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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Mar 3
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0850–11.4650/bu+0.05−23–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7990
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850–11.9350/bu+0.04−2–+23¢/BuMay (K)10.0167
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0350–11.2950/bu+0.07−28–−2¢/BuNovember (X)9.6200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5950–11.6150/bu+0.07−11–−9¢/BuMay (K)9.9300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1150–11.2350/bu+0.03−20–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.7300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850–11.8450/bu+0.04−2–+14¢/BuMay (K)10.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650/bu+0.03−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7050/bu+0.070¢/BuMay (K)9.8900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5650/bu+0.03−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3050/bu+0.09−40¢/BuMay (K)8.9900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9150/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5050/bu+0.07−20¢/BuMay (K)9.7400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9675/bu+0.06−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9675/bu+0.06−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.1900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7150–11.1350/bu+0.03−60–−18¢/BuNovember (X)9.4883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2550–11.7550/bu+0.07−45–+5¢/BuMay (K)9.5900

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9350/bu+0.02+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8400/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)5.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2350–5.7350/bu+0.02−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)4.9439
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900–5.3400/bu+0.03−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.6008
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6450–5.7450/bu+0.02−19–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.3745
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5550/bu+0.02−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2125
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5550–5.7850/bu+0.02−28–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5300–5.7850/bu+0.01−21–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7350/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0850/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6125
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0450–5.4950/bu+0.02−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4100/bu+0.03−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1675

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2125/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1150/bu+0.06+165¢/BuMay (K)5.4400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.6225/bu+0.01−30–−9¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2180
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.5950/bu+0.000–+13¢/BuMay (K)4.4783
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1125/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9150/bu+0.03+145¢/BuMay (K)5.2650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4400–4.5125/bu+0.02−13–−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2363
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4650–4.6350/bu+0.000–+17¢/BuMay (K)4.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700/bu+0.02−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150/bu+0.01+15¢/BuMay (K)4.5150
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2125/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2150–6.2150/bu+0.01+75–+175¢/BuMay (K)4.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5925/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2392
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3150–4.5650/bu+0.01−15–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.4683
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4125–4.5125/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3950–4.4150/bu+0.02−7–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4000
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3625/bu+0.11−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3650/bu+0.05−10¢/BuMay (K)4.4600
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6125/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650/bu+0.01+20¢/BuMay (K)4.5150
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2625/bu+0.01−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3725
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.