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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Mar 6
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1975–11.6175/bu+0.03−27–+15¢/BuNovember (X)10.0090
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.9475–12.2075/bu+0.13−6–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.3071
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0875–11.1875/bu+0.02−38–−28¢/BuNovember (X)9.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8175–11.9175/bu+0.12−19–−9¢/BuMay (K)10.2150
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2675–11.3875/bu+0.10−20–−8¢/BuNovember (X)9.9625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0375–12.2075/bu+0.25+3–+20¢/BuMay (K)10.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675/bu+0.10−10¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0075/bu+0.220¢/BuMay (K)10.1500
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7175/bu+0.10−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6075/bu+0.22−40¢/BuMay (K)9.2525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0675/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8075/bu+0.22−20¢/BuMay (K)10.0000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275/bu+0.18−78¢/BuMay (K)9.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2275/bu+0.18−78¢/BuMay (K)9.4525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8675–11.2775/bu+0.10−60–−19¢/BuNovember (X)9.6883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5575–12.0475/bu+0.22−45–+4¢/BuMay (K)9.8500

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.3025/bu+0.27+5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.2175/bu+0.28+5¢/BuMay (K)5.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6525–6.1725/bu+0.32−60–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.0864
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7175–5.7675/bu+0.33−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.7458
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0925–6.1525/bu+0.33−16–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5030
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9725/bu+0.32−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.3550
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0025–6.2025/bu+0.32−25–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0775–6.2025/bu+0.36−9–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1525/bu+0.32−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5025/bu+0.32−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7550
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4625–5.9125/bu+0.32−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8375/bu+0.33−33¢/BuMay (K)5.3125

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450/bu+0.07+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.2550/bu+0.02+165¢/BuMay (K)5.6175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650–4.6950/bu+0.09−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2842
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.7250/bu+0.07+2–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.6958
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2450/bu+0.07+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0550/bu+0.07+145¢/BuMay (K)5.4425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.6950/bu+0.08−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3175
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.8550/bu+0.08+4–+25¢/BuMay (K)4.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.08−10¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.07+15¢/BuMay (K)4.6925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450/bu+0.07+50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3550–6.3550/bu+0.07+75–+175¢/BuMay (K)5.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.7150/bu+0.07−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3142
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550–4.7050/bu+0.07−15–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6542
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5450–4.5750/bu+0.04−30–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1625
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.02−9–−4¢/BuMay (K)4.6075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4950/bu+0.07−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5050/bu+0.07−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5925
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.07−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8050/bu+0.07+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350/bu+0.10−17¢/BuMay (K)4.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4350/bu+0.10−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5675
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.