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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 8
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2100–11.6700/bu+0.01−31–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6760
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6400–11.9700/bu+0.04+2–+35¢/BuMay (K)10.2792
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600–11.1700/bu+0.01−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.4950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–11.6100/bu+0.07−4–−1¢/BuMay (K)10.2475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700–11.3500/bu+0.01−25–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.6300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6400–11.7700/bu+0.04+2–+15¢/BuMay (K)10.2375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)10.1775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7700/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200/bu+0.04−40¢/BuMay (K)9.4275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1200/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700/bu+0.04−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9200–11.3700/bu+0.01−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.2683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2200–11.7400/bu+0.04−40–+12¢/BuMay (K)9.8104

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8625/bu+0.17−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5075
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7525/bu+0.18−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3125–5.8025/bu+0.17−60–−11¢/BuJuly (N)4.9804
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4025–5.5025/bu+0.18−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.6558
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7425–5.8225/bu+0.16−17–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.4115
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6325/bu+0.17−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7625–5.8625/bu+0.17−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7525–5.7625/bu+0.18−5–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8125/bu+0.17−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3625/bu+0.17−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.9075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1625/bu+0.17−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1225–5.7425/bu+0.17−79–−17¢/BuJuly (N)4.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4725/bu+0.18−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1625

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600/bu+0.08+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9725/bu+0.02+150¢/BuMay (K)5.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.6300/bu+0.02−28–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2571
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.7325/bu+0.00+17–+26¢/BuMay (K)4.8967
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2100/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8925/bu+0.02+142¢/BuMay (K)5.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.6100/bu+0.02−12–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2638
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.7025/bu+0.01+16–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4175/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025/bu+0.02+13¢/BuMay (K)4.9400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2100/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2225–5.8725/bu+0.02+75–+140¢/BuMay (K)5.3400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.6500/bu+0.02−30–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2758
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2725–4.7025/bu+0.02−20–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.7417
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.4600/bu+0.02−33–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5625–4.6025/bu+0.01+9–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.8300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.8400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125/bu+0.02+14¢/BuMay (K)4.8400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7450
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.