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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Mar 12
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3250–11.8250/bu+0.05−35–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8635
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1325–12.3725/bu+0.13−14–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.2042
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2350–11.3450/bu+0.06−44–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0725–12.1325/bu+0.16−20–−14¢/BuMay (K)10.0975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4550–11.5850/bu+0.02−22–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1325–12.3925/bu+0.13−14–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5250/bu+0.04−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2725/bu+0.130¢/BuMay (K)10.0075
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9250/bu+0.04−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8725/bu+0.13−40¢/BuMay (K)9.1175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2750/bu+0.04−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0225/bu+0.13−25¢/BuMay (K)9.8575
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4925/bu+0.13−78¢/BuMay (K)9.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4925/bu+0.13−78¢/BuMay (K)9.3175
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.4750/bu+0.04−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.5592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7725–12.1725/bu+0.13−50–−10¢/BuMay (K)9.7789

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0950/bu+0.040¢/BuJuly (N)5.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9850/bu+0.040¢/BuMay (K)5.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950–5.9650/bu+0.04−60–−13¢/BuJuly (N)5.2139
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5350–5.5850/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.8583
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8950–5.9950/bu+0.04−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6125
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8150/bu+0.04−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.4825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9450–6.0450/bu+0.04−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8650–6.0450/bu+0.01−12–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9950/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9950/bu—−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1325
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450/bu+0.04−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3050–5.7550/bu+0.04−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6550/bu+0.04−33¢/BuMay (K)5.3250

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4500/bu+0.01+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9250/bu+0.02+130¢/BuMay (K)5.5775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200–4.7500/bu+0.01−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2590
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.6950/bu+0.020–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6908
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3000/bu+0.01+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0750/bu+0.02+145¢/BuMay (K)5.4025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6100–4.7500/bu+0.02−16–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2913
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6250–4.8250/bu+0.020–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.05+13¢/BuMay (K)4.7525
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4500/bu+0.01+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750–6.2250/bu+0.02+75–+160¢/BuMay (K)5.1938
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7700/bu+0.01−30–−13¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2942
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4250–4.6250/bu+0.02−20–0¢/BuMay (K)4.5825
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.6300/bu—−36–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250–4.5350/bu+0.02−10–−9¢/BuMay (K)4.5875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500/bu+0.01−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5250/bu+0.02−10¢/BuMay (K)4.5525
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8000/bu+0.01−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.03+15¢/BuMay (K)4.6525
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550/bu+0.02−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5388
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.