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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, May 18
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7600–12.1600/bu+0.27−25–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1633
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.3300–12.5200/bu+0.36+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.6192
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6500–11.7100/bu+0.27−36–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2400–12.2500/bu+0.36+11–+12¢/BuJuly (N)10.5275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7700–11.9600/bu+0.30−24–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2200–12.2400/bu+0.36+9–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.5442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8100/bu+0.30−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2300/bu+0.36+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600/bu+0.30−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9800/bu+0.36−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.8075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100/bu+0.30−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8800/bu+0.36−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.2575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.36−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.36−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0275
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100–11.8500/bu+0.30−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.8633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300–12.3500/bu+0.36−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.2361

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6450/bu+0.240¢/BuJuly (N)5.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4950/bu+0.24−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0950–6.6050/bu+0.29−55–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0950–6.3450/bu+0.29−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.3983
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5050–6.5950/bu+0.25−14–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2120
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3250/bu+0.29−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.0900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4150–6.6250/bu+0.26−23–−2¢/BuJuly (N)5.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4450–6.4950/bu+0.29−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5450/bu+0.29−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0950/bu+0.29−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.6400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8950/bu+0.29−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.3900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9250–6.5250/bu+0.29−72–−12¢/BuJuly (N)4.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5250/bu+0.29−12¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7300/bu+0.17+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7200/bu+0.26+195¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000–4.9400/bu+0.14−28–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1808
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100–5.0700/bu+0.21+14–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.6433
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5800/bu+0.17+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4700/bu+0.21+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.3750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–4.7300/bu+0.19−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100–4.9700/bu+0.21+14–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6083
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300/bu+0.17−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.21+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6250
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7300/bu+0.17+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200–6.3200/bu+0.21+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.8600/bu+0.17−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1892
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–5.0200/bu+0.21−25–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.3967
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7100/bu+0.17−30–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.22+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.17−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700/bu+0.21+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.17−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200/bu+0.21+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.21+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.21+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.