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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Apr 21
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950–11.8150/bu+0.10−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0030
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8850–12.1450/bu+0.09+14–+40¢/BuMay (K)10.5483
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050–11.3150/bu+0.09−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8850/bu+0.10+14¢/BuMay (K)10.4550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.4950/bu+0.09−28–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.9875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8550–12.0450/bu+0.09+11–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5150/bu+0.09−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8950/bu+0.09+15¢/BuMay (K)10.4000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150/bu+0.09−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450/bu+0.09−40¢/BuMay (K)9.6500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650/bu+0.09−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5450/bu+0.09−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.5550/bu+0.09−60–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.6783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450–12.0450/bu+0.09−40–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.0386

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0775/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0000/bu+0.08−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5275–6.0375/bu+0.07−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6500–5.7500/bu+0.08−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.5883
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9875–6.0875/bu+0.07−14–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.3645
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8475/bu+0.07−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9775–6.1275/bu+0.07−15–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9700–5.9775/bu+0.08−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0275/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5775/bu+0.07−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3775/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3375–5.9875/bu+0.07−79–−14¢/BuJuly (N)5.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8900/bu+0.08−16¢/BuMay (K)5.1550

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4175/bu+0.02+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1375/bu+0.02+160¢/BuMay (K)5.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–4.6875/bu+0.02−27–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.8675/bu+0.02+20–+33¢/BuMay (K)4.9108
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3175/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0375/bu+0.02+150¢/BuMay (K)5.6075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6175/bu+0.02−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.8875/bu+0.02+20–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9042
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMay (K)4.9575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3975/bu+0.02+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2875–6.0875/bu+0.02+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.7775/bu+0.02−30–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3467
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.8575/bu+0.02−10–+32¢/BuMay (K)4.6825
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.7575/bu+0.02+20–+22¢/BuMay (K)4.8325
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.8875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.02+35¢/BuMay (K)4.8575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3675/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8225
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.