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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Mon, Mar 16
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8675–11.3575/bu+0.41−34–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.9310
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3725–11.6525/bu+0.73−18–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.2833
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8575–10.8775/bu+0.32−35–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.7550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3025–11.3825/bu+0.70−25–−17¢/BuMay (K)10.1700
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9775–11.1175/bu+0.42−23–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8950
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4125–11.6725/bu+0.70−14–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0575/bu+0.41−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5525/bu+0.700¢/BuMay (K)10.1550
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.4575/bu+0.41−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1525/bu+0.70−40¢/BuMay (K)9.3550
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8075/bu+0.41−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3025/bu+0.70−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9550
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725/bu+0.70−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7725/bu+0.70−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6650
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6075–11.0375/bu+0.41−60–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.6267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0525–11.5225/bu+0.70−50–−3¢/BuMay (K)9.8364

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0275/bu+0.17−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9225/bu+0.17−5¢/BuMay (K)5.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4775–5.9775/bu+0.17−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2814
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5225–5.5725/bu+0.17−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.9183
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8775–5.9975/bu+0.17−20–−8¢/BuJuly (N)5.6760
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7975/bu+0.17−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.5500
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9275–6.0275/bu+0.17−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7075
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8525–6.0275/bu+0.17−12–−5¢/BuMay (K)5.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9775/bu+0.17−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3275/bu+0.17−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.9500
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2875–5.7375/bu+0.17−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.2850
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6425/bu+0.17−33¢/BuMay (K)5.3850

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500/bu+0.12+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8400/bu+0.13+130¢/BuMay (K)5.5400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5200–4.6500/bu+0.12−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2755
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.6200/bu+0.130–+8¢/BuMay (K)4.6683
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2000/bu+0.12+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9900/bu+0.13+145¢/BuMay (K)5.3600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4925–4.6500/bu+0.14−18–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3063
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.7400/bu+0.130–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4725/bu+0.12−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6700/bu+0.13+13¢/BuMay (K)4.7100
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3500/bu+0.12+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900–6.1400/bu+0.13+75–+160¢/BuMay (K)4.8100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5000–4.6500/bu+0.12−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3117
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3400–4.6600/bu+0.13−20–+12¢/BuMay (K)4.5400
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4000–4.5300/bu+0.12−40–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4700–4.5200/bu+0.12−7–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.5750
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4500/bu+0.12−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4900/bu+0.13−5¢/BuMay (K)4.5100
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7000/bu+0.12−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6900/bu+0.13+15¢/BuMay (K)4.6600
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.13−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3700/bu+0.13−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5400
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.