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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Mar 19
● Bids as filed67 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1925–10.3825/bu+0.05+11–+30¢/BuMay (K)12.2400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7100–10.0000/bu+0.06−39–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.7458
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1925–10.3825/bu+0.01+11–+30¢/BuMay (K)12.1975
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1425–10.2225/bu+0.05+6–+14¢/BuMay (K)12.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5700–9.7700/bu+0.06−53–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1125–10.1325/bu+0.05+3–+5¢/BuMay (K)12.0600
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2025–10.2825/bu+0.04+12–+20¢/BuMay (K)12.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8000–9.8500/bu+0.06−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1825–10.2825/bu+0.05+10–+20¢/BuMay (K)12.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1325/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.0825/bu+0.050¢/BuMay (K)12.0950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1500/bu+0.06−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2825/bu+0.05−80¢/BuMay (K)11.4450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMay (K)11.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6000/bu+0.06−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8825/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMay (K)11.8450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925/bu+0.05−49¢/BuMay (K)11.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5925/bu+0.05−49¢/BuMay (K)11.5150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6325–10.3125/bu+0.05−45–+23¢/BuMay (K)11.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4500–9.8000/bu+0.06−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6325–10.2625/bu+0.05−45–+18¢/BuMay (K)11.6700

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6850/bu+0.02+5¢/BuMay (K)5.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7500/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6350/bu+0.020¢/BuMay (K)5.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0500–5.6700/bu+0.02−75–−13¢/BuJuly (N)5.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850–5.0850/bu+0.02−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)4.9750
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5600–5.7200/bu+0.02−24–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.3275
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5000/bu+0.02−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5350/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950/bu+0.02−64¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6000–5.7100/bu+0.02−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3492
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950/bu+0.02−64¢/BuMay (K)5.1500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500/bu+0.02−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.9525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9000/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.7525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200–5.4500/bu+0.02−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3350/bu+0.02−30¢/BuMay (K)5.0500

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6200/bu+0.12+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700–5.5700/bu+0.03+85–+95¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.7700/bu+0.04+9–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.3150/bu+0.03−31–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.7200/bu+0.04+1–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3700/bu+0.03+75¢/BuMay (K)5.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7100–4.7700/bu+0.04+9–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650–4.3025/bu+0.03−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3663
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6300–4.7700/bu+0.04+1–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.3900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7200/bu+0.03+110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0150/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8200/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMay (K)4.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.7600/bu+0.03−5–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2150–4.4150/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.7000/bu+0.03−15–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.2400
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6500–4.6800/bu+0.04+3–+6¢/BuMay (K)4.4100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0750–4.2150/bu+0.03−44–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.6200/bu+0.04−3–0¢/BuMay (K)4.2900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)4.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1150/bu+0.03−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.030¢/BuMay (K)3.9400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7200/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2650/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)4.3900
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.03−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3138
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300–4.5700/bu+0.03−9–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.2600

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150/bu+0.030¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5475
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.