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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Apr 29
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425–11.8625/bu+0.05−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9485
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1225–12.2725/bu+0.19+30–+45¢/BuMay (K)10.5844
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525–11.3625/bu+0.04−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9725–12.0225/bu+0.09+15–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.4475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4525–11.6325/bu+0.04−26–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0225–12.1325/bu+0.09+20–+31¢/BuMay (K)10.5213
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5625/bu+0.04−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0700/bu+0.19+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.4450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9625/bu+0.04−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225/bu+0.29−20¢/BuMay (K)9.6475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3125/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6225/bu+0.09−20¢/BuMay (K)10.1975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0425/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.8975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.5825/bu+0.04−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.5958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3225–12.1725/bu+0.01−50–+35¢/BuMay (K)10.0411

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4800/bu+0.05−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3225/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMay (K)5.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8800–6.4900/bu+0.10−65–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.7432
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9225–6.1225/bu+0.17−50–−30¢/BuMay (K)4.4158
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4000–6.4900/bu+0.05−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.2075
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2900/bu+0.05−24¢/BuJuly (N)5.0075
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4000–6.5700/bu+0.05−13–+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.1575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3425–6.3800/bu+0.07−8–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.0088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4300/bu+0.05−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9800/bu+0.05−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7800/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7400–6.3700/bu+0.05−79–−16¢/BuJuly (N)4.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2625/bu+0.07−16¢/BuMay (K)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5775/bu+0.02+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2975/bu+0.02+152¢/BuJuly (N)5.5550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–4.8475/bu+0.02−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2140
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.0775/bu+0.07+30¢/BuMay (K)4.8515
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5775/bu+0.02+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1650/bu+0.01+150¢/BuMay (K)5.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.7775/bu+0.03−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2138
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050–5.0150/bu+0.01+24–+35¢/BuMay (K)4.8138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5575/bu+0.02+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4150–6.2150/bu+0.01+75–+155¢/BuMay (K)5.3388
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.8775/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–5.0650/bu+0.09−20–+40¢/BuMay (K)4.6729
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775/bu+0.02−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250/bu+0.01+26¢/BuMay (K)4.8225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7650/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.8025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.01+35¢/BuMay (K)4.7725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.01−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.01−17¢/BuMay (K)4.8088
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.