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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Mar 4
● Bids as filed68 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500–10.2300/bu+0.02+6–+24¢/BuMay (K)11.6700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6350–9.9350/bu+0.25−40–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.1425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8800–10.1600/bu+0.14+4–+17¢/BuMarch (H)11.6300
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0100/bu+0.13+2¢/BuMay (K)11.5400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5050–9.7350/bu+0.26−53–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.0075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9200–9.9400/bu+0.13−7–−5¢/BuMay (K)11.5000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0500/bu+0.13+6¢/BuMay (K)11.5450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7150–9.7350/bu+0.15−32–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9400–10.1400/bu+0.10−5–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9900/bu—0¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0400/bu—+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8900/bu+0.13−10¢/BuMay (K)11.4400
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0850/bu+0.15−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered8.9900/bu+0.14−85¢/BuMarch (H)10.8400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7400/bu+0.13−25¢/BuMay (K)11.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350/bu+0.15−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7400/bu+0.13−25¢/BuMay (K)11.2900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1900/bu+0.14−65¢/BuMarch (H)10.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1900/bu+0.14−65¢/BuMarch (H)10.9400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–10.1300/bu+0.13−45–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3850–9.8050/bu+0.15−65–−23¢/BuNovember (X)10.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5400–9.6400/bu+0.13−45–−35¢/BuMay (K)11.0650

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4175/bu+0.11+5¢/BuMay (K)5.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4625/bu+0.10−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4575
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.3675/bu+0.110¢/BuMay (K)5.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625–5.4325/bu+0.10−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5175–4.8175/bu+0.11−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.4350
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2925–5.4525/bu+0.10−22–−6¢/BuJuly (N)5.5050
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2125/bu+0.10−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2675/bu+0.11−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3125–5.4325/bu+0.10−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.4608
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175/bu+0.11−65¢/BuMay (K)5.7338
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8625/bu+0.10−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.9075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125/bu+0.10−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.7075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025–5.2125/bu+0.10−71–−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1675/bu+0.11−20¢/BuMay (K)5.5300

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6650/bu+0.05+115¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3650–5.5150/bu+0.05+85–+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6150/bu+0.04+4–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3158
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2675/bu+0.05−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2458
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5150/bu+0.01−10–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2650/bu+0.05+75¢/BuMay (K)4.7875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.04+4¢/BuMay (K)4.2525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.2600/bu+0.05−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.6150/bu+0.01−10–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150/bu+0.050¢/BuMay (K)4.2125
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6150/bu+0.05+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7150/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu—+4¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.6150/bu+0.05−5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3675/bu+0.05−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.5650/bu+0.05−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.1375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850–4.5150/bu+0.05−3–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0375–4.0675/bu+0.05−43–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.4150/bu+0.06−13–−10¢/BuMay (K)4.1925
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)3.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675/bu+0.05−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)3.7625
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu+0.05−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150/bu+0.050¢/BuMay (K)4.2125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000/bu+0.04−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4450/bu+0.04−6–−7¢/BuMarch (H)4.1025

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675/bu+0.050¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3925
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.