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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 20
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6950–12.0850/bu+0.10−24–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1975–12.3875/bu+0.10+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.7425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5850–11.6350/bu+0.10−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.1825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1075–12.1175/bu+0.10+11–+12¢/BuJuly (N)10.6375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6950–11.8850/bu+0.10−24–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.3050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0875–12.1075/bu+0.10+9–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.6608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7350/bu+0.10−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0975/bu+0.10+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.6275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850/bu+0.10−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8475/bu+0.10−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.9275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7475/bu+0.10−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.3775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975/bu+0.10−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975/bu+0.10−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.1475
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3350–11.7750/bu+0.10−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.0158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4975–12.2175/bu+0.10−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.3589

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.6050/bu+0.070¢/BuJuly (N)5.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4550/bu+0.07−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0550–6.5650/bu+0.07−55–−4¢/BuJuly (N)5.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0550–6.3050/bu+0.07−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.6008
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5050–6.5350/bu+0.07−10–−7¢/BuJuly (N)5.4225
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2850/bu+0.07−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.3425
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4050–6.5550/bu+0.04−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4050–6.4550/bu+0.07−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5050/bu+0.07−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0550/bu+0.07−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8550/bu+0.07−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8850–6.5250/bu+0.07−72–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5250/bu+0.07−8¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6425/bu+0.09+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7575/bu+0.11+210¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125–4.8925/bu+0.09−28–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975–4.9575/bu+0.10+14–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.7800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4925/bu+0.09+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3575/bu+0.10+170¢/BuJuly (N)5.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425–4.6750/bu+0.07−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2713
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975–4.8575/bu+0.10+14–+20¢/BuJuly (N)4.7533
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.09−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.10+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.7600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6425/bu+0.09+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4075–6.2075/bu+0.10+75–+155¢/BuJuly (N)5.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.7725/bu+0.09−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3267
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.9075/bu+0.10−25–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5283
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6225/bu+0.09−30–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975–4.8075/bu+0.11+14–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.7150
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925/bu+0.09−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.10+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.7300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.09−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9075/bu+0.10+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.7600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.10+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.10+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
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.