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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Apr 24
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.7075/bu+0.01−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1120
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975–12.0575/bu+0.04+16–+42¢/BuMay (K)10.7250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.2075/bu+0.01−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8075/bu+0.20+17¢/BuMay (K)10.6375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875–11.4875/bu+0.02−27–−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.1000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7875–11.9375/bu+0.04+15–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.6542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4075/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7875/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMay (K)10.5925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375/bu+0.04−40¢/BuMay (K)9.7975
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4375/bu+0.04−20¢/BuMay (K)10.3475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)10.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)10.0475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575–11.4475/bu+0.01−60–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.7633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2375–11.9375/bu+0.04−40–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.1904

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1175/bu+0.04−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0325/bu+0.03−5¢/BuMay (K)5.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5675–6.1275/bu+0.04−60–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.8857
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6825–5.7825/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.5333
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0275–6.1275/bu+0.04−14–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.3220
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8875/bu+0.04−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.1500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0375–6.1675/bu+0.02−13–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0025–6.0175/bu+0.03−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.9833
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0675/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6175/bu+0.04−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4175/bu+0.04−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3775–6.0275/bu+0.04−79–−14¢/BuJuly (N)4.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9225/bu+0.03−16¢/BuMay (K)5.2000

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4425/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1500/bu+0.01+160¢/BuMay (K)5.7550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.7125/bu+0.01−27–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–4.9500/bu+0.01+23–+40¢/BuMay (K)4.9721
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3425/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0500/bu+0.01+150¢/BuMay (K)5.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5850–4.6425/bu—−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–4.9000/bu+0.02+23–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu—−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMay (K)4.9875
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225/bu+0.01+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000–6.1000/bu+0.01+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.3875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.7525/bu+0.01−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3292
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500–4.8700/bu+0.01−10–+32¢/BuMay (K)4.7708
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.01+23¢/BuMay (K)4.9275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925/bu+0.01−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.9175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.01+35¢/BuMay (K)4.8875
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800/bu+0.01−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3800/bu+0.01−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8525
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.