CHICAGO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were steady to up at elevators, processors and river terminals around the Midwest in a spot check on Thursday, with analysts saying farmers' sales of corn were picking up in some locations.

* Basis bids for soybeans rose at a processor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a river terminal in Davenport, Iowa.

* Corn basis bids also rose at the Cedar Rapids location and an elevator in Blair, Nebraska.

* CBOT March soybeans SH25 were up 1-3/4 cents at $10.29-1/2 at 12:58 p.m. CST (1858 GMT).

* CBOT March corn futures were up 3-3/4 cents at $4.94 per bushel.

Basis values are quoted against CBOT futures in cts/bu:

NOTE: 0 = Option price, UNC = Unchanged, UNQ = Unquoted

NC = Not comparable, DP = Delayed price, N/A = Not available,

F = January, H = March, K = May, N = JulyQ = August, U = September, X = November, Z = December

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CORN/BASIS, SOYA/BASIS, WHEAT/BASIS, MILO/BASIS

- CBOT corn report COR/

- CBOT soybean report SOY/C

- CBOT wheat report WHE/C

- U.S. grain barge freight values BG/US

- U.S. Midwest cash grain PM GRA/PM

- U.S. CIF/FOB Gulf Grain GRA/F

(Reporting by Renee Hickman; Editing by Richard Chang)