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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Feb 19
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0225–11.2825/bu+0.06−16–+10¢/BuNovember (X)10.3425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4500–11.7100/bu+0.07+4–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.5433
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9025/bu+0.02−28¢/BuNovember (X)10.1475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000–11.4300/bu+0.08−11–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.4050
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225–11.1325/bu+0.04−6–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.3392
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4800–11.6900/bu+0.05+7–+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0825/bu+0.02−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5600/bu+0.08+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.8275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4325/bu+0.02−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900/bu+0.08−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.6050
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7825/bu+0.02−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600/bu+0.08−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.1550
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8200/bu+0.08−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8200/bu+0.08−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.8050
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5825–11.0225/bu+0.02−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600–11.5900/bu+0.03−35–+18¢/BuMarch (H)10.1379

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8450/bu+0.15+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8450/bu+0.13+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450–5.6650/bu+0.10−60–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450–5.1950/bu+0.13−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.1633
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5950–5.6950/bu+0.15−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.9940
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950/bu+0.15−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.8400
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5450–5.6450/bu+0.15−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.9950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3550–5.6450/bu+0.10−24–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5950/bu+0.15−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9950/bu+0.15−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9550–5.4050/bu+0.15−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750/bu+0.13−32¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9575/bu+0.01+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.9800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4950/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.4575/bu+0.03+8–+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0900
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150/bu+0.01+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9075/bu+0.06+165¢/BuMarch (H)5.7050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2950–4.4250/bu+0.01−17–−19¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5483
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.5575/bu+0.03+8–+30¢/BuMarch (H)5.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.01−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075/bu+0.01+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.0800
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1150/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0075–6.0075/bu+0.01+75–+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.4750/bu+0.01−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5410
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1575–4.4375/bu+0.01−10–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.9600
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.3950/bu+0.01−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1975–4.2975/bu+0.02−6–+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.9900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1650/bu+0.01−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2975/bu+0.01+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.9800
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5075/bu+0.01+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.0800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1775/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.9500
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.