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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Wed, Mar 18
● Bids as filed50 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0750–11.5650/bu+0.11−34–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8420
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4075–11.7175/bu+0.02−21–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.2442
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0650–11.0850/bu+0.10−35–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3475–11.4175/bu+0.03−27–−20¢/BuMay (K)10.1225
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.3250/bu+0.10−23–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8125
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4075–11.7375/bu+0.04−21–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2650/bu+0.10−15¢/BuNovember (X)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6175/bu+0.050¢/BuMay (K)10.0825
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6650/bu+0.10−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2175/bu+0.05−40¢/BuMay (K)9.2825
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0150/bu+0.10−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3675/bu+0.05−25¢/BuMay (K)9.8825
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375/bu+0.05−78¢/BuMay (K)9.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375/bu+0.05−78¢/BuMay (K)9.5925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8150–11.2450/bu+0.10−60–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.5417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1175–11.4975/bu+0.05−50–−12¢/BuMay (K)9.7654

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1050/bu+0.15−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9925/bu+0.15−5¢/BuMay (K)5.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5550–6.0550/bu+0.15−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.2243
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5925–5.6425/bu+0.15−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.8683
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9750–6.0550/bu+0.15−18–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.6460
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8750/bu+0.15−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.5000
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0050–6.1050/bu+0.15−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9325–6.1050/bu+0.16−11–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0550/bu+0.15−10¢/BuJuly (N)—
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4050/bu+0.15−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.9000
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3650–5.8150/bu+0.15−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7125/bu+0.15−33¢/BuMay (K)5.3350

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4475/bu+0.08+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9325/bu+0.09+130¢/BuMay (K)5.5200
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7475/bu+0.07−29–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2505
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–4.7325/bu+0.12+3–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6817
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2975/bu+0.08+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0825/bu+0.09+145¢/BuMay (K)5.3700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.7475/bu+0.09−18–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2838
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6625–4.8325/bu+0.12+3–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700/bu+0.09−20¢/BuSeptember (U)—
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7625/bu+0.09+13¢/BuMay (K)4.7200
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4475/bu+0.08+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3825–6.2325/bu+0.09+75–+160¢/BuMay (K)4.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5975–4.7475/bu+0.08−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2867
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4325–4.7025/bu+0.09−20–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.5583
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4975–4.6275/bu+0.08−40–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1450
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825–4.6125/bu+0.09−5–−2¢/BuMay (K)4.6050
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5475/bu+0.08−35¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5825/bu+0.09−5¢/BuMay (K)4.6200
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7975/bu+0.08−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7525/bu+0.06+12¢/BuMay (K)4.6700
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625/bu+0.09−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4625/bu+0.09−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5500
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.