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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, May 8
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6550–12.0450/bu+0.18−24–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2800–12.4600/bu+0.17+20–+38¢/BuJuly (N)10.6392
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5450–11.5650/bu+0.17−35–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.9400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1600–12.1900/bu+0.17+8–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.5425
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6350–11.8450/bu+0.16−26–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1400–12.1800/bu+0.12+6–+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7450/bu+0.16−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800/bu+0.16+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1450/bu+0.16−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8425/bu+0.17−10¢/BuMay (K)9.8175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4950/bu+0.16−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300/bu+0.26−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.3175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800/bu+0.16−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800/bu+0.16−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950–11.7250/bu+0.16−60–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.8017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5800–12.2800/bu+0.16−50–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.2432

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2400/bu+0.07+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0900/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6400–6.1700/bu+0.07−55–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.6604
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6400–5.8900/bu+0.07−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.3258
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0900–6.1700/bu+0.07−10–−2¢/BuJuly (N)5.1335
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8600/bu+0.07−33¢/BuJuly (N)4.9175
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9900–6.2400/bu+0.07−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0400/bu+0.07−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0900/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6400/bu+0.07−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.5675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4400/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.3175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700–6.0700/bu+0.07−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0700/bu+0.07−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5850/bu+0.04+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3125–6.5125/bu+0.04+160–+180¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.8050/bu+0.04−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625–4.9625/bu+0.05+15–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6408
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4350/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3125/bu+0.14+160¢/BuJuly (N)5.3975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.6850/bu+0.05−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1463
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625–4.9625/bu+0.05+15–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5150/bu+0.04+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4625–6.2625/bu+0.04+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.8150/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125–4.9625/bu+0.04−20–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.4125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.6350/bu+0.07−31–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325–4.8625/bu+0.02+12–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.04+16¢/BuMay (K)4.5350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9625/bu+0.04+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5675
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.