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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Apr 30
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4600–11.8800/bu+0.02−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1200–12.2700/bu+0.00+30–+45¢/BuMay (K)10.6442
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.3800/bu+0.02−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0000–12.0400/bu+0.03+18–+22¢/BuMay (K)10.5475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4700–11.6500/bu+0.02−26–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0200–12.1100/bu+0.00+20–+29¢/BuMay (K)10.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800/bu+0.02−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0550/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9800/bu+0.02−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200/bu+0.00−20¢/BuMay (K)9.7025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3300/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200/bu+0.00−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400/bu+0.00−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400/bu+0.00−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1300–11.6000/bu+0.02−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.6533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4550–12.1500/bu+0.13−50–+33¢/BuJuly (N)10.1011

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3175/bu+0.16−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1375/bu+0.19−10¢/BuMay (K)5.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7175–6.3275/bu+0.16−65–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.7529
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8675–6.0675/bu+0.06−50–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.4183
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2375–6.3275/bu+0.16−13–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.2100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1275/bu+0.16−24¢/BuJuly (N)5.0100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2375–6.4075/bu+0.16−13–+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1375–6.2175/bu+0.21−10–−15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2675/bu+0.16−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8175/bu+0.16−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6175/bu+0.16−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5775–6.2475/bu+0.16−79–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2475/bu+0.02−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425/bu+0.04+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2675/bu+0.03+152¢/BuJuly (N)5.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925–4.8125/bu+0.04−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9375–5.0475/bu+0.03+29–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.8508
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425/bu+0.04+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2475/bu+0.08+160¢/BuMay (K)5.5425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.7425/bu+0.03−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875–4.9975/bu+0.02+24–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5225/bu+0.04+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4975–6.1975/bu+0.08+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.8425/bu+0.04−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–5.0275/bu+0.08−20–+38¢/BuJuly (N)4.6475
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.6525/bu+0.04−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075–4.9275/bu+0.02+26–+28¢/BuMay (K)4.8175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7475/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.7925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9975/bu+0.02+35¢/BuMay (K)4.7425
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4775/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7775
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.