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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Mar 5
● Bids as filed68 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.3775/bu+0.15+8–+26¢/BuMay (K)11.6558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6950–9.9950/bu+0.06−40–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.1592
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175–10.3075/bu+0.14+4–+19¢/BuMarch (H)11.6375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1375/bu+0.13+2¢/BuMay (K)11.5225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5650–9.7950/bu+0.06−53–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.0025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0675/bu+0.15−5¢/BuMay (K)11.4975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975/bu+0.15+8¢/BuMay (K)11.5125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7750–9.7950/bu+0.06−32–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.1100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0475–10.2675/bu+0.11−7–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1175/bu+0.130¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675/bu+0.13+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0175/bu+0.13−10¢/BuMay (K)11.4325
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1450/bu+0.06−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1275/bu+0.14−85¢/BuMarch (H)10.8325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675/bu+0.13−25¢/BuMay (K)11.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950/bu+0.06−50¢/BuNovember (X)10.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8675/bu+0.13−25¢/BuMay (K)11.2825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3275/bu+0.14−65¢/BuMarch (H)10.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3275/bu+0.14−65¢/BuMarch (H)10.9325
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–10.2575/bu+0.13−45–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4450–9.8150/bu+0.06−65–−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6675–9.7675/bu+0.13−45–−35¢/BuMay (K)11.0575

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5325/bu+0.12+5¢/BuMay (K)5.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5700/bu+0.11−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.4825/bu+0.120¢/BuMay (K)5.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8700–5.5400/bu+0.11−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)4.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.9325/bu+0.12−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.1350
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4000–5.5600/bu+0.11−22–−6¢/BuJuly (N)5.3375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3200/bu+0.11−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.1250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3825/bu+0.12−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4200–5.5400/bu+0.11−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.3283
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.13−64¢/BuMay (K)5.5350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9700/bu+0.11−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.7750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.11−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9100–5.3200/bu+0.11−71–−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2825/bu+0.12−20¢/BuMay (K)5.0400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7075/bu+0.04+115¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4075–5.5575/bu+0.04+85–+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.6575/bu+0.04+4–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1175–4.2675/bu—−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.5575/bu+0.05−9–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5075/bu+0.24+95¢/BuMay (K)4.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.04+4¢/BuMay (K)4.2825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175–4.2600/bu—−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675–4.6575/bu+0.05−9–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)4.2375
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6575/bu+0.04+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9675/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7575/bu+0.04+20¢/BuMay (K)4.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975/bu+0.04+4¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075–4.6575/bu+0.04−5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1675–4.3675/bu—−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.6075/bu+0.04−10–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.1125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.5575/bu+0.05−2–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675–4.1175/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.4675/bu+0.06−11–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2225
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)3.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0675/bu—−40¢/BuDecember (Z)3.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMarch (H)3.7875
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.04+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2175/bu—−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)4.2375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425/bu+0.04−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.1638
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.5075/bu+0.04−6–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.1375

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4675/bu—0¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
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.