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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, May 28
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7300–12.1100/bu+0.13−21–+17¢/BuNovember (X)10.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1450–12.3350/bu+0.09+20–+39¢/BuJuly (N)10.6508
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6400–11.6600/bu+0.15−30–−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0250–12.0750/bu+0.04+8–+13¢/BuJuly (N)10.5475
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7200–11.9000/bu+0.13−22–−4¢/BuNovember (X)10.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0550–12.0950/bu+0.10+11–+15¢/BuJuly (N)10.5642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7400/bu+0.13−20¢/BuNovember (X)10.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0450/bu+0.09+10¢/BuJuly (N)10.5175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1900/bu+0.13−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7950/bu+0.09−15¢/BuJuly (N)9.8175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5400/bu+0.13−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6950/bu+0.09−25¢/BuJuly (N)10.2675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4450/bu+0.09−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4450/bu+0.09−50¢/BuJuly (N)10.0375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3400–11.8100/bu+0.13−60–−13¢/BuNovember (X)9.8608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4450–12.1850/bu+0.09−50–+24¢/BuJuly (N)10.2489

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1900/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0400/bu+0.02−20¢/BuJuly (N)5.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6900–6.2100/bu+0.02−55–−3¢/BuJuly (N)4.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6900–5.9400/bu+0.02−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)4.4483
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1600–6.2100/bu+0.02−8–−3¢/BuJuly (N)5.2900
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9200/bu+0.02−32¢/BuJuly (N)5.2400
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0100–6.1900/bu+0.07−23–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0900–6.1900/bu+0.04−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1400/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6900/bu+0.02−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.8900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4900/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200–6.1900/bu+0.02−72–−5¢/BuJuly (N)4.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3900/bu+0.25+15¢/BuJuly (N)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5425/bu+0.04+72¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.5575/bu+0.03+200¢/BuJuly (N)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425–4.8325/bu+0.05−28–+1¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.8175/bu+0.03+10–+26¢/BuJuly (N)4.6567
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.3975/bu+0.03+184¢/BuJuly (N)4.4700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725–4.5925/bu+0.05−7–−23¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575–4.7075/bu+0.03+10–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.6167
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5725/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.6200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5725/bu+0.05+75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075–6.1575/bu+0.03+75–+160¢/BuJuly (N)5.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225–4.7225/bu+0.05−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.7675/bu+0.03−25–+21¢/BuJuly (N)4.3900
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525/bu+0.05−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.7075/bu+0.01+7–+15¢/BuJuly (N)4.5800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5225/bu+0.05−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.03+10¢/BuJuly (N)4.5900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.03+25¢/BuJuly (N)4.6200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.03+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.03+5¢/BuJuly (N)4.5200
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.