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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, Jan 3
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5600–4.8200/bu+0.13−83–−57¢/BuMarch (H)5.9067
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6400–4.8900/bu+0.13−75–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.9767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6500–4.9000/bu+0.13−74–−49¢/BuMarch (H)5.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700–4.9300/bu+0.13−72–−46¢/BuMarch (H)6.0167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4000–4.7200/bu+0.13−99–−67¢/BuMarch (H)5.7667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7775–5.6675/bu+0.12−100–−11¢/BuMarch (H)6.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0975–5.9075/bu+0.12−68–+13¢/BuMarch (H)6.7433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1775–6.0675/bu+0.12−60–+29¢/BuMarch (H)6.8500
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9500–4.9700/bu+0.04−44–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.9667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.0500/bu+0.02−40–−34¢/BuMarch (H)6.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.1000/bu+0.02−40–−29¢/BuMarch (H)6.0367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.2000/bu+0.02−40–−19¢/BuMarch (H)6.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7500–4.9300/bu+0.08−64–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7500/bu———8.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6075–5.8475/bu+0.02−17–+7¢/BuMarch (H)6.8367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9275/bu+0.08+15¢/BuMarch (H)7.0233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9275–6.1275/bu+0.08+15–+35¢/BuMarch (H)7.1033
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8400–5.0700/bu+0.13−55–−32¢/BuMarch (H)6.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.0900/bu+0.13−40–−30¢/BuMarch (H)6.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.1400/bu+0.13−40–−25¢/BuMarch (H)6.2550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.3400/bu+0.13−40–−5¢/BuMarch (H)6.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4400–5.0300/bu+0.13−95–−36¢/BuMarch (H)6.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000–7.5000/bu———9.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5275–5.8975/bu+0.12−25–+12¢/BuMarch (H)7.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8775–5.9775/bu+0.12+10–+20¢/BuMarch (H)7.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8775–6.1275/bu+0.12+10–+35¢/BuMarch (H)7.1350
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8400–4.9700/bu+0.04−55–−42¢/BuMarch (H)6.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9400–4.9900/bu+0.01−45–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.1367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9700–4.9900/bu+0.02−42–−40¢/BuMarch (H)6.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.0900/bu+0.00−40–−30¢/BuMarch (H)6.2067
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6400–4.9300/bu+0.13−75–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.9667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5075–5.7575/bu+0.02−27–−2¢/BuMarch (H)6.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8275–5.9275/bu+0.02+5–+15¢/BuMarch (H)7.0233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9175–6.1675/bu+0.07+14–+39¢/BuMarch (H)7.1700
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1900–4.7900/bu+0.13−120–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3400–4.7900/bu+0.13−105–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.4443
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4400–4.8400/bu+0.13−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.4686
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6400–5.0400/bu+0.13−75–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.5171
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8900–4.7900/bu+0.13−150–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.3129
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000–6.5000/bu———8.8500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7775–5.1975/bu+0.02−100–−58¢/BuMarch (H)6.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1775–5.6275/bu+0.02−60–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2775–6.1075/bu+0.12−50–+33¢/BuMarch (H)6.9950
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4900/bu+0.13−90¢/BuMarch (H)5.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6400/bu+0.13−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.4800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7400/bu+0.13−65¢/BuMarch (H)5.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9400/bu+0.13−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1900/bu+0.13−120¢/BuMarch (H)5.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1275/bu+0.02−65¢/BuMarch (H)6.3700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5275/bu+0.02−25¢/BuMarch (H)6.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8475/bu+0.02+7¢/BuMarch (H)7.0900

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.