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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Apr 9
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9400/bu+0.03+150¢/BuMay (K)5.8300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625–4.6125/bu+0.02−28–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3013
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.7200/bu+0.01+19–+28¢/BuMay (K)4.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3425/bu+0.02+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8925
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1925/bu+0.02+45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8600/bu+0.03+142¢/BuMay (K)5.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.5425/bu+0.03−12–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3013
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.6900/bu+0.00+19–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3925/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.03+13¢/BuMay (K)5.0300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3225/bu+0.11+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1900–5.9900/bu+0.03+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.6325/bu+0.02−30–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3108
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.6900/bu+0.03−20–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.7983
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225–4.4425/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.5700/bu+0.01+11–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.9150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.9300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400/bu+0.13+30¢/BuMay (K)4.9300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8350

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.6750/bu+0.01−31–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7855
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7625–12.0025/bu+0.12+11–+35¢/BuMay (K)10.4583
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.1750/bu+0.01−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6525–11.6925/bu+0.070–+4¢/BuMay (K)10.3300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2750–11.3550/bu+0.01−25–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.7100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7525–11.8525/bu+0.11+10–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3750/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6525/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)10.3400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7750/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2525/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMay (K)9.5900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025/bu+0.03−25¢/BuMay (K)10.1400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725/bu+0.03−78¢/BuMay (K)9.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8725/bu+0.03−78¢/BuMay (K)9.8000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9250–11.3750/bu+0.01−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2525–11.7925/bu+0.03−40–+14¢/BuMay (K)9.9757

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8000/bu+0.06−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6950/bu+0.06−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2500–5.7400/bu+0.06−60–−11¢/BuJuly (N)4.9621
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450–5.4450/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.6133
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800–5.7600/bu+0.06−17–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3890
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700/bu+0.06−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7000–5.8000/bu+0.06−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6950–5.7000/bu+0.06−5–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7500/bu+0.06−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000/bu+0.06−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.6800/bu+0.06−79–−17¢/BuJuly (N)4.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4150/bu+0.06−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1200
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.