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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Mar 5
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2100/bu+0.08−67¢/BuMay (K)5.8592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500/bu+0.08−43¢/BuMay (K)6.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6100/bu+0.08−27¢/BuMay (K)6.2592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700–4.4700/bu+0.09−140–−110¢/BuMay (K)5.3192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4700–4.7700/bu+0.09−110–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.3892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5600–4.9200/bu+0.09−101–−65¢/BuMay (K)5.4025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7400–5.2200/bu+0.09−83–−35¢/BuMay (K)5.4292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5700–3.8700/bu+0.09−200–−170¢/BuMay (K)5.1792
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800–5.2000/bu+0.13−80–−68¢/BuMay (K)6.3325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800–5.5300/bu+0.13−40–−35¢/BuMay (K)6.5192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7200–5.8500/bu+0.09−16–−3¢/BuMay (K)6.5992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6000–4.6300/bu+0.09−97–−94¢/BuMay (K)5.4092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.7300/bu+0.09−95–−84¢/BuMay (K)5.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.7800/bu+0.09−95–−79¢/BuMay (K)5.4792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.8800/bu+0.09−95–−69¢/BuMay (K)5.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.5600/bu+0.09−115–−101¢/BuMay (K)5.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800–5.4800/bu+0.02−100–−40¢/BuMay (K)6.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4300–5.5800/bu+0.13−45–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800–5.8800/bu+0.08−40–0¢/BuMay (K)6.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.7000/bu+0.19−100–−87¢/BuMay (K)5.6600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.7200/bu+0.09−95–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.7200/bu+0.09−95–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.8200/bu+0.09−95–−75¢/BuMay (K)5.7950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700–4.6600/bu+0.39−120–−91¢/BuMay (K)5.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0200–5.1000/bu+0.13−86–−78¢/BuMay (K)6.1592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4200–5.4700/bu+0.13−46–−41¢/BuMay (K)6.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6200–5.7100/bu+0.08−26–−17¢/BuMay (K)6.5992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.6400/bu+0.09−104–−93¢/BuMay (K)5.4592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.6600/bu+0.10−95–−91¢/BuMay (K)5.5158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6400–4.6800/bu+0.12−93–−89¢/BuMay (K)5.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6600–4.7800/bu+0.14−91–−79¢/BuMay (K)5.5858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3300–4.6000/bu+0.09−124–−97¢/BuMay (K)5.3458
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.8200/bu+0.08−146–−106¢/BuMay (K)5.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7800–5.2300/bu+0.08−110–−65¢/BuMay (K)6.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0200–5.7100/bu+0.08−86–−17¢/BuMay (K)6.4900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700–4.5700/bu+0.09−140–−100¢/BuMay (K)4.7968
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3200–4.7200/bu+0.09−125–−85¢/BuMay (K)4.8411
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700–4.8200/bu+0.09−120–−75¢/BuMay (K)4.8654
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700–5.0200/bu+0.09−120–−55¢/BuMay (K)4.9139
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8700–4.3700/bu+0.09−170–−120¢/BuMay (K)4.7096
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7500–7.0000/bu———7.6875
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7200/bu+0.08−116¢/BuMay (K)5.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800/bu+0.08−80¢/BuMay (K)6.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3200/bu+0.08−56¢/BuMay (K)6.5725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4700/bu+0.09−110¢/BuMay (K)4.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200/bu+0.09−95¢/BuMay (K)4.8625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7200/bu+0.09−85¢/BuMay (K)4.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9200/bu+0.09−65¢/BuMay (K)4.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700/bu+0.09−140¢/BuMay (K)4.7125

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.0000/bu———3.4250
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.0000/bu———3.1000
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.