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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Mar 21
● Bids as filed70 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.3975/bu+0.01+15–+30¢/BuMay (K)12.0600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6875–9.9775/bu+0.03−39–−10¢/BuNovember (X)11.6133
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2375–10.3975/bu+0.01+14–+30¢/BuMay (K)12.0250
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1975–10.2375/bu+0.01+10–+14¢/BuMay (K)11.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5675–9.7475/bu+0.01−51–−33¢/BuNovember (X)11.4400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1675–10.1975/bu+0.01+7–+10¢/BuMay (K)11.8850
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2475–10.2975/bu+0.01+15–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7775–9.8275/bu+0.03−30–−25¢/BuNovember (X)11.5725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.2175–10.2975/bu+0.01+12–+20¢/BuMay (K)11.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7775/bu+0.03−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.1475/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMay (K)11.9250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1275/bu+0.03−95¢/BuNovember (X)11.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.2975/bu+0.03−80¢/BuMay (K)11.2750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475/bu+0.02−15¢/BuMay (K)11.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5775/bu+0.03−50¢/BuNovember (X)11.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.9475/bu+0.02−15¢/BuMay (K)11.6750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075/bu+0.03−49¢/BuMay (K)11.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6075/bu+0.03−49¢/BuMay (K)11.3450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–10.3275/bu+0.03−45–+23¢/BuMay (K)11.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4275–9.7775/bu+0.03−65–−30¢/BuNovember (X)11.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6475–10.2575/bu+0.03−45–+16¢/BuMay (K)11.5000

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6325/bu+0.01+5¢/BuMay (K)5.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6950/bu+0.01−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.5825/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)5.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950–5.6150/bu+0.01−75–−13¢/BuJuly (N)5.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7325–5.0325/bu+0.01−85–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.0725
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5050–5.6650/bu+0.01−24–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.4325
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4450/bu+0.01−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4825/bu+0.01−10¢/BuMay (K)—
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.01−64¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5450–5.6650/bu+0.01−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.4250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9425/bu+0.01−64¢/BuMay (K)5.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950/bu+0.01−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.3950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0950/bu+0.01−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.0450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.01−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.8450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9650–5.3950/bu+0.01−78–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2825/bu+0.01−30¢/BuMay (K)5.1475

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6425/bu+0.05+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4925–5.5925/bu+0.05+85–+95¢/BuMay (K)—
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.7925/bu+0.03+11–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2000–4.3100/bu+0.02−31–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.7625/bu+0.00+4–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.3825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3925/bu+0.05+75¢/BuMay (K)5.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525–4.7925/bu+0.03+11–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.4375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600–4.3075/bu+0.02−25–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6825–4.7925/bu+0.00+4–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7925/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMay (K)4.3925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6425/bu+0.05+100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0100/bu+0.02+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8425/bu+0.05+20¢/BuMay (K)4.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.8125/bu+0.05−5–+17¢/BuMay (K)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2100–4.4100/bu+0.02−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.7725/bu+0.05−15–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.2425
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7125–4.7325/bu+0.02+7–+9¢/BuMay (K)4.4175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.0700–4.2100/bu+0.02−44–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6525/bu+0.04+1¢/BuMay (K)4.3025
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)4.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1100/bu+0.02−40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6425/bu+0.050¢/BuMay (K)3.9425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7425/bu+0.05+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2600/bu+0.02−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6925/bu+0.05+5¢/BuMay (K)4.3925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525/bu+0.05−9¢/BuMay (K)4.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5525–4.5925/bu+0.05−9–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.2625

Sorghum

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.020¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5525
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.