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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, May 1
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–11.9775/bu+0.10−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1825–12.2725/bu+0.06+15–+24¢/BuJuly (N)10.7429
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4675–11.4775/bu+0.10−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1125–12.1425/bu+0.11+8–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.6350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5675–11.7475/bu+0.10−26–−8¢/BuNovember (X)10.1025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1325–12.1825/bu+0.11+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775/bu+0.10−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1325/bu+0.08+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0775/bu+0.10−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7775/bu+0.16−10¢/BuMay (K)9.8800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775/bu+0.06−20¢/BuMay (K)10.3375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0975/bu+0.06−78¢/BuMay (K)10.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0975/bu+0.06−78¢/BuMay (K)10.0375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275–11.6875/bu+0.10−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.7183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5325–12.2325/bu+0.08−50–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.1786

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3275/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2775/bu+0.14−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7775–6.3375/bu+0.06−60–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.8729
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8775–6.0775/bu+0.01−50–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.5383
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2475–6.3275/bu+0.01−13–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3440
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1375/bu+0.01−24¢/BuJuly (N)5.1300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1675–6.4175/bu+0.07−21–+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1450–6.2275/bu+0.01−10–−15¢/BuMay (K)4.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2775/bu+0.01−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8275/bu+0.01−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.7800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6275/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5875–6.2575/bu+0.01−79–−12¢/BuJuly (N)5.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2575/bu+0.01−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5875/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4025–6.5025/bu+0.14+160–+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.4900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375–4.8575/bu+0.05−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9725–5.0725/bu+0.04+29–+27¢/BuMay (K)4.8417
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5875/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2825/bu+0.04+160¢/BuMay (K)5.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.7875/bu+0.05−10–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2513
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.0525/bu+0.10+30–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875/bu+0.19−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.8400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5675/bu+0.05+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5525–6.3525/bu+0.06+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.8675/bu+0.05−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525–5.0425/bu+0.11−15–+24¢/BuJuly (N)4.6150
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.6975/bu+0.05−30–−29¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9525/bu+0.05+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.8000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7375/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.10+16¢/BuMay (K)4.7625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8875/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0325/bu+0.04+35¢/BuMay (K)4.7125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.04−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.04−17¢/BuMay (K)4.7463
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.