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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Fri, Mar 20
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0700–11.5600/bu+0.05−34–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8195
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025–11.7125/bu+0.07−21–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.2842
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0600/bu+0.05−35¢/BuNovember (X)9.6575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3825–11.4325/bu+0.03−23–−18¢/BuMay (K)10.1825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1800–11.3200/bu+0.05−23–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.7900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.4025–11.7325/bu+0.07−21–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2600/bu+0.05−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.6125/bu+0.070¢/BuMay (K)10.1475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6600/bu+0.05−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2125/bu+0.07−40¢/BuMay (K)9.2975
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0100/bu+0.05−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3625/bu+0.07−25¢/BuMay (K)9.9475
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8325/bu+0.07−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8325/bu+0.07−78¢/BuMay (K)9.6075
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8100–11.2400/bu+0.05−60–−17¢/BuNovember (X)9.5192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1125–11.5325/bu+0.07−50–−8¢/BuMay (K)9.7775

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered6.0225/bu+0.12−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9025/bu+0.13−5¢/BuMay (K)5.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4725–5.9825/bu+0.12−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.1693
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5025–5.5525/bu+0.13−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.8158
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8725–5.9725/bu+0.12−20–−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.5850
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7925/bu+0.12−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.4450
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9225–6.0225/bu+0.12−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.6050
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8425–6.0225/bu+0.13−11–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9725/bu+0.12−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.4950
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5225/bu+0.12−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.0950
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3225/bu+0.12−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.8450
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2825–5.7325/bu+0.12−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.6225/bu+0.13−33¢/BuMay (K)5.2825

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5075/bu+0.04+60¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9550/bu+0.04+130¢/BuMay (K)5.5425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6275–4.7575/bu+0.04−28–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2455
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.8350/bu+0.04+3–+18¢/BuMay (K)4.7358
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075/bu+0.04+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9050/bu+0.24+125¢/BuMay (K)5.3925
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6000–4.7575/bu+0.04−18–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2813
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6850–4.8550/bu+0.04+3–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5800/bu+0.04−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7850/bu+0.04+13¢/BuMay (K)4.7925
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3075/bu+0.19+40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4050–6.0050/bu+0.04+75–+135¢/BuMay (K)4.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6075–4.7675/bu+0.04−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2717
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4050–4.8250/bu+0.04−25–+17¢/BuMay (K)4.5892
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5575–4.6375/bu+0.04−35–−27¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350–4.7250/bu+0.01−2–+7¢/BuMay (K)4.6525
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6575/bu+0.04−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6350/bu+0.08−2¢/BuMay (K)4.6425
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.8075/bu+0.04−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7750/bu+0.04+12¢/BuMay (K)4.6925
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.04−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4850/bu+0.04−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5725
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.