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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Mar 12
● Bids as filed67 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.2650/bu+0.10+9–+26¢/BuMay (K)12.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7250–9.9650/bu+0.09−34–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.6133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9150–10.1950/bu+0.10+4–+19¢/BuMarch (H)12.0850
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0250–10.0550/bu+0.10+2–+5¢/BuMay (K)12.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5950–9.7150/bu+0.09−47–−35¢/BuNovember (X)11.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9650–10.0050/bu+0.10−4–0¢/BuMay (K)11.9625
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0950–10.1550/bu+0.10+9–+15¢/BuMay (K)12.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–9.8150/bu+0.07−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0350–10.1550/bu+0.08+3–+15¢/BuMay (K)12.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0550/bu+0.11+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9050/bu+0.11−10¢/BuMay (K)11.9675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1150/bu+0.09−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.0250/bu+0.10−85¢/BuMarch (H)11.3175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550/bu+0.11−25¢/BuMay (K)11.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5650/bu+0.09−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7550/bu+0.11−25¢/BuMay (K)11.7175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2250/bu+0.10−65¢/BuMarch (H)11.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2250/bu+0.10−65¢/BuMarch (H)11.4175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–10.1350/bu+0.11−45–+13¢/BuMay (K)11.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.7650/bu+0.09−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5550–9.6550/bu+0.11−45–−35¢/BuMay (K)11.5425

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5900/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)5.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6450/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5400/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)5.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9450–5.6150/bu+0.02−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900–4.9900/bu+0.03−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.0425
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3950–5.6350/bu+0.07−30–−6¢/BuJuly (N)5.3075
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3950/bu+0.02−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4400/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275/bu+0.02−66¢/BuMarch (H)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950–5.6050/bu+0.02−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3292
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8800/bu+0.03−66¢/BuMay (K)5.2675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.9325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7950/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.7325
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850–5.3450/bu+0.02−71–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2400/bu+0.03−30¢/BuMay (K)5.0925

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7575/bu+0.10+115¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.06+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4675–5.6075/bu+0.09+86–+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7275/bu+0.10+6–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.4925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1325–4.2825/bu+0.06−35–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4067
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175–4.6575/bu+0.09+1–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.4300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.06+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3575/bu+0.10+75¢/BuMay (K)5.0625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875–4.7175/bu+0.09+8–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.2750/bu+0.06−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175–4.7175/bu+0.09+1–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.10+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.10+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7075/bu+0.10+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9825/bu+0.06+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075–5.4875/bu+0.10+20–+100¢/BuMay (K)4.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.7175/bu+0.10−5–+11¢/BuMay (K)4.2875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825–4.3825/bu+0.06−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4575–4.6475/bu+0.15−15–+4¢/BuMay (K)4.2375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6175/bu+0.10+1¢/BuMay (K)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0725–4.1325/bu+0.06−41–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.5475/bu+0.10−7–−6¢/BuMay (K)4.3275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.100¢/BuMay (K)4.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0825/bu+0.06−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)3.9125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7075/bu+0.10+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325/bu+0.06−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075/bu+0.100¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275/bu+0.08−6¢/BuMarch (H)4.3063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275–4.5575/bu+0.08−6–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.2625

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4825/bu+0.060¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5300
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.