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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Mar 13
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4650/bu+0.02+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9725/bu+0.05+130¢/BuMay (K)5.5100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.7650/bu+0.02−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.7525/bu+0.050–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.6200
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3150/bu+0.02+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1225/bu+0.05+145¢/BuMay (K)5.3350
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6325–4.7650/bu+0.02−16–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2750
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6725–4.8725/bu+0.050–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925/bu+0.02−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8025/bu+0.05+13¢/BuMay (K)4.6850
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4650/bu+0.02+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4225–6.2725/bu+0.05+75–+160¢/BuMay (K)5.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6150–4.7650/bu+0.02−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2817
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725–4.7925/bu+0.05−20–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.5150
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5150–4.6450/bu+0.03−40–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5925–4.6025/bu+0.07−8–−7¢/BuMay (K)4.5250
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5650/bu+0.02−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6225/bu+0.10−5¢/BuMay (K)4.4850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8150/bu+0.02−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8225/bu+0.05+15¢/BuMay (K)4.5850
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025/bu+0.05−17¢/BuMay (K)4.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5025/bu+0.05−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5150

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0450–6.1450/bu+0.15−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5560
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9650/bu+0.15−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.4300
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0950–6.1950/bu+0.15−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5875
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0175–6.1950/bu+0.15−12–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1450/bu+0.15−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950/bu+0.15−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4550–5.9050/bu+0.15−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8075/bu+0.15−33¢/BuMay (K)5.2700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6450–6.1150/bu+0.15−60–−13¢/BuJuly (N)5.1614
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6875–5.7375/bu+0.15−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.8033
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1950/bu+0.10−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0875/bu+0.10−5¢/BuMay (K)5.5700

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2750–11.7650/bu+0.05−34–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9260
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1025–12.3525/bu+0.03−15–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.2554
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1750–11.2850/bu+0.06−44–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0025–12.0925/bu+0.07−25–−16¢/BuMay (K)10.1700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3950–11.5250/bu+0.06−22–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.1125–12.3725/bu+0.02−14–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4650/bu+0.06−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.2525/bu+0.020¢/BuMay (K)10.1600
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8650/bu+0.06−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.8525/bu+0.02−40¢/BuMay (K)9.1425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2150/bu+0.06−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered12.0025/bu+0.02−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9100
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725/bu+0.02−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4725/bu+0.02−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6700
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150–11.4150/bu+0.06−60–−20¢/BuNovember (X)9.6217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.7525–12.2125/bu+0.02−50–−4¢/BuMay (K)9.8314
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.