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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Mar 17
● Bids as filed67 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550–10.1850/bu+0.010–+3¢/BuMay (K)11.8625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2150/bu+0.04+6¢/BuMay (K)11.9425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550–9.8550/bu+0.01−53–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.3750
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450–10.4150/bu+0.01+9–+26¢/BuMay (K)12.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7950–10.0850/bu+0.01−39–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.5483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2250–10.3650/bu+0.16+7–+21¢/BuMay (K)11.9800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2450–10.2950/bu+0.01+9–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.9375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8750–9.9350/bu+0.01−31–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2350–10.3050/bu+0.03+8–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2050/bu+0.01+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1550/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)11.8775
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2350/bu+0.01−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3550/bu+0.21−80¢/BuMay (K)11.2275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMay (K)11.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6850/bu+0.01−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9550/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMay (K)11.6275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650/bu+0.01−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6650/bu+0.01−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2975
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–10.2850/bu+0.01−45–+13¢/BuMay (K)11.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5350–9.8850/bu+0.01−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7050–10.3250/bu+0.01−45–+17¢/BuMay (K)11.4525

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7350/bu+0.12+5¢/BuMay (K)5.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8000/bu+0.12−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6850/bu+0.120¢/BuMay (K)5.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000–5.7700/bu+0.12−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350–5.1350/bu+0.12−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)4.9525
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5500–5.7700/bu+0.12−30–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.3000
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5500/bu+0.12−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.1800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5850/bu+0.12−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450/bu+0.23−64¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6500–5.7600/bu+0.12−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3217
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450/bu+0.12−64¢/BuMay (K)5.1275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.12−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.9250
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9500/bu+0.12−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.7250
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.5000/bu+0.12−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3850/bu+0.12−30¢/BuMay (K)5.0275

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7600/bu+0.03+115¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700–5.6100/bu+0.04+86–+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7300/bu+0.03+6–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.4450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.3400/bu+0.03−31–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.7100/bu+0.06+2–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3600/bu+0.03+75¢/BuMay (K)5.0850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700–4.7100/bu+0.03+6–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900–4.3275/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3313
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.7100/bu+0.06+2–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3600
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7100/bu+0.03+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8100/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMay (K)4.5600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5600–4.7100/bu+0.03−5–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2400–4.4400/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4600–4.6400/bu+0.03−15–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.2100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.6400/bu+0.05+2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.3750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1000–4.2400/bu+0.03−44–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.5800/bu+0.06−4–−3¢/BuMay (K)4.2950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)4.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1400/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)3.9100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2900/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6600/bu+0.08+5¢/BuMay (K)4.3600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.03−9¢/BuMay (K)4.2788
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.5600/bu+0.03−9–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.2300

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400/bu+0.030¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5075
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.