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Kentucky Daily Grain Bids

Kentucky · Frankfort · Tue, Mar 24
● Bids as filed51 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2892

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0975–11.5875/bu+0.03−34–+15¢/BuNovember (X)9.8070
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.6500/bu+0.09−18–+10¢/BuMay (K)10.2058
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.9875–11.0775/bu+0.13−45–−36¢/BuNovember (X)9.6500
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3200–11.3400/bu+0.09−23–−21¢/BuMay (K)10.0825
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2075–11.3475/bu+0.03−23–−9¢/BuNovember (X)9.7775
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3700–11.6700/bu+0.09−18–+12¢/BuMay (K)10.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.2875/bu+0.03−15¢/BuNovember (X)9.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.5500/bu+0.090¢/BuMay (K)10.0675
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.6875/bu+0.03−75¢/BuNovember (X)9.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.1500/bu+0.09−40¢/BuMay (K)9.2175
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0375/bu+0.03−40¢/BuNovember (X)9.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.3000/bu+0.09−25¢/BuMay (K)9.8675
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7700/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.5275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.7700/bu+0.09−78¢/BuMay (K)9.5275
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered10.8375–11.2775/bu+0.03−60–−16¢/BuNovember (X)9.4983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered11.0500–11.4900/bu+0.09−50–−6¢/BuMay (K)9.6875

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.9700/bu+0.02−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1 MillingDelivered5.8500/bu+0.02−5¢/BuMay (K)5.3825
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4200–5.9300/bu+0.02−60–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.0218
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4500–5.5000/bu+0.02−45–−40¢/BuMay (K)4.6658
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8300–5.9300/bu+0.03−19–−9¢/BuJuly (N)5.4375
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.7400/bu+0.02−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.2975
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8700–5.9700/bu+0.02−15–−5¢/BuJuly (N)5.4575
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8200–5.9700/bu+0.02−8–−5¢/BuMay (K)4.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.9200/bu+0.02−10¢/BuJuly (N)5.3475
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.4700/bu+0.02−55¢/BuJuly (N)4.9475
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2700/bu+0.02−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6975
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2300–5.6800/bu+0.02−79–−34¢/BuJuly (N)5.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.5700/bu+0.02−33¢/BuMay (K)5.1325

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Ohio River - Lower KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900/bu+0.18+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8400
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered6.0250/bu+0.09+140¢/BuMay (K)5.4525
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.7400/bu+0.01−30–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2260
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.8250/bu+0.04+11–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6758
Purchase
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9900
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.8750/bu+0.03+125¢/BuMay (K)5.3275
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5700–4.7400/bu+0.03−18–−15¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2550
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7350–4.8250/bu+0.07+11–+20¢/BuMay (K)4.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5500/bu+0.03−20¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7550/bu+0.03+13¢/BuMay (K)4.7275
Pennyrile
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.2900/bu+0.03+40¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered5.3750–5.9750/bu+0.03+75–+135¢/BuMay (K)4.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5900–4.7500/bu+0.03−30–−14¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2617
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.3750–4.7850/bu+0.03−25–+16¢/BuMay (K)4.5242
Ohio River - Upper KY
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.5400–4.5900/bu+0.03−35–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)4.1300
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6650–4.6750/bu+0.05+4–+5¢/BuMay (K)4.5875
Bluegrass
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.6400/bu+0.03−25¢/BuDecember (Z)4.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7250/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMay (K)4.6075
Green River
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7900/bu+0.03−10¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2400
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.7450/bu+0.03+12¢/BuMay (K)4.6275
Louisville
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered4.4550/bu+0.03−17¢/BuMay (K)4.5075
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.