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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Feb 20
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9600–11.3000/bu+0.06−19–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.6750/bu+0.07+1–+30¢/BuMarch (H)10.4983
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8700–10.9000/bu+0.03−28–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.1325
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3150–11.3950/bu+0.02−6–+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.3550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0900–11.1000/bu+0.03−6–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.3142
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3850–11.6550/bu+0.10+1–+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0500/bu+0.03−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250/bu+0.04+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.7800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4000/bu+0.03−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0550/bu+0.04−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.5450
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7500/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)10.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2250/bu+0.04−15¢/BuMarch (H)10.1450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7850/bu+0.04−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7850/bu+0.04−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.7450
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5500–10.9900/bu+0.03−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)10.0508
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0250–11.5250/bu+0.04−35–+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.0807

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9750/bu+0.13+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9850/bu+0.14+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.9500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2750–5.7950/bu+0.13−60–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.5675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1850–5.3350/bu+0.14−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.2083
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350–5.8250/bu+0.14−14–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.0265
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6250/bu+0.13−25¢/BuJuly (N)5.8725
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6750–5.7750/bu+0.13−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.0275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4350–5.7750/bu+0.08−30–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7250/bu+0.13−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1250/bu+0.13−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.2725
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850–5.5350/bu+0.13−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4150/bu+0.14−32¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950/bu+0.08+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9750/bu+0.02+170¢/BuMarch (H)5.9125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.5350/bu+0.03−30–−11¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.4750/bu+0.03+3–+20¢/BuMarch (H)5.0275
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2450/bu+0.03+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9250/bu+0.02+165¢/BuMarch (H)5.6375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3275–4.4550/bu+0.03−17–−19¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3050–4.5750/bu+0.03+3–+30¢/BuMarch (H)5.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3975/bu+0.03−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.02+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.0125
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1450/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0250–6.0250/bu+0.02+75–+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.5050/bu+0.03−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4960
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1750–4.4550/bu+0.02−10–+18¢/BuMarch (H)4.9042
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3450–4.4250/bu+0.03−30–−22¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.2950/bu+0.04−4–+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.9275
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150/bu+0.02+4¢/BuMarch (H)4.9125
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.02+25¢/BuMarch (H)5.0125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.1950/bu+0.02−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.8825
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.