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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 13
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8575–12.2275/bu+0.03−22–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.4192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.4900–12.6800/bu+0.02+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.8842
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7375–11.7475/bu+0.03−34–−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3700–12.4100/bu+0.02+8–+12¢/BuJuly (N)10.7875
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8275–12.0475/bu+0.03−25–−3¢/BuNovember (X)10.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3900–12.4000/bu+0.04+10–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775/bu+0.02−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3900/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.7775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275/bu+0.03−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1400/bu+0.16−15¢/BuJuly (N)10.0775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0400/bu+0.02−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.5275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900/bu+0.02−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900/bu+0.02−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.2975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4775–11.9475/bu+0.03−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)10.1092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900–12.5100/bu+0.02−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.5061

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.8050/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6550/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2050–6.7350/bu+0.04−55–−2¢/BuJuly (N)4.6904
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2050–6.4550/bu+0.04−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.3558
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6550–6.7050/bu+0.04−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1635
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4350/bu+0.03−32¢/BuJuly (N)4.9475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5550–6.8050/bu+0.04−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5550–6.6050/bu+0.09−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6550/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2050/bu+0.04−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.5975
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0050/bu+0.04−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.3475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0350–6.6350/bu+0.04−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6350/bu+0.04−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7800/bu+0.11+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7075/bu+0.31+190¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–4.9000/bu+0.01−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1833
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475–5.1075/bu+0.00+14–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.5900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6300/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5075/bu+0.01+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.3550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.7800/bu+0.01−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1413
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475–5.0575/bu+0.00+14–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5683
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7800/bu+0.18+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5575–6.3575/bu+0.01+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.9100/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–5.0575/bu+0.04−25–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3717
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9175–4.9475/bu+0.00+11–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.5400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.01−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.14+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9300/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575/bu+0.01+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.4850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.01+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8575/bu+0.01+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250
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.