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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, May 27
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6050–11.9850/bu+0.01−21–+17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0525–12.2425/bu+0.01+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.6033
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4950–11.5350/bu+0.01−32–−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.0450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9825/bu+0.01+13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–11.7750/bu+0.01−22–−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.1575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9525–12.0025/bu+0.02+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6150/bu+0.01−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9525/bu+0.01+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.4850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7025/bu+0.01−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.7850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6025/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.2350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525/bu+0.01−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525/bu+0.01−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150–11.6750/bu+0.01−60–−14¢/BuNovember (X)9.8633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3525–12.0925/bu+0.01−50–+24¢/BuJuly (N)10.2150

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1750/bu+0.18−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0250/bu+0.13−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6750–6.1950/bu+0.13−55–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6750–5.9250/bu+0.13−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.4108
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1450–6.1950/bu+0.13−8–−3¢/BuJuly (N)5.2665
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9050/bu+0.13−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.2025
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0750–6.1750/bu+0.11−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0550–6.0750/bu+0.10−17–−15¢/BuJuly (N)4.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1250/bu+0.13−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6750/bu+0.13−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4750/bu+0.13−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4025
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5050–6.1450/bu+0.13−72–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1450/bu+0.13−8¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5050/bu+0.07+73¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5250/bu+0.15+200¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950–4.7850/bu+0.05−28–+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2317
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.7850/bu+0.06+10–+26¢/BuJuly (N)4.7000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3650/bu+0.05+184¢/BuJuly (N)5.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275–4.5475/bu+0.04−7–−5¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1488
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.6750/bu+0.06+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6567
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5250/bu+0.05+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–6.1250/bu+0.05+75–+160¢/BuJuly (N)5.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750–4.6550/bu+0.05−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2750–4.7550/bu+0.05−25–+23¢/BuJuly (N)4.4333
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.02−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150–4.6750/bu+0.08+9–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4750/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6750/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.05+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5750/bu+0.05+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5600
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.