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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Apr 20
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.7275/bu+0.00−28–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9755
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975–12.0575/bu+0.01+14–+40¢/BuMay (K)10.4933
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175–11.2275/bu+0.01−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7875–11.7975/bu+0.04+13–+14¢/BuMay (K)10.4000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975–11.4075/bu+0.01−28–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675–11.9075/bu+0.02+11–+25¢/BuMay (K)10.4383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8075/bu+0.14+15¢/BuMay (K)10.3450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8275/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575/bu+0.02−40¢/BuMay (K)9.5950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4575/bu+0.02−20¢/BuMay (K)10.1450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775/bu+0.02−78¢/BuMay (K)9.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775/bu+0.02−78¢/BuMay (K)9.8450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775–11.4675/bu+0.01−60–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2575–11.9175/bu+0.02−40–+26¢/BuMay (K)9.9836

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0100/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9200/bu+0.06−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4600–5.9700/bu+0.07−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700–5.6700/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.6183
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9200–6.0100/bu+0.07−14–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3845
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7800/bu+0.07−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9100–6.0600/bu+0.07−15–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.3750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8900–5.9100/bu+0.06−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9600/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5100/bu+0.07−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3100/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700–5.9200/bu+0.07−79–−14¢/BuJuly (N)5.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8100/bu+0.06−16¢/BuMay (K)5.1850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3950/bu+0.03+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1200/bu+0.03+160¢/BuMay (K)5.5675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.6650/bu+0.03−27–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3955
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–4.8500/bu+0.03+20–+33¢/BuMay (K)4.9758
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2950/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0200/bu+0.03+150¢/BuMay (K)5.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.5950/bu+0.03−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4038
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–4.8700/bu+0.03+20–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9808
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.10+20¢/BuMay (K)5.0175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.03+58¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700–6.0700/bu+0.03+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.7550/bu+0.03−30–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.8400/bu+0.03−10–+32¢/BuMay (K)4.7492
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–4.7500/bu+0.07+20–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.9025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.9475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.03+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8825
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.