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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Mar 18
● Bids as filed67 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375–10.3175/bu+0.01+11–+19¢/BuMay (K)11.9150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8550–9.9050/bu+0.02−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2275–10.3275/bu+0.01+10–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1775/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1275/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)11.8550
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375–10.4075/bu+0.01+11–+28¢/BuMay (K)12.0000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7650–10.0550/bu+0.03−39–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.5558
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.3575/bu+0.03+7–+23¢/BuMay (K)11.9625
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1875/bu+0.03+6¢/BuMay (K)11.9200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6250–9.8250/bu+0.03−53–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.3825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1575–10.1775/bu+0.00+3–+5¢/BuMay (K)11.8350
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2050/bu+0.03−95¢/BuNovember (X)10.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3275/bu+0.03−80¢/BuMay (K)11.2050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275/bu+0.03−20¢/BuMay (K)11.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6550/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9275/bu+0.03−20¢/BuMay (K)11.6050
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375/bu+0.03−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375/bu+0.03−49¢/BuMay (K)11.2750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6775–10.3075/bu+0.03−45–+18¢/BuMay (K)11.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5050–9.8550/bu+0.03−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.2875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6775–10.2775/bu+0.03−45–+15¢/BuMay (K)11.4300

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7000/bu+0.04+5¢/BuMay (K)5.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7700/bu+0.03−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6500/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)5.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700–5.7400/bu+0.03−75–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000–5.1000/bu+0.04−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.0500
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5800–5.7400/bu+0.03−24–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.3975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200/bu+0.03−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.2775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5500/bu+0.04−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.04−64¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6200–5.7300/bu+0.03−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.4192
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.04−64¢/BuMay (K)5.2250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.03−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.0225
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200/bu+0.03−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.8225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0400–5.4700/bu+0.03−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500/bu+0.04−30¢/BuMay (K)5.1250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7375/bu+0.02+115¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425/bu+0.00+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4375–5.5875/bu+0.03+85–+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7275/bu+0.00+8–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2325–4.3425/bu+0.00−31–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.6675/bu+0.040–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.4125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425/bu+0.00+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3375/bu+0.02+75¢/BuMay (K)5.1200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6675–4.7375/bu+0.00+8–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.3225/bu+0.00−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3563
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875–4.7375/bu+0.040–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3950
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6875/bu+0.02+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0425/bu+0.00+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7875/bu+0.02+20¢/BuMay (K)4.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5375–4.7275/bu+0.02−5–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2425–4.4425/bu+0.00−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4375–4.6675/bu+0.02−15–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.2450
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.6175/bu+0.02+2–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.4200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1025–4.2425/bu+0.00−44–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475–4.5875/bu+0.02−4–0¢/BuMay (K)4.3200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)4.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1425/bu+0.00−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875/bu+0.080¢/BuMay (K)3.9450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6875/bu+0.02+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925/bu+0.00−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMay (K)4.3950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975/bu+0.02−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3088
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.5375/bu+0.02−9–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.2650

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.000¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5325
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.