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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 21
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9250–6.1750/bu+0.13−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.5533
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.4750/bu+0.130¢/BuJuly (N)5.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3250/bu+0.13−15¢/BuJuly (N)5.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9250–6.4350/bu+0.13−55–−4¢/BuJuly (N)4.9950
Purchase
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3750/bu+0.13−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2750–6.4250/bu+0.13−20–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2750–6.3250/bu+0.13−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6450
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3750–6.4750/bu+0.13−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)5.3890
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1550/bu+0.13−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.3450
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9250/bu+0.13−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.9950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7250/bu+0.13−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7550–6.3950/bu+0.13−72–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3950/bu+0.13−8¢/BuJuly (N)—

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275–12.0175/bu+0.07−24–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1425–12.3325/bu+0.06+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.7917
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5175–11.5675/bu+0.07−35–−30¢/BuNovember (X)10.2125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0625–12.0725/bu+0.05+12–+13¢/BuJuly (N)10.6850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275–11.8175/bu+0.07−24–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0325–12.0525/bu+0.06+9–+11¢/BuJuly (N)10.7117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6675/bu+0.07−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0425/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.6750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1175/bu+0.07−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925/bu+0.06−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.9750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4675/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6925/bu+0.06−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.4250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425/bu+0.06−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425/bu+0.06−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.1950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.7075/bu+0.07−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.0458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4425–12.1625/bu+0.06−50–+22¢/BuJuly (N)10.4036

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6000/bu+0.04+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.7225/bu+0.04+210¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.8500/bu+0.04−28–0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.9225/bu+0.03+15–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.8083
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4500/bu+0.04+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4625/bu+0.11+184¢/BuJuly (N)5.4800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6350/bu+0.04−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2538
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7725–4.7925/bu+0.03+15–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.7767
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.7800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6000/bu+0.04+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3725–6.2225/bu+0.04+75–+160¢/BuJuly (N)5.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.7300/bu+0.04−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.8925/bu+0.04−25–+27¢/BuJuly (N)4.5517
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500–4.5800/bu+0.04−30–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.7725/bu+0.05+13–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.7350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500/bu+0.04−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.7500
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7500/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8725/bu+0.04+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.7800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725/bu+0.04+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.6800
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.