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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Apr 28
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3900–11.8200/bu+0.00−28–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0145
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.1500/bu+0.00+20–+42¢/BuMay (K)10.6458
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3100–11.3200/bu+0.01−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800–11.9300/bu+0.03+15–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.5450
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100–11.6000/bu+0.01−26–−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.0300/bu+0.00+20–+30¢/BuMay (K)10.5692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMay (K)10.5275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9200/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300/bu+0.04−40¢/BuMay (K)9.7100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5300/bu+0.04−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9500/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9500/bu+0.04−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0700–11.5600/bu+0.01−60–−11¢/BuNovember (X)9.6658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300–12.0800/bu+0.04−40–+35¢/BuMay (K)10.1182

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5275/bu+0.28−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3900/bu+0.28−10¢/BuMay (K)5.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9775–6.5375/bu+0.28−60–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.6907
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0900–6.1900/bu+0.28−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.3304
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4475–6.5375/bu+0.34−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.1490
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3375/bu+0.32−24¢/BuJuly (N)4.9550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4475–6.6175/bu+0.28−13–+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4100–6.4275/bu+0.28−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.7833
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4775/bu+0.28−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0275/bu+0.28−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8275/bu+0.28−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.3550
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7875–6.4175/bu+0.28−79–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3300/bu+0.28−16¢/BuMay (K)4.9575

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5575/bu+0.06+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2750/bu+0.07+152¢/BuJuly (N)5.6025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.8275/bu+0.08−10–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1955
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.0550/bu+0.06+24–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.8142
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5575/bu+0.16+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1525/bu+0.05+150¢/BuMay (K)5.4550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7575/bu+0.07−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1938
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.0025/bu+0.06+24–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.7908
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6050/bu+0.07−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.8050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5375/bu+0.06+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4025–6.2025/bu+0.05+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.8575/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–5.0525/bu+0.05−10–+40¢/BuMay (K)4.6400
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9125/bu+0.12+26¢/BuMay (K)4.7500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025/bu+0.05+35¢/BuMay (K)4.7050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825/bu+0.05−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825/bu+0.05−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6700
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.