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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 14
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6050–11.9850/bu+0.25−23–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1250–12.3150/bu+0.37+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.6208
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5050/bu+0.23−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9950–12.0450/bu+0.38+7–+12¢/BuJuly (N)10.5225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850–11.8050/bu+0.24−25–−3¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0250–12.0350/bu+0.37+10–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.5758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6350/bu+0.24−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0250/bu+0.37+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850/bu+0.24−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7750/bu+0.37−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.8125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4350/bu+0.24−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6750/bu+0.37−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.2625
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250/bu+0.37−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250/bu+0.37−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0325
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.7050/bu+0.24−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.8458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4250–12.1450/bu+0.37−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.2411

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6300/bu+0.18+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2775
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4800/bu+0.18−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0300–6.5300/bu+0.18−55–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.7704
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0300–6.2800/bu+0.18−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.4358
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4800–6.5300/bu+0.18−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2495
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2600/bu+0.18−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.0275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3800–6.6300/bu+0.18−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3800–6.4300/bu+0.18−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4800/bu+0.18−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0300/bu+0.18−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8300/bu+0.18−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8600–6.4600/bu+0.18−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4600/bu+0.18−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6625/bu+0.12+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5750/bu+0.13+190¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–4.7825/bu+0.12−25–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1508
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–4.9750/bu+0.13+14–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.6283
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5125/bu+0.12+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3750/bu+0.13+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.6625/bu+0.13−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1088
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150–4.8750/bu+0.13+14–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6017
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625/bu+0.12−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.13+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6350
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6625/bu+0.12+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4250–6.2250/bu+0.13+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.7925/bu+0.12−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1558
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.9250/bu+0.13−25–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.4033
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125/bu+0.12−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–4.8150/bu+0.13+11–+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125/bu+0.12−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.13+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8125/bu+0.12−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250/bu+0.13+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.13+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.13+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5550
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.