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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Mar 5
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.5150/bu+0.07−20–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9555
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8225–12.0225/bu+0.14+3–+23¢/BuMay (K)10.3354
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.0850/bu+0.06−30–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.7925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7025/bu+0.17−9¢/BuMay (K)10.2325
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1650–11.2850/bu+0.06−20–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.9025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925–11.9925/bu+0.110–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650/bu+0.11−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7925/bu+0.100¢/BuMay (K)10.1725
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6150/bu+0.06−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3925/bu+0.10−40¢/BuMay (K)9.2900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9650/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5925/bu+0.10−20¢/BuMay (K)10.0225
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0475/bu+0.09−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0475/bu+0.09−59¢/BuMarch (H)9.4900
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7650–11.1750/bu+0.06−60–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3425–11.8325/bu+0.10−45–+4¢/BuMay (K)9.8725

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0300/bu+0.15+10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6300
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9375/bu+0.16+10¢/BuMay (K)5.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3300–5.8300/bu+0.15−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1114
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3875–5.4375/bu+0.16−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.7733
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7600–5.8400/bu+0.14−17–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.5360
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6500/bu+0.15−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.3800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6800–5.8800/bu+0.15−25–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5375
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7175–5.8800/bu+0.22−12–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8300/bu+0.15−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.15−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7800
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1400–5.5900/bu+0.15−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5075/bu+0.16−33¢/BuMay (K)5.3400

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800/bu+0.08+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2350/bu+0.10+170¢/BuMay (K)5.5650
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.6500/bu+0.08−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2513
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5550–4.6550/bu+0.15+2–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.6283
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.1800/bu+0.08+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9850/bu+0.10+145¢/BuMay (K)5.3900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.6300/bu+0.09−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2788
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.7550/bu+0.16+3–+22¢/BuMay (K)4.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5425/bu+0.09−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850/bu+0.10+15¢/BuMay (K)4.6400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2800/bu+0.08+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2850–6.2850/bu+0.10+75–+175¢/BuMay (K)4.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4800–4.6600/bu+0.08−30–−12¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3850–4.6350/bu+0.10−15–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.5933
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5100–4.5400/bu+0.11−27–−24¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.16−4¢/BuMay (K)4.5500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4300/bu+0.08−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350/bu+0.10−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5400
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6800/bu+0.08−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350/bu+0.10+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.10−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3350/bu+0.10−8¢/BuMarch (H)4.5125
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.