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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Mar 20
● Bids as filed70 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025–9.8525/bu+0.00−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.7475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2300–10.3300/bu+0.05+10–+20¢/BuMay (K)12.1975
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600–10.3300/bu+0.06+13–+20¢/BuMay (K)12.1850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800/bu—+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.8025/bu—−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.7425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800/bu+0.10+5¢/BuMay (K)12.1200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1525/bu+0.00−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3300/bu+0.05−80¢/BuMay (K)11.4700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMay (K)11.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6025/bu+0.00−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9300/bu+0.05−20¢/BuMay (K)11.8700
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2600–10.4300/bu+0.07+13–+30¢/BuMay (K)12.2575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7125–10.0025/bu+0.00−39–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.7858
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2500–10.4300/bu+0.06+12–+30¢/BuMay (K)12.2100
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2100–10.2700/bu+0.07+8–+14¢/BuMay (K)12.1900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5725–9.7725/bu+0.00−53–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.6125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1800/bu+0.07+5¢/BuMay (K)12.0700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400/bu+0.05−49¢/BuMay (K)11.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6400/bu+0.05−49¢/BuMay (K)11.5400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–10.3600/bu+0.05−45–+23¢/BuMay (K)11.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4525–9.8025/bu+0.00−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6800–10.3100/bu+0.05−45–+18¢/BuMay (K)11.6950

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6225/bu+0.06+5¢/BuMay (K)5.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6850/bu+0.07−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5725/bu+0.060¢/BuMay (K)5.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9850–5.6050/bu+0.07−75–−13¢/BuJuly (N)5.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–5.0225/bu+0.06−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)4.9925
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950–5.6550/bu+0.07−24–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.3575
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4350/bu+0.07−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.2250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4725/bu+0.06−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325/bu+0.06−64¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5350–5.6450/bu+0.07−20–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3667
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9325/bu+0.06−64¢/BuMay (K)5.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4850/bu—−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.3200
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.07−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.9700
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8350/bu+0.07−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.7700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.3850/bu+0.07−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2725/bu+0.06−30¢/BuMay (K)5.0675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6900/bu+0.07+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5400–5.6400/bu+0.07+85–+95¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–4.8400/bu+0.07+9–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3300/bu+0.02−31–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.7900/bu+0.05−1–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4400/bu+0.07+75¢/BuMay (K)5.2075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7800–4.8400/bu+0.07+9–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3250/bu+0.02−25–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3850
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800–4.8400/bu+0.05−1–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.12+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800/bu—−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8400/bu+0.12+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6900/bu+0.03+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8900/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.8300/bu+0.07−5–+14¢/BuMay (K)4.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2300–4.4300/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7700/bu+0.07−15–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.2575
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7300–4.7800/bu+0.08+4–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.4275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0900–4.2300/bu+0.02−44–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.100¢/BuMay (K)4.3175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400/bu+0.07+5¢/BuMay (K)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1300/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.070¢/BuMay (K)3.9575
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900/bu+0.07+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7400/bu+0.07+5¢/BuMay (K)4.4075
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000/bu+0.07−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.6400/bu+0.07−9–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.2775

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5300/bu+0.020¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5675
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.