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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, May 4
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6575–12.1175/bu+0.10−31–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4175–12.5775/bu+0.24+19–+35¢/BuJuly (N)10.6158
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6075–11.6175/bu+0.14−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2875–12.3375/bu+0.18+6–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.5250
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7075–11.8775/bu+0.14−26–−9¢/BuNovember (X)10.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3275–12.3775/bu+0.20+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8175/bu+0.14−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3275/bu+0.20+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.4550
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175/bu+0.14−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9750/bu+0.20−10¢/BuMay (K)9.7550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5675/bu+0.14−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8750/bu+0.20−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950/bu+0.20−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950/bu+0.20−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675–11.8275/bu+0.14−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.7192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7275–12.4275/bu+0.20−50–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.1964

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3600/bu+0.03−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3100/bu+0.03−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8100–6.3900/bu+0.03−60–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.7554
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9100–6.1100/bu+0.03−50–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.4208
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2900–6.3800/bu+0.04−12–−3¢/BuJuly (N)5.2105
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1700/bu+0.03−24¢/BuJuly (N)5.0125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2000–6.4500/bu+0.03−21–+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.2250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2600/bu+0.12−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3100/bu+0.03−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8600/bu+0.03−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6600/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6200–6.2900/bu+0.03−79–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2900/bu+0.03−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6950/bu+0.11+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4575–6.5975/bu+0.06+160–+174¢/BuJuly (N)5.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.9150/bu+0.01−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375–5.1375/bu+0.07+18–+28¢/BuJuly (N)4.6975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6450/bu+0.06+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3575/bu+0.08+150¢/BuJuly (N)5.4425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.8450/bu—−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1788
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375–5.1075/bu+0.06+18–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6658
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.06−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9575/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6250/bu+0.06+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6075–6.4075/bu+0.06+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–4.9250/bu+0.06−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075–5.1275/bu+0.06−15–+27¢/BuJuly (N)4.4675
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.7450/bu+0.02−34–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.0075/bu+0.04+13–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8975/bu+0.06+16¢/BuMay (K)4.6150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450/bu+0.06−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0875/bu+0.06+35¢/BuMay (K)4.5650
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.06−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5675/bu+0.06−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6475
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.