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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Mar 6
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2700/bu+0.06−67¢/BuMay (K)5.9542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5100/bu+0.06−43¢/BuMay (K)6.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6700/bu+0.06−27¢/BuMay (K)6.3542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.5575/bu+0.09−140–−110¢/BuMay (K)5.5042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5575–4.8575/bu+0.09−110–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.5742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6475–5.0075/bu+0.09−101–−65¢/BuMay (K)5.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8275–5.3075/bu+0.09−83–−35¢/BuMay (K)5.6142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6575–3.9575/bu+0.09−200–−170¢/BuMay (K)5.3642
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1400–5.2600/bu+0.06−80–−68¢/BuMay (K)6.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5400–5.5900/bu+0.06−40–−35¢/BuMay (K)6.6142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7800–5.9100/bu+0.06−16–−3¢/BuMay (K)6.6942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6875–4.7175/bu+0.09−97–−94¢/BuMay (K)5.5942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.8175/bu+0.09−95–−84¢/BuMay (K)5.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.8675/bu+0.09−95–−79¢/BuMay (K)5.6642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.9675/bu+0.09−95–−69¢/BuMay (K)5.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5075–4.6475/bu+0.09−115–−101¢/BuMay (K)5.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9400–5.5400/bu+0.06−100–−40¢/BuMay (K)6.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4900–5.6400/bu+0.06−45–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5400–5.9400/bu+0.06−40–0¢/BuMay (K)6.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6575–4.7875/bu+0.09−100–−87¢/BuMay (K)5.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.8075/bu+0.09−95–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.8075/bu+0.09−95–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.9075/bu+0.09−95–−75¢/BuMay (K)5.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4575–4.7475/bu+0.09−120–−91¢/BuMay (K)5.7250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800–5.1600/bu+0.06−86–−78¢/BuMay (K)6.2542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800–5.5300/bu+0.06−46–−41¢/BuMay (K)6.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6800–5.7700/bu+0.06−26–−17¢/BuMay (K)6.6608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6175–4.7275/bu+0.09−104–−93¢/BuMay (K)5.6742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–4.7475/bu+0.09−95–−91¢/BuMay (K)5.7308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7275–4.7675/bu+0.09−93–−89¢/BuMay (K)5.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7475–4.8675/bu+0.09−91–−79¢/BuMay (K)5.8008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4175–4.6875/bu+0.09−124–−97¢/BuMay (K)5.5608
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4800–4.8800/bu+0.06−146–−106¢/BuMay (K)5.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8400–5.2900/bu+0.06−110–−65¢/BuMay (K)6.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800–5.7700/bu+0.06−86–−17¢/BuMay (K)6.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.6575/bu+0.09−140–−100¢/BuMay (K)4.9818
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4075–4.8075/bu+0.09−125–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.0261
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4575–4.9075/bu+0.09−120–−75¢/BuMay (K)5.0504
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4575–5.1075/bu+0.09−120–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.0989
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9575–4.4575/bu+0.09−170–−120¢/BuMay (K)4.8946
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7500–7.0000/bu———7.6875
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7800/bu+0.06−116¢/BuMay (K)5.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1400/bu+0.06−80¢/BuMay (K)6.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3800/bu+0.06−56¢/BuMay (K)6.6675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5575/bu+0.09−110¢/BuMay (K)4.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075/bu+0.09−95¢/BuMay (K)5.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8075/bu+0.09−85¢/BuMay (K)5.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0075/bu+0.09−65¢/BuMay (K)5.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575/bu+0.09−140¢/BuMay (K)4.8975

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.