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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Thu, Mar 19
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1225–11.6125/bu+0.05−34–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8445
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–11.7850/bu+0.07−21–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.3050
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.1325/bu+0.05−35–−33¢/BuNovember (X)9.6725
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4150–11.4550/bu+0.07−27–−23¢/BuMay (K)10.1800
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2325–11.3725/bu+0.05−23–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.8150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4750–11.8050/bu+0.07−21–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3125/bu+0.05−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6850/bu+0.070¢/BuMay (K)10.1800
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7125/bu+0.05−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2850/bu+0.07−40¢/BuMay (K)9.3300
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0625/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.6025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4350/bu+0.07−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9300
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050/bu+0.07−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9050/bu+0.07−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8625–11.2925/bu+0.05−60–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.5442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1850–11.5450/bu+0.07−50–−14¢/BuMay (K)9.8129

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.1450/bu+0.04−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0300/bu+0.04−5¢/BuMay (K)5.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5950–6.0950/bu+0.04−60–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.1593
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6300–5.6800/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.8058
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9950–6.0950/bu+0.02−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5810
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9150/bu+0.04−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.4350
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0450–6.1450/bu+0.04−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9700–6.1450/bu+0.04−11–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0950/bu+0.04−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4850
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6450/bu—−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.0850
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4450/bu+0.04−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8350
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4050–5.8550/bu+0.04−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7500/bu+0.04−33¢/BuMay (K)5.2725

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5450/bu+0.10+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9975/bu+0.07+130¢/BuMay (K)5.5900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650–4.7950/bu+0.06−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2670
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–4.8475/bu+0.07+3–+15¢/BuMay (K)4.7567
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3450/bu+0.05+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.1475/bu+0.07+145¢/BuMay (K)5.4400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400–4.7950/bu+0.05−18–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3025
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7275–4.8975/bu+0.07+3–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6200/bu+0.05−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8275/bu+0.07+13¢/BuMay (K)4.8400
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4950/bu+0.05+55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4475–6.3475/bu+0.07+75–+165¢/BuMay (K)4.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6450–4.7950/bu+0.05−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3017
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4475–4.7975/bu+0.02−25–+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6283
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5950–4.6750/bu+0.10−35–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6475–4.7275/bu+0.07−5–+3¢/BuMay (K)4.6900
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6950/bu+0.15−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7175/bu+0.14+2¢/BuMay (K)4.6900
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8450/bu+0.05−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8175/bu+0.07+12¢/BuMay (K)4.7400
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275/bu+0.07−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5275/bu+0.07−17¢/BuMay (K)4.6200
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.