05+15–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400/bu+0.05−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.05+13¢/BuMay (K)4.8900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2300/bu+0.05+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400–5.8900/bu+0.05+75–+140¢/BuMay (K)5.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.6700/bu+0.05−30–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2258
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.7000/bu+0.05−20–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.6933
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.4800/bu+0.03−33–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6000/bu+0.04+8–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.7900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu+0.06+14¢/BuMay (K)4.7900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.05−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200/bu+0.05−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6950
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.