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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, May 11
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7075–12.0975/bu+0.05−24–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.5100/bu+0.05+20–+38¢/BuJuly (N)10.8292
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5975–11.6175/bu+0.05−35–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.2100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1800–12.2400/bu+0.02+5–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.7375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6975–11.8975/bu+0.06−25–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.3775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1900–12.2300/bu+0.05+6–+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7975/bu+0.05−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2300/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975/bu+0.05−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8975/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMay (K)10.0125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5475/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800/bu+0.05−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.5125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.05−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.05−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.2325
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3475–11.7775/bu+0.05−60–−17¢/BuNovember (X)10.0717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300–12.3300/bu+0.05−50–+20¢/BuJuly (N)10.4382

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3900/bu+0.15+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2400/bu+0.15−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7900–6.3200/bu+0.15−55–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.5954
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7900–6.0400/bu+0.15−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.2608
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2300–6.3200/bu+0.14−11–−2¢/BuJuly (N)5.0685
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0100/bu+0.15−33¢/BuJuly (N)4.8525
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1400–6.3900/bu+0.15−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1900/bu+0.15−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2400/bu+0.15−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7900/bu+0.15−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.5025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5900/bu+0.15−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.2525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6200–6.2200/bu+0.15−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2200/bu+0.15−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6275/bu+0.04+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3525–6.5525/bu+0.04+160–+180¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–4.8475/bu+0.04−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–5.0225/bu+0.04+15–+27¢/BuJuly (N)4.6167
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4775/bu+0.04+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3525/bu+0.04+160¢/BuJuly (N)5.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175–4.7275/bu+0.04−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1813
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–5.0025/bu+0.04+15–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5967
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5575/bu+0.04+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5025–6.3025/bu+0.04+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.8575/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–5.0025/bu+0.04−20–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3950
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.6775/bu+0.03−32–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725–4.9025/bu+0.04+12–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7675/bu+0.05+16¢/BuMay (K)4.5225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025/bu+0.04+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5500
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.