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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Apr 3
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2525/bu+0.01−66¢/BuMay (K)5.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4925/bu+0.01−42¢/BuMay (K)6.1458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6525/bu+0.01−26¢/BuMay (K)6.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2600–4.6100/bu+0.01−143–−108¢/BuMay (K)5.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5600–4.9100/bu+0.01−113–−78¢/BuMay (K)5.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6500–5.0600/bu+0.01−104–−63¢/BuMay (K)5.5083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–5.3600/bu+0.01−86–−33¢/BuMay (K)5.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6600–4.0100/bu+0.01−203–−168¢/BuMay (K)5.2850
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2125–5.3925/bu+0.01−70–−52¢/BuMay (K)6.2758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6125–5.7125/bu+0.01−30–−20¢/BuMay (K)6.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8925–6.0325/bu+0.01−2–+12¢/BuMay (K)6.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600–4.9900/bu+0.12−73–−70¢/BuMay (K)5.5317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.0900/bu+0.05−70–−60¢/BuMay (K)5.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.1400/bu+0.01−70–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.6017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.2400/bu+0.01−70–−45¢/BuMay (K)5.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7600–4.9300/bu+0.12−93–−76¢/BuMay (K)5.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2500/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9625–5.2725/bu+0.01−95–−64¢/BuMay (K)6.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5625–5.6725/bu+0.01−35–−24¢/BuMay (K)6.5125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8425–5.9625/bu+0.01−7–+5¢/BuMay (K)6.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8400–5.0400/bu+0.06−85–−65¢/BuMay (K)5.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9400–5.0600/bu+0.01−75–−63¢/BuMay (K)5.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.1400/bu+0.01−70–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0100–5.3400/bu+0.01−68–−35¢/BuMay (K)5.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4400–5.0000/bu+0.06−125–−69¢/BuMay (K)5.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2500–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1125–5.2725/bu+0.01−80–−64¢/BuMay (K)6.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5125–5.6125/bu+0.01−40–−30¢/BuMay (K)6.4158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7525–5.8325/bu+0.01−16–−8¢/BuMay (K)6.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–4.9800/bu+0.01−86–−71¢/BuMay (K)5.5583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9300–5.0000/bu+0.01−76–−69¢/BuMay (K)5.6150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9800–5.0100/bu+0.01−71–−68¢/BuMay (K)5.6383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0000–5.0800/bu+0.01−69–−61¢/BuMay (K)5.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300–4.9400/bu+0.01−106–−75¢/BuMay (K)5.4450
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6025–5.0025/bu+0.04−131–−91¢/BuMay (K)5.7425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9625–5.3625/bu+0.04−95–−55¢/BuMay (K)6.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2025–5.7625/bu+0.04−71–−15¢/BuMay (K)6.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2400–4.6900/bu+0.01−145–−100¢/BuMay (K)4.8164
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3900–4.7900/bu+0.01−130–−90¢/BuMay (K)4.8607
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4900–4.8900/bu+0.01−120–−80¢/BuMay (K)4.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6900–5.0900/bu+0.01−100–−60¢/BuMay (K)4.9336
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9400–4.4900/bu+0.01−175–−120¢/BuMay (K)4.7293
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7500/bu———7.7500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9025/bu+0.04−101¢/BuMay (K)5.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2625/bu+0.04−65¢/BuMay (K)6.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5025/bu+0.04−41¢/BuMay (K)6.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5400/bu+0.01−115¢/BuMay (K)4.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6900/bu+0.01−100¢/BuMay (K)4.8250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900/bu+0.01−90¢/BuMay (K)4.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900/bu+0.01−70¢/BuMay (K)4.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2400/bu+0.01−145¢/BuMay (K)4.6750

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.0000/bu———3.6000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.0000/bu———3.3000
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.