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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, May 26
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5925–11.9525/bu+0.04−21–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0600–12.2500/bu+0.08+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.7433
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4825–11.5225/bu+0.04−32–−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.1775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9900/bu+0.07+13¢/BuJuly (N)10.6500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5825–11.7625/bu+0.05−22–−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.2875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9300–12.0100/bu+0.10+7–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025/bu+0.07−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9600/bu+0.08+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.6250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0525/bu+0.07−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7100/bu+0.08−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.9250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6100/bu+0.08−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.3750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600/bu+0.08−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600/bu+0.08−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.1450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2025–11.6525/bu+0.07−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3600–12.1000/bu+0.08−50–+24¢/BuJuly (N)10.3550

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3550/bu+0.120¢/BuJuly (N)5.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1550/bu+0.17−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8050–6.3250/bu+0.12−55–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8050–6.0550/bu+0.12−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.3933
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2750–6.3350/bu+0.10−8–−2¢/BuJuly (N)5.2490
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0350/bu+0.12−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.1850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1850–6.3050/bu+0.09−17–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1550–6.2050/bu+0.12−20–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2550/bu+0.12−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8050/bu+0.12−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6050/bu+0.12−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.3850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6350–6.2750/bu+0.12−72–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2750/bu+0.12−8¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700/bu+0.03+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.6750/bu+0.05+210¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.8300/bu+0.03−28–+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2617
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.8750/bu+0.09+11–+30¢/BuJuly (N)4.7850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4200/bu+0.03+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.4150/bu+0.05+184¢/BuJuly (N)5.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.5925/bu+0.03−25–−5¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1813
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.7450/bu+0.09+11–+17¢/BuJuly (N)4.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.7450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700/bu+0.03+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3250–6.1750/bu+0.05+75–+160¢/BuJuly (N)5.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6900/bu+0.03−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2367
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250–4.8250/bu+0.05−25–+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.5183
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.5500/bu+0.03−30–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950–4.7250/bu+0.06+12–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.7100
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.03−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.7150
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8250/bu+0.05+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.7450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.6450
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.