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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Apr 16
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800–11.7100/bu+0.01−28–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0490
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7575–12.0075/bu+0.02+12–+37¢/BuMay (K)10.5650
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000–11.2100/bu+0.02−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7175–11.7275/bu+0.04+8–+9¢/BuMay (K)10.4700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600–11.3900/bu+0.02−30–−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7475–11.8875/bu+0.03+11–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.5117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100/bu+0.02−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6375/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)10.4150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8100/bu+0.02−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375/bu+0.03−40¢/BuMay (K)9.6650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4375/bu+0.03−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575/bu+0.03−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575/bu+0.03−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.4500/bu+0.02−60–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375–11.8975/bu+0.03−40–+26¢/BuMay (K)10.0536

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0150/bu+0.05−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9350/bu+0.05−5¢/BuMay (K)5.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4650–5.9750/bu+0.05−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5850–5.6850/bu+0.05−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.7208
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9150–5.9850/bu+0.06−15–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.4845
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7850/bu+0.05−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.3225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9150–6.0650/bu+0.05−15–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9050–5.9150/bu+0.04−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9650/bu+0.05−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5150/bu+0.05−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.9725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3150/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.9250/bu+0.05−79–−14¢/BuJuly (N)5.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8250/bu+0.05−16¢/BuMay (K)5.2875

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3675/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0850/bu+0.03+160¢/BuMay (K)5.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.6375/bu+0.01−27–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4110
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7950/bu+0.01+20–+31¢/BuMay (K)4.9775
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2675/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9850/bu+0.02+150¢/BuMay (K)5.6725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900–4.5675/bu+0.02−12–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.8350/bu+0.01+20–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9892
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4100/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.03+13¢/BuMay (K)5.0225
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3475/bu+0.01+58¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2350–6.0350/bu+0.03+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.7075/bu+0.01−30–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.8050/bu+0.02−10–+32¢/BuMay (K)4.7542
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.6650/bu+0.00+16–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.9275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.9525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.03+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8875
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.