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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Mar 4
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0950–11.4550/bu+0.01−21–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8530
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850–11.9250/bu—−1–+23¢/BuMay (K)10.1525
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0050–11.0250/bu+0.03−30–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.6800
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5350–11.6050/bu+0.06−16–−9¢/BuMay (K)10.0675
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1050–11.2250/bu+0.01−20–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850–11.8250/bu—−1–+13¢/BuMay (K)10.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1550/bu+0.01−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6950/bu+0.010¢/BuMay (K)10.0175
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.5550/bu+0.01−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2950/bu+0.01−40¢/BuMay (K)9.1275
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050/bu+0.01−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4950/bu+0.01−20¢/BuMay (K)9.8675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.3275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9550/bu+0.01−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.3275
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7050–11.1150/bu+0.01−60–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2450–11.7650/bu+0.01−45–+7¢/BuMay (K)9.7175

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8775/bu+0.06+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.7825/bu+0.06+10¢/BuMay (K)5.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1775–5.6775/bu+0.06−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.0514
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2325–5.2825/bu+0.06−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.7158
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6175–5.6875/bu+0.03−16–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.4820
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4975/bu+0.06−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.3200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5275–5.7275/bu+0.03−25–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5025–5.7275/bu+0.03−18–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6775/bu+0.06−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.0275/bu+0.06−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7200
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.9875–5.4375/bu+0.06−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3525/bu+0.06−33¢/BuMay (K)5.2825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1375/bu+0.02+170¢/BuMay (K)5.4825
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5725/bu+0.01−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2096
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.5575/bu+0.06−3–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.5292
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1025/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8875/bu+0.03+145¢/BuMay (K)5.5075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.5525/bu+0.04−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2363
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4075–4.5875/bu+0.06−3–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550/bu+0.02−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5875/bu+0.03+15¢/BuMay (K)4.5575
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2025/bu+0.01+50¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1875–6.1875/bu+0.03+75–+175¢/BuMay (K)4.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.5825/bu+0.01−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2392
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2875–4.5075/bu+0.03−15–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5108
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4025–4.4625/bu+0.01−30–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375–4.3875/bu+0.06−10–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4575
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3525/bu+0.01−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3375/bu+0.03−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5025
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6025/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2175
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6375/bu+0.03+20¢/BuMay (K)4.5575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.2375/bu+0.03−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4250
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.