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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Feb 26
● Bids as filed65 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525–10.6325/bu+0.08+4–+22¢/BuMay (K)11.6058
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.3550/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.0267
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3350–10.4650/bu+0.05+9–+22¢/BuMarch (H)11.5106
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3825–10.4125/bu+0.10−3–0¢/BuMay (K)11.4675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.0550/bu+0.02−43–−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.8800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1850–10.2750/bu+0.07−6–+3¢/BuMarch (H)11.3900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4525/bu+0.09+4¢/BuMay (K)11.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550/bu+0.06−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.0175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.3250–10.4950/bu+0.04+8–+25¢/BuMarch (H)11.4906
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5625/bu+0.070¢/BuJuly (N)11.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6125/bu+0.07+5¢/BuJuly (N)11.3400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5050/bu+0.06−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3950/bu+0.07−85¢/BuMarch (H)10.5900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1625/bu+0.08−25¢/BuMay (K)11.2025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550/bu+0.06−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9950/bu+0.07−25¢/BuMarch (H)11.1400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950/bu+0.07−65¢/BuMarch (H)10.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950/bu+0.07−65¢/BuMarch (H)10.8000
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9625–10.5325/bu+0.08−45–+12¢/BuMay (K)11.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8050–10.2250/bu+0.06−65–−23¢/BuNovember (X)10.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9450–10.3950/bu+0.08−30–+15¢/BuMarch (H)11.0213

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8475/bu+0.08+5¢/BuMay (K)5.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8875/bu+0.09−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7100/bu+0.07+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1875–5.8575/bu+0.09−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.3350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9475–5.0600/bu+0.03−85–−60¢/BuMay (K)5.6038
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7175–5.8775/bu+0.09−22–−6¢/BuJuly (N)5.7100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6375/bu+0.09−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7100/bu+0.07+5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7375–5.8575/bu+0.09−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.6883
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1600/bu+0.22−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.9738
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2875/bu+0.09−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.2850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0375/bu+0.09−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.9350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2275/bu+0.09−71¢/BuJuly (N)5.4100

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0350/bu—+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7825–5.8350/bu+0.02+100–+90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9750–5.0650/bu+0.04+4–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.3083
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3200–4.4700/bu+0.02−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2758
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525–4.9450/bu+0.05+7–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.2094
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4825–5.5325/bu+0.01+70–+75¢/BuMarch (H)4.6588
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950/bu+0.03+6¢/BuMay (K)4.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200–4.4925/bu+0.03−25–−18¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2263
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8525–5.0325/bu+0.05+7–+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.2088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8325/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMarch (H)4.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.1325
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0350/bu+0.01+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825–5.8225/bu+0.02+20–+104¢/BuMarch (H)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–5.0450/bu+0.01−10–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5200/bu+0.03−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–4.9350/bu+0.09−15–0¢/BuMay (K)4.0838
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8950–4.9450/bu+0.05−4–+1¢/BuMay (K)4.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.2700/bu+0.03−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825–4.7925/bu+0.020–+1¢/BuMarch (H)4.1175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850/bu+0.04+5¢/BuMay (K)3.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2700/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7825/bu+0.020¢/BuMarch (H)3.6625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0350/bu+0.01+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4200/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8825/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMarch (H)4.0825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225/bu+0.02−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–4.7825/bu+0.02−6–0¢/BuMarch (H)4.0425

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.030¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
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.