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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 6
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4550–11.9050/bu+0.14−30–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1475–12.2975/bu+0.16+20–+35¢/BuJuly (N)10.5075
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950–11.4050/bu+0.14−36–−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175–12.0575/bu+0.16+7–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.4175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4850–11.6850/bu+0.14−27–−7¢/BuNovember (X)10.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0475–12.0775/bu+0.17+10–+13¢/BuJuly (N)10.4558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6050/bu+0.14−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0475/bu+0.17+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.3925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050/bu+0.14−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6900/bu+0.17−10¢/BuMay (K)9.6925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3550/bu+0.14−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975/bu+0.16−35¢/BuJuly (N)10.1925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475/bu+0.27−50¢/BuJuly (N)9.9125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475/bu+0.27−50¢/BuJuly (N)9.9125
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550–11.5950/bu+0.14−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.7167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4475–12.1475/bu+0.17−50–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.1182

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2225/bu+0.01+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0725/bu+0.11−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6225–6.1525/bu+0.06−55–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.7854
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6225–5.8725/bu+0.16−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.4508
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0525–6.1225/bu+0.11−12–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2445
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8425/bu+0.11−33¢/BuJuly (N)5.0425
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9625–6.2125/bu+0.11−21–+4¢/BuJuly (N)5.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0225/bu+0.11−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0725/bu+0.11−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2425
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6225/bu+0.11−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225/bu+0.11−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4425
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4525–6.0525/bu+0.04−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0525/bu+0.11−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5500/bu+0.11+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2850–6.4850/bu+0.12+160–+180¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7700/bu+0.11−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–4.9550/bu+0.14+16–+27¢/BuJuly (N)4.6525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5000/bu+0.11+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1850/bu+0.12+150¢/BuJuly (N)5.2925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7000/bu+0.11−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1538
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450–4.9350/bu+0.14+16–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6258
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000/bu+0.11−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.12+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6425
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4800/bu+0.11+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4350–6.2350/bu+0.12+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7800/bu+0.11−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5350–4.9350/bu+0.12−15–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.4125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.6000/bu+0.11−34–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250–4.8350/bu+0.12+14–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500/bu+0.11−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.13+16¢/BuMay (K)4.5300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000/bu+0.11−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9350/bu+0.07+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.25+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.25+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5625
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.