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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Apr 14
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.7300/bu+0.01+18–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.9608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3050/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0300/bu+0.03+160¢/BuMay (K)5.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350–4.5750/bu+0.01−27–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3925
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4050/bu+0.01−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.5900/bu+0.03+13–+16¢/BuMay (K)4.9125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300–4.5050/bu+0.01−12–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.6800/bu+0.03+18–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.01−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.03+13¢/BuMay (K)5.0125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2050/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8800/bu+0.03+145¢/BuMay (K)5.6625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.9125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.08+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6450/bu+0.01−30–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4108
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.6800/bu+0.03−15–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.7442
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2850/bu+0.01+58¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800–5.9800/bu+0.03+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.4125

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8525–5.9325/bu+0.11−16–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.4200
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7325/bu+0.10−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8625–6.0125/bu+0.10−15–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8625–5.8700/bu+0.10−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9125/bu+0.10−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4625/bu+0.10−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.9100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2625/bu+0.10−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2225–5.8425/bu+0.10−79–−17¢/BuJuly (N)5.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5900/bu+0.10−33¢/BuMay (K)5.2225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4125–5.9225/bu+0.10−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.9871
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200–5.6200/bu+0.10−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.6558
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9625/bu+0.10−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8700/bu+0.10−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3725

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1700–11.5900/bu+0.03−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0015
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6900–11.9500/bu+0.04+11–+37¢/BuMay (K)10.5683
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0800–11.0900/bu+0.06−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6400–11.6600/bu+0.02+6–+8¢/BuMay (K)10.4850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2400–11.3500/bu+0.06−20–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.9725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6900–11.7800/bu+0.03+11–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2900/bu+0.06−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)10.4100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6900/bu+0.06−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800/bu+0.04−40¢/BuMay (K)9.6600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3800/bu+0.01−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8000/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9100
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8400–11.3100/bu+0.06−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.6192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.7700/bu+0.04−40–+19¢/BuMay (K)10.0486
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.