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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Apr 17
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1750–4.5450/bu+0.01−140–−103¢/BuMay (K)5.2525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0625–5.4425/bu+0.03−100–−62¢/BuMay (K)5.6442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3825–5.6825/bu+0.03−68–−38¢/BuMay (K)5.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4625–5.8425/bu+0.03−60–−22¢/BuMay (K)6.0442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4750–4.8450/bu+0.01−110–−73¢/BuMay (K)5.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650–4.9950/bu+0.01−101–−58¢/BuMay (K)5.3358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7450–5.2950/bu+0.01−83–−28¢/BuMay (K)5.3625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5750–3.9450/bu+0.01−200–−163¢/BuMay (K)5.1125
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7250–4.8550/bu+0.01−85–−72¢/BuMay (K)5.3558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3625–5.4625/bu+0.03−70–−60¢/BuMay (K)6.1342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–5.8625/bu+0.03−35–−20¢/BuMay (K)6.3208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9125–6.1825/bu+0.03−15–+12¢/BuMay (K)6.4008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8250–4.9450/bu+0.01−75–−63¢/BuMay (K)5.4092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8750–4.9950/bu+0.01−70–−58¢/BuMay (K)5.4258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8750–5.0950/bu+0.01−70–−48¢/BuMay (K)5.4592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5250–4.8150/bu+0.01−105–−76¢/BuMay (K)5.2492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.0000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7250–4.9550/bu+0.01−85–−62¢/BuMay (K)5.4475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1125–5.4825/bu+0.03−95–−58¢/BuMay (K)6.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–5.8825/bu+0.03−35–−18¢/BuMay (K)6.4375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9925–6.1225/bu+0.03−7–+6¢/BuMay (K)6.4875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8250–4.9750/bu+0.01−75–−60¢/BuMay (K)5.5075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8750–5.0250/bu+0.01−70–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9250–5.2250/bu+0.01−65–−35¢/BuMay (K)5.5825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3250–4.9150/bu+0.01−125–−66¢/BuMay (K)5.3275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.6667
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6750–4.8950/bu+0.01−90–−68¢/BuMay (K)5.4258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2925–5.5025/bu+0.03−77–−56¢/BuMay (K)6.0342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6125–5.7025/bu+0.03−45–−36¢/BuMay (K)6.3275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8125–5.9825/bu+0.03−25–−8¢/BuMay (K)6.4742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7250–4.9150/bu+0.01−85–−66¢/BuMay (K)5.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7450–4.9150/bu+0.01−83–−66¢/BuMay (K)5.5058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7850–5.0150/bu+0.01−79–−56¢/BuMay (K)5.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650–4.8550/bu+0.01−101–−72¢/BuMay (K)5.3125
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7525–5.2625/bu+0.03−131–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.6628
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1125–5.6625/bu+0.03−95–−40¢/BuMay (K)6.0328
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3525–6.0625/bu+0.03−71–0¢/BuMay (K)6.3428
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1250–4.5750/bu+0.01−145–−100¢/BuMay (K)4.7639
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2750–4.6750/bu+0.01−130–−90¢/BuMay (K)4.8082
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3750–4.7750/bu+0.01−120–−80¢/BuMay (K)4.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5750–4.9750/bu+0.01−100–−60¢/BuMay (K)4.8811
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8250–4.3750/bu+0.01−175–−120¢/BuMay (K)4.6768
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9000/bu———7.6667
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0525/bu+0.03−101¢/BuMay (K)5.7300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4125/bu+0.03−65¢/BuMay (K)6.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6525/bu+0.03−41¢/BuMay (K)6.4500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4250/bu+0.01−115¢/BuMay (K)4.7525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5750/bu+0.01−100¢/BuMay (K)4.8025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6750/bu+0.01−90¢/BuMay (K)4.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8750/bu+0.01−70¢/BuMay (K)4.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1250/bu+0.01−145¢/BuMay (K)4.6525

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.0000/bu———3.6500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.0000/bu———3.4000
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.