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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, May 5
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–12.0450/bu+0.06−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3050–12.4650/bu+0.11+19–+35¢/BuJuly (N)10.5408
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350–11.5450/bu+0.07−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1750–12.2250/bu+0.11+6–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.4375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6250–11.8050/bu+0.08−27–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2150–12.2650/bu+0.11+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.4992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7450/bu+0.07−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2150/bu+0.11+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.4125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450/bu+0.07−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8575/bu+0.12−10¢/BuMay (K)9.7125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4950/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7575/bu+0.12−20¢/BuMay (K)10.2125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775/bu+0.12−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775/bu+0.12−78¢/BuMay (K)9.9325
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950–11.7550/bu+0.07−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.6892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150–12.3150/bu+0.11−50–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.1382

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2275/bu+0.13−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1775/bu+0.13−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6775–6.2575/bu+0.13−60–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.8029
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7775–5.9775/bu+0.13−50–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.4683
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1575–6.2475/bu+0.13−12–−3¢/BuJuly (N)5.2580
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9475/bu+0.22−33¢/BuJuly (N)5.0600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0675–6.3175/bu+0.13−21–+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1275/bu+0.13−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1775/bu+0.13−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7275/bu+0.13−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.7100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5275/bu+0.13−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4875–6.1575/bu+0.13−79–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1575/bu+0.13−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6550/bu+0.04+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4000–6.5400/bu+0.06+160–+174¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.8750/bu+0.04−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800–5.0800/bu+0.06+18–+28¢/BuJuly (N)4.7133
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6050/bu+0.04+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3000/bu+0.06+150¢/BuJuly (N)5.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.8050/bu+0.04−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9800–5.0500/bu+0.06+18–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.7050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5850/bu+0.04+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5500–6.3500/bu+0.06+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7050–4.8850/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–5.0700/bu+0.06−15–+27¢/BuJuly (N)4.4783
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650–4.7050/bu+0.04−34–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9400–4.9500/bu+0.05+14–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.08+16¢/BuMay (K)4.5950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9050/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0050/bu+0.08+35¢/BuMay (K)4.5750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.08−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.08−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6600
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.