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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Jan 2
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000/bu———3.8500
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.5000/bu———3.9250

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8950–5.7850/bu+0.06−100–−11¢/BuMarch (H)6.4758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2150–6.0250/bu+0.06−68–+13¢/BuMarch (H)6.7692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950–6.1850/bu+0.06−60–+29¢/BuMarch (H)6.8392
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6875–4.9475/bu+0.08−83–−57¢/BuMarch (H)5.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7675–5.0175/bu+0.08−75–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7775–5.0275/bu+0.08−74–−49¢/BuMarch (H)5.8908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7975–5.0575/bu+0.08−72–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275–4.8475/bu+0.08−99–−67¢/BuMarch (H)5.6675
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6250–5.8850/bu+0.06−27–−1¢/BuMarch (H)6.7658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8450–6.0450/bu+0.06−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)6.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8450–6.1450/bu+0.06−5–+25¢/BuMarch (H)7.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9875–5.0875/bu+0.08−53–−43¢/BuMarch (H)5.9242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0075–5.1275/bu+0.08−51–−39¢/BuMarch (H)5.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0075–5.1775/bu+0.08−51–−34¢/BuMarch (H)5.9942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0075–5.2775/bu+0.08−51–−24¢/BuMarch (H)6.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8275–5.0075/bu+0.08−69–−51¢/BuMarch (H)5.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7500/bu———8.4000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450–5.9950/bu+0.06−25–+10¢/BuMarch (H)7.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.0450/bu+0.06+10–+15¢/BuMarch (H)7.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.2450/bu+0.06+10–+35¢/BuMarch (H)7.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9675–5.1175/bu+0.08−55–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175–5.1675/bu+0.08−40–−35¢/BuMarch (H)6.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175–5.2675/bu+0.08−40–−25¢/BuMarch (H)6.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175–5.4675/bu+0.08−40–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675–5.1175/bu+0.08−95–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000–7.5000/bu———9.1000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5250–5.8250/bu+0.06−37–−7¢/BuMarch (H)6.7358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8450–6.0450/bu+0.06−5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)7.0292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9850–6.2850/bu+0.06+9–+39¢/BuMarch (H)7.1758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8775–5.0475/bu+0.08−64–−47¢/BuMarch (H)6.0208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9275–5.0675/bu+0.08−59–−45¢/BuMarch (H)6.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9475–5.1175/bu+0.08−57–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.1008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9875–5.2175/bu+0.08−53–−30¢/BuMarch (H)6.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7675–5.0075/bu+0.09−75–−51¢/BuMarch (H)5.9075
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7950–5.3150/bu+0.06−110–−58¢/BuMarch (H)6.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1950–5.7450/bu+0.06−70–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3950–6.2250/bu+0.06−50–+33¢/BuMarch (H)6.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3175–4.9175/bu+0.08−120–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4675–4.9175/bu+0.08−105–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.4218
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675–4.9675/bu+0.08−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.4461
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7675–5.1675/bu+0.08−75–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.4946
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0175–4.9175/bu+0.08−150–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.2904
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000–6.5000/bu———8.8500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1450/bu+0.06−75¢/BuMarch (H)6.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5450/bu+0.06−35¢/BuMarch (H)6.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8650/bu+0.06−3¢/BuMarch (H)7.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6175/bu+0.08−90¢/BuMarch (H)5.4075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7675/bu+0.08−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.4575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8675/bu+0.08−65¢/BuMarch (H)5.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0675/bu+0.08−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3175/bu+0.08−120¢/BuMarch (H)5.3075
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.