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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 22
● 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+0.12−28–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0310
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7850–12.0450/bu+0.10+14–+40¢/BuMay (K)10.6125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2000–11.2100/bu+0.11−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7850–11.8050/bu+0.10+14–+16¢/BuMay (K)10.5125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800–11.3900/bu+0.11−28–−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7850–11.9450/bu+0.07+14–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100/bu+0.11−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950/bu+0.10+15¢/BuMay (K)10.4525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8100/bu+0.11−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450/bu+0.10−40¢/BuMay (K)9.7025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1600/bu+0.11−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4450/bu+0.10−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650/bu+0.10−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650/bu+0.10−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.4500/bu+0.11−60–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.6883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.9450/bu+0.10−40–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.0954

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0200/bu+0.06−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9425/bu+0.06−5¢/BuMay (K)5.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700–5.9800/bu+0.06−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)4.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5925–5.6925/bu+0.06−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.5158
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9200–6.0300/bu+0.07−15–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.3070
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7900/bu+0.06−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.1350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9200–6.0700/bu+0.06−15–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9125–5.9200/bu+0.06−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9700/bu+0.06−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200/bu+0.06−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.7850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800–5.9300/bu+0.06−79–−14¢/BuJuly (N)4.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8325/bu+0.06−16¢/BuMay (K)5.0825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1425/bu+0.01+160¢/BuMay (K)5.7200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.6925/bu+0.01−27–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2970
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–4.9025/bu+0.03+22–+36¢/BuMay (K)4.8767
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3225/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0425/bu+0.01+150¢/BuMay (K)5.5700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6225/bu+0.01−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.8925/bu+0.02+21–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.01−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMay (K)4.9200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4025/bu+0.01+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925–6.0925/bu+0.01+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.3200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.7725/bu+0.01−30–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3133
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4425–4.8625/bu+0.01−10–+32¢/BuMay (K)4.6533
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425–4.7725/bu+0.01+20–+23¢/BuMay (K)4.8050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.8500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925/bu+0.01+35¢/BuMay (K)4.8200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725/bu+0.01−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725/bu+0.01−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7850
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.