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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Mar 18
● Bids as filed68 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9775–12.0475/bu+0.11+10–+17¢/BuMay (K)15.2133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4650–11.6250/bu+0.10−34–−18¢/BuNovember (X)13.1250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9475–12.0075/bu+0.12+7–+13¢/BuMay (K)15.2150
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9275–11.9575/bu+0.11+5–+8¢/BuMay (K)15.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3450–11.4050/bu+0.10−46–−40¢/BuNovember (X)12.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8575–11.8675/bu+0.11−2–−1¢/BuMay (K)15.1000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9175–11.9575/bu+0.11+4–+8¢/BuMay (K)15.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4450–11.5550/bu+0.09−36–−25¢/BuNovember (X)13.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8975–11.9775/bu+0.11+2–+10¢/BuMay (K)15.1333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775/bu+0.110¢/BuMay (K)14.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5050/bu+0.10−30¢/BuNovember (X)13.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8775/bu+0.110¢/BuMay (K)15.0600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275/bu+0.11−65¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550/bu+0.10−85¢/BuNovember (X)12.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275/bu+0.11−65¢/BuMay (K)14.2600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6775/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMay (K)14.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3550/bu+0.10−45¢/BuNovember (X)12.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6275/bu+0.11−25¢/BuMay (K)14.9175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975/bu+0.11−58¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2975/bu+0.11−58¢/BuMay (K)14.5600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275–11.4775/bu+0.11−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)14.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2550–11.3050/bu+0.10−55–−50¢/BuNovember (X)12.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4275–11.4775/bu+0.11−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)14.7350

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4275/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)7.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4750/bu+0.14−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4275/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)7.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775–5.1275/bu+0.14−65–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750–5.2750/bu+0.14−60–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7775–5.1275/bu+0.14−65–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.8575
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.3250/bu+0.14−30–−25¢/BuJuly (N)6.8550
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1250–5.2350/bu+0.14−45–−34¢/BuJuly (N)6.6350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2650–5.3750/bu+0.14−31–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.8817
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1275/bu+0.14−30¢/BuMay (K)6.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750/bu+0.14−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4275/bu+0.140¢/BuMay (K)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9250/bu+0.14−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.3350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.14−85¢/BuJuly (N)6.3350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450–5.2550/bu+0.14−83–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu+0.14−40¢/BuMay (K)6.7675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575/bu—+35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.4500/bu+0.01+8–+9¢/BuMay (K)6.5950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3175–4.4775/bu—−39–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.3900/bu+0.02+1–+3¢/BuMay (K)6.6625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075/bu—+40¢/BuDecember (Z)6.2000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0600–5.1100/bu+0.14+70–+75¢/BuMay (K)8.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3900–4.4100/bu+0.01+3–+5¢/BuMay (K)6.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4075/bu—−34–−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3844
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3300–4.4100/bu+0.00−3–+5¢/BuMay (K)6.6067
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)6.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800/bu—−30¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)6.5300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMay (K)6.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.3100/bu+0.01−15–−5¢/BuMay (K)6.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.5075/bu—−40–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600–4.2600/bu+0.01−20–−10¢/BuMay (K)6.3300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600–4.3900/bu+0.010–+3¢/BuMay (K)6.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3075–4.3175/bu—−40–−39¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3000/bu+0.00−7–−6¢/BuMay (K)6.5700
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0100/bu+0.01−35¢/BuMay (K)6.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0575/bu—−65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.9100/bu+0.01−45¢/BuMay (K)6.2800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)6.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075/bu—−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)6.5300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3600/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)6.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3275/bu+0.01−13–−38¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300/bu+0.01−13¢/BuMay (K)6.5150

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075/bu—−20¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3500
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.