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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, May 12
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300–12.2000/bu+0.12−22–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.4017
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4675–12.6575/bu+0.14+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.8317
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7100–11.7200/bu+0.11−34–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3475–12.3775/bu+0.17+8–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.7350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8000–12.0100/bu+0.10−25–−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.4075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3475–12.3675/bu+0.16+8–+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9000/bu+0.10−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3675/bu+0.14+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000/bu+0.10−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9850/bu+0.09−15¢/BuMay (K)10.0250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0175/bu+0.14−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.4750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675/bu+0.14−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675/bu+0.14−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.2450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500–11.9200/bu+0.10−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)10.0917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7675–12.4875/bu+0.14−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.4507

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8400/bu+0.45+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6900/bu+0.45−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2400–6.7700/bu+0.45−55–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.6154
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2400–6.4900/bu+0.45−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.2808
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6900–6.7400/bu+0.46−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.0885
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4600/bu+0.45−33¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5900–6.8400/bu+0.45−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6400/bu+0.45−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6900/bu+0.45−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2400/bu+0.45−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.5225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0400/bu+0.45−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.2725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0700–6.6700/bu+0.45−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6700/bu+0.45−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6700/bu+0.04+65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4000–6.6000/bu+0.05+160–+180¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7700–4.8900/bu+0.04−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500–5.1000/bu+0.05+15–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.5600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6200/bu+0.14+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5000/bu+0.15+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.3250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–4.7700/bu+0.05−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1463
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500–5.0500/bu+0.05+15–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5417
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.04−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6000/bu+0.04+58¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5500–6.3500/bu+0.05+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200–4.9000/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–5.0500/bu+0.05−20–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3400
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.06−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–4.9500/bu+0.05+12–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0500/bu+0.05+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.4600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8500/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4950
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.