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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, Dec 30
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9375–5.8275/bu+0.02−100–−11¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2575–6.0675/bu+0.02−68–+13¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3375–6.2275/bu+0.02−60–+29¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7275–5.1375/bu+0.01−83–−42¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8075–5.1875/bu+0.01−75–−37¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8175–5.2075/bu+0.01−74–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8375–5.2475/bu+0.01−72–−31¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675–5.0375/bu+0.01−99–−52¢/BuMarch (H)—
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6675–5.9275/bu+0.02−27–−1¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8875–6.0875/bu+0.02−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8875–6.1875/bu+0.02−5–+25¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0275–5.1275/bu+0.01−53–−43¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0475–5.1675/bu+0.01−51–−39¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0475–5.2175/bu+0.01−51–−34¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0475–5.3175/bu+0.01−51–−24¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8675–5.0475/bu+0.01−69–−51¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7500/bu————
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6875–6.0375/bu+0.02−25–+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0375–6.0875/bu+0.02+10–+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0375–6.2875/bu+0.02+10–+35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0075–5.1575/bu+0.01−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1575–5.2075/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1575–5.3075/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1575–5.5075/bu+0.01−40–−5¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075–5.1575/bu+0.01−95–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000–7.5000/bu————
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675–5.8675/bu+0.02−37–−7¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8875–6.0875/bu+0.02−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0275–6.3275/bu+0.02+9–+39¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9175–5.1075/bu+0.01−64–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9675–5.2075/bu+0.01−59–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9875–5.2575/bu+0.01−57–−30¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0275–5.3575/bu+0.01−53–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8175–5.0475/bu+0.01−74–−51¢/BuMarch (H)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8375–5.3575/bu+0.02−110–−58¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2375–5.7875/bu+0.02−70–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4375–6.2675/bu+0.02−50–+33¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3575–4.9575/bu+0.01−120–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5075–4.9575/bu+0.01−105–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075–5.0075/bu+0.01−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8075–5.2075/bu+0.01−75–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0575–4.9575/bu+0.01−150–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000–6.5000/bu————
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1875/bu+0.02−75¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5875/bu+0.02−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075/bu+0.02−3¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6575/bu+0.01−90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8075/bu+0.01−75¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9075/bu+0.01−65¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1075/bu+0.01−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3575/bu+0.01−120¢/BuMarch (H)—

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000/bu————
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000/bu————
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.