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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Feb 26
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1150–11.4250/bu+0.01−16–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.1875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375–11.7975/bu+0.01+6–+32¢/BuMarch (H)10.3800
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9950–11.0250/bu+0.00−28–−25¢/BuNovember (X)10.0025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5275/bu+0.03+5¢/BuMarch (H)10.2375
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.2250/bu+0.00−20–−5¢/BuNovember (X)10.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5375–11.7575/bu+0.01+6–+28¢/BuMarch (H)10.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1250/bu+0.05−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6075/bu+0.03+13¢/BuMarch (H)10.2725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5250/bu+0.00−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1575/bu+0.01−32¢/BuMarch (H)9.3775
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8750/bu+0.00−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3275/bu+0.01−15¢/BuMarch (H)9.9775
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8875/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.5775
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6750–11.0950/bu+0.00−60–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.8708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.6775/bu+0.05−45–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.0304

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9200/bu+0.04+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8950/bu+0.00+15¢/BuMay (K)5.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200–5.7200/bu+0.04−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1989
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1950–5.3175/bu+0.09−55–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.8150
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800–5.7700/bu+0.04−14–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6215
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5200/bu+0.04−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.4675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5300–5.7700/bu+0.04−29–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4475–5.7700/bu+0.06−27–−5¢/BuMarch (H)4.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6700/bu+0.04−15¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700/bu+0.04−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0300–5.4800/bu+0.04−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3975/bu+0.06−32¢/BuMarch (H)—

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2200/bu—+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0850/bu+0.02+165¢/BuMay (K)5.6788
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5800/bu—−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3475
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5850/bu+0.03+7–+15¢/BuMarch (H)4.7700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0700/bu+0.10+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7825/bu+0.03+145¢/BuMarch (H)5.3725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3775–4.4700/bu+0.01−15–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4150–4.6325/bu+0.01−2–+30¢/BuMay (K)4.8063
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4275/bu+0.01−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825/bu+0.03+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.8100
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1700/bu—+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0825–6.0825/bu+0.03+75–+175¢/BuMarch (H)5.3488
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.5300/bu—−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3892
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2350–4.5425/bu+0.03−20–+21¢/BuMay (K)4.7115
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700–4.4700/bu—−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3425–4.4125/bu+0.01+1–+8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6625
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2200/bu—−45¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525/bu+0.03+2¢/BuMarch (H)4.6475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu—−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825/bu+0.03+25¢/BuMarch (H)4.7475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2525/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.6175
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.