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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Feb 25
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0775–11.2275/bu+0.08−20–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.7625/bu+0.14+6–+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1775/bu+0.07−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6325/bu+0.09+15¢/BuMarch (H)10.6125
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5275/bu+0.07−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1625/bu+0.09−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.3950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8775/bu+0.07−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3325/bu+0.09−15¢/BuMarch (H)9.9950
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925/bu+0.09−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8925/bu+0.09−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.5950
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1275–11.4275/bu+0.07−15–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.2250
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5425–11.7325/bu+0.14+6–+25¢/BuMarch (H)10.3896
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9975–11.0275/bu+0.07−28–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5025/bu+0.11+2¢/BuMarch (H)10.2300
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6775–11.0975/bu+0.07−60–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.9083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1325–11.6425/bu+0.09−35–+16¢/BuMarch (H)10.0504

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8775/bu+0.05+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8975/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMay (K)5.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1775–5.6775/bu+0.05−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1075–5.2575/bu+0.02−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)4.9996
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6375–5.7275/bu+0.05−14–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7915
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4775/bu+0.10−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.6375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4875–5.7275/bu+0.14−29–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3875–5.7275/bu+0.01−27–−5¢/BuMarch (H)5.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6275/bu+0.05−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu+0.05−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.0375
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.4375/bu+0.05−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.2275
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3375/bu+0.02−32¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200/bu+0.03+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0700/bu+0.07+165¢/BuMay (K)5.8088
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5700/bu+0.03−30–−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4000
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.5700/bu+0.03+7–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.9029
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.07+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7550/bu+0.03+145¢/BuMarch (H)5.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3725–4.4700/bu+0.03−15–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4442
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.6050/bu+0.06+10–+30¢/BuMarch (H)4.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4225/bu+0.03−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.03+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.8825
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu+0.03+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0550–6.0550/bu+0.03+75–+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5300/bu+0.03−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4080
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2050–4.5150/bu+0.03−10–+21¢/BuMarch (H)4.8375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4700/bu+0.03−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3550–4.3950/bu+0.04+5–+9¢/BuMarch (H)4.7875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200/bu+0.03−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3250/bu+0.03+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.7825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550/bu+0.03+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.8825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2250/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.7525
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.