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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, May 19
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900–12.1800/bu+0.03−24–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2950–12.4850/bu+0.04+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.6433
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6800–11.7300/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.0700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2050–12.2150/bu+0.04+11–+12¢/BuJuly (N)10.5400
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7900–11.9800/bu+0.02−24–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1850–12.2050/bu+0.04+9–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.5667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8300/bu+0.02−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1950/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5300
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2800/bu+0.02−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9450/bu+0.04−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.8300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6300/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8450/bu+0.04−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.2800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950/bu+0.04−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950/bu+0.04−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0500
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4300–11.8700/bu+0.02−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.9033
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–12.3150/bu+0.04−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.2586

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6725/bu+0.030¢/BuJuly (N)5.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.5225/bu+0.03−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1225–6.6325/bu+0.03−55–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1225–6.3725/bu+0.03−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.5683
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5725–6.6025/bu+0.07−10–−7¢/BuJuly (N)5.3800
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3525/bu+0.03−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.2600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4425–6.6525/bu+0.03−23–−2¢/BuJuly (N)5.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4725–6.5225/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5725/bu+0.03−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1225/bu+0.03−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9225/bu+0.03−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9525–6.5925/bu+0.03−72–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5925/bu+0.07−8¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7275/bu+0.00+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6525/bu+0.07+190¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6975–4.9375/bu+0.00−28–−4¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–5.0525/bu+0.02+14–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.7183
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5775/bu+0.00+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4525/bu+0.02+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150–4.7275/bu+0.01−10–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2063
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8925–4.9525/bu+0.02+14–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.00−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7275/bu+0.00+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5025–6.3025/bu+0.02+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.8575/bu+0.00−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2567
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025–5.0025/bu+0.02−25–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.4667
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775–4.7075/bu+0.00−30–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9025–4.9125/bu+0.02+15–+16¢/BuJuly (N)4.6450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6775/bu+0.00−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6650
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8775/bu+0.00−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0025/bu+0.02+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.02+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.02+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
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.