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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Mar 12
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2750/bu+0.03−67¢/BuMay (K)6.0417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5150/bu+0.03−43¢/BuMay (K)6.3350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6750/bu+0.03−27¢/BuMay (K)6.4417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3000–4.6300/bu+0.01−143–−110¢/BuMay (K)5.6317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6000–4.9300/bu+0.01−113–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.7017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6900–5.0800/bu+0.01−104–−65¢/BuMay (K)5.7150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8700–5.3800/bu+0.01−86–−35¢/BuMay (K)5.7417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7000–4.0300/bu+0.01−203–−170¢/BuMay (K)5.4917
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1450–5.3250/bu+0.03−80–−62¢/BuMay (K)6.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5450–5.6450/bu+0.03−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.7017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8250–5.9150/bu+0.03−12–−3¢/BuMay (K)6.7817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900–4.9300/bu+0.01−94–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.7117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–5.0300/bu+0.01−90–−70¢/BuMay (K)5.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–5.0800/bu+0.01−90–−65¢/BuMay (K)5.7817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–5.1800/bu+0.01−90–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5900–4.7700/bu+0.01−114–−96¢/BuMay (K)5.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000/bu———7.0000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9450–5.6450/bu+0.03−100–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4950–5.6450/bu+0.03−45–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450–5.9450/bu+0.03−30–0¢/BuMay (K)6.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7300–4.9300/bu+0.01−100–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–4.9300/bu+0.01−90–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800–4.9300/bu+0.01−85–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800–4.9800/bu+0.01−85–−75¢/BuMay (K)6.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.9300/bu+0.01−120–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–7.0000/bu———7.6667
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0850–5.2250/bu+0.03−86–−72¢/BuMay (K)6.3617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4850–5.5450/bu+0.03−46–−40¢/BuMay (K)6.6550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–5.7750/bu+0.03−20–−17¢/BuMay (K)6.7317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6900–4.8800/bu+0.01−104–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.7717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900–4.9300/bu+0.01−94–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.8283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8400–4.9500/bu+0.01−89–−78¢/BuMay (K)5.8517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8700–4.9900/bu+0.01−86–−74¢/BuMay (K)5.8983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4900–4.8100/bu+0.01−124–−92¢/BuMay (K)5.6583
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4850–4.8850/bu+0.03−146–−106¢/BuMay (K)5.9338
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8450–5.2950/bu+0.03−110–−65¢/BuMay (K)6.3038
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0850–5.7750/bu+0.03−86–−17¢/BuMay (K)6.6138
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3300–4.7300/bu+0.01−140–−100¢/BuMay (K)5.0693
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4800–4.8800/bu+0.01−125–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.1136
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.9800/bu+0.01−120–−75¢/BuMay (K)5.1379
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–5.1800/bu+0.01−120–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.1864
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0300–4.5300/bu+0.01−170–−120¢/BuMay (K)4.9821
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7500–7.0000/bu———7.6250
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7850/bu+0.03−116¢/BuMay (K)5.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1450/bu+0.03−80¢/BuMay (K)6.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3850/bu+0.03−56¢/BuMay (K)6.7050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300/bu+0.01−110¢/BuMay (K)5.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7800/bu+0.01−95¢/BuMay (K)5.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800/bu+0.01−85¢/BuMay (K)5.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800/bu+0.01−65¢/BuMay (K)5.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3300/bu+0.01−140¢/BuMay (K)4.9250

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.