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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Dec 18
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9200–5.8100/bu+0.03−100–−11¢/BuMarch (H)6.5433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2400–6.0500/bu+0.03−68–+13¢/BuMarch (H)6.8367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3200–6.2100/bu+0.03−60–+29¢/BuMarch (H)6.9433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6575–5.0675/bu+0.04−83–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.7533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7375–5.1175/bu+0.04−75–−37¢/BuMarch (H)5.8233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7475–5.1375/bu+0.04−74–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.8367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7675–5.1775/bu+0.04−72–−31¢/BuMarch (H)5.8633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4975–4.9675/bu+0.04−99–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.6133
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–5.9100/bu+0.03−37–−1¢/BuMarch (H)6.8333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8700–6.0700/bu+0.03−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)7.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8700–6.1100/bu+0.03−5–+19¢/BuMarch (H)7.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9575–5.0575/bu+0.04−53–−43¢/BuMarch (H)5.9833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9775–5.0975/bu+0.04−51–−39¢/BuMarch (H)6.0367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9775–5.1475/bu+0.04−51–−34¢/BuMarch (H)6.0533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9775–5.2475/bu+0.04−51–−24¢/BuMarch (H)6.0867
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7975–4.9775/bu+0.04−69–−51¢/BuMarch (H)5.8767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7500/bu———8.5000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6200–6.0200/bu+0.03−30–+10¢/BuMarch (H)7.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0200/bu+0.03+10¢/BuMarch (H)7.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0200–6.2200/bu+0.03+10–+30¢/BuMarch (H)7.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8375–5.0875/bu+0.04−65–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0375–5.0875/bu+0.04−45–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0375–5.1375/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)6.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0375–5.3375/bu+0.04−45–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4375–5.0875/bu+0.04−105–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7500–7.5000/bu———9.3333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–5.8500/bu+0.03−37–−7¢/BuMarch (H)6.7033
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8700–6.0700/bu+0.03−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)6.9967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0100–6.3100/bu+0.03+9–+39¢/BuMarch (H)7.1433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8475–5.1075/bu+0.04−64–−38¢/BuMarch (H)5.9633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8975–5.1375/bu+0.04−59–−35¢/BuMarch (H)6.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9175–5.1875/bu+0.04−57–−30¢/BuMarch (H)6.0433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9575–5.2875/bu+0.04−53–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7475–5.0675/bu+0.04−74–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.8500
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8200–5.3400/bu+0.03−110–−58¢/BuMarch (H)6.2738
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2200–5.7700/bu+0.03−70–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.6438
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4200–6.2500/bu+0.03−50–+33¢/BuMarch (H)6.9538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2875–4.8875/bu+0.09−120–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.2629
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4375–4.8875/bu+0.09−105–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.3071
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5375–4.9375/bu+0.09−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.3314
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7375–5.1375/bu+0.09−75–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9875–4.8875/bu+0.09−150–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1757
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000–6.5000/bu———8.8750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1700/bu+0.03−75¢/BuMarch (H)6.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5700/bu+0.03−35¢/BuMarch (H)6.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8900/bu+0.03−3¢/BuMarch (H)7.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5875/bu+0.09−90¢/BuMarch (H)5.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7375/bu+0.09−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8375/bu+0.09−65¢/BuMarch (H)5.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0375/bu+0.09−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2875/bu+0.09−120¢/BuMarch (H)5.2000

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000/bu———3.9250
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000/bu———3.8500
Source: USDA AMS · Greeley, CO. 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.