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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Feb 17
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.2750/bu+0.04−11–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100–11.6400/bu+0.06+7–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4500
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8950–10.9250/bu+0.04−28–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3500–11.3700/bu+0.06+1–+3¢/BuMarch (H)10.2800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.1250/bu+0.04−8–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.2900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4100–11.6400/bu+0.01+7–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750/bu+0.04−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4900/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.7650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4250/bu+0.04−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0200/bu+0.01−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.5350
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7750/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1900/bu+0.01−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7500/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7500/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.7350
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5750–11.0250/bu+0.04−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0400–11.5200/bu+0.01−30–+18¢/BuMarch (H)10.0536

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6125/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6275/bu+0.11+25¢/BuMarch (H)6.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9625–5.4325/bu+0.06−55–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275–4.9775/bu+0.11−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.3558
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3525–5.4625/bu+0.06−16–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.1480
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2625/bu+0.06−25¢/BuJuly (N)6.0000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3125–5.4125/bu+0.06−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1375–5.4125/bu+0.11−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3625/bu+0.06−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7225–5.1725/bu+0.06−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0575/bu+0.11−32¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9625/bu+0.06+170¢/BuMarch (H)6.0200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.5800/bu+0.05−30–−2¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4625/bu+0.06+8–+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0983
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.05+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9625/bu+0.06+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.7450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2800–4.3900/bu+0.06−17–−21¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.5625/bu+0.06+8–+30¢/BuMarch (H)5.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3500/bu+0.06−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.06+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.1200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1000/bu+0.05+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0125–6.0125/bu+0.06+75–+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.4600/bu+0.05−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5210
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1625–4.4425/bu+0.06−10–+18¢/BuMarch (H)5.0067
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3000–4.3700/bu+0.05−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2925–4.3025/bu+0.03+3–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.9900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1500/bu+0.05−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3025/bu+0.05+4¢/BuMarch (H)5.0200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5125/bu+0.06+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.1200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825/bu+0.06−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1825/bu+0.06−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9900
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.