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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, May 15
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4875–11.8575/bu+0.12−22–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1567
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9700–12.1600/bu+0.16+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.6117
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3775/bu+0.13−33¢/BuNovember (X)10.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800–11.8900/bu+0.12+11–+12¢/BuJuly (N)10.5100
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4675–11.6575/bu+0.12−24–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8600–11.8800/bu+0.17+9–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.5367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5075/bu+0.13−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8700/bu+0.16+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9575/bu+0.13−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6200/bu+0.16−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.8000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3075/bu+0.13−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5200/bu+0.16−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.2500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700/bu+0.16−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700/bu+0.16−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1075–11.5375/bu+0.13−60–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.8483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2700–11.9900/bu+0.16−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.2286

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4075/bu+0.22+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2575/bu+0.22−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8075–6.3175/bu+0.22−55–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8075–6.0575/bu+0.22−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.3583
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2575–6.3075/bu+0.22−10–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.1720
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0375/bu+0.22−32¢/BuJuly (N)4.9500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1575–6.3575/bu+0.22−20–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.2200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1575–6.2075/bu+0.22−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2575/bu+0.22−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8075/bu+0.22−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6000
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6075/bu+0.22−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.3500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6375–6.2375/bu+0.22−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2375/bu+0.22−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5600/bu+0.10+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4575/bu+0.12+190¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.7700/bu+0.10−25–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1183
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.8575/bu+0.12+14–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.5933
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4100/bu+0.10+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2575/bu+0.12+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5600/bu+0.11−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.7575/bu+0.12+14–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.5617
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.10−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.12+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5850
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5600/bu+0.10+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075–6.1075/bu+0.12+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.6900/bu+0.10−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1267
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.8075/bu+0.12−25–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3533
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.10−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975/bu+0.09+14¢/BuJuly (N)4.4950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.10−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.12+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100/bu+0.10−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.12+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.12+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.12+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5050
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.