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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Feb 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650–11.2650/bu+0.10−20–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.2425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.6350/bu+0.03+5–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4008
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8850–10.9150/bu+0.01−28–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250–11.3550/bu+0.13−11–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.2575
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850–11.1150/bu+0.01−8–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.2225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4350–11.6350/bu+0.03+10–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650/bu+0.01−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4850/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.6900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4150/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150/bu+0.01−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.4675
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850/bu+0.01−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0175
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7450/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7450/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.6675
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5650–11.0150/bu+0.01−60–−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.5150/bu+0.01−30–+18¢/BuMarch (H)9.9861

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.6975/bu+0.09+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7200/bu+0.09+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0475–5.5175/bu+0.09−55–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9200–5.0700/bu+0.09−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.2283
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4475–5.5475/bu+0.10−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.0515
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3475/bu+0.09−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.8975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3975–5.4975/bu+0.09−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2600–5.4975/bu+0.12−21–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4475/bu+0.09−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8475/bu+0.09−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075–5.2575/bu+0.09−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1500/bu+0.09−32¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9700/bu+0.01+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.9750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4900/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4700/bu+0.03+10–+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0583
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2100/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9700/bu+0.01+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.7000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.4100/bu+0.01−17–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5333
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5700/bu+0.03+10–+30¢/BuMarch (H)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3575/bu+0.01−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.01+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.0750
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1100/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0200–6.0200/bu+0.01+75–+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.4700/bu+0.01−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5110
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1700–4.4500/bu+0.01−10–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.9617
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100–4.3800/bu+0.01−30–−23¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200–4.3100/bu+0.07−5–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.9650
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1600/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3100/bu+0.01+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.9750
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200/bu+0.01+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.0750
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1900/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9450
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.