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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, Apr 28
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8175–5.2800/bu+0.10−115–−62¢/BuJuly (N)6.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1375–5.5200/bu+0.10−83–−38¢/BuJuly (N)6.6308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175–5.6800/bu+0.10−75–−22¢/BuJuly (N)6.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8675–4.2175/bu+0.11−153–−103¢/BuJuly (N)5.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1675–4.5175/bu+0.11−123–−73¢/BuJuly (N)5.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.6675/bu+0.11−114–−58¢/BuJuly (N)5.9883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4375–4.9675/bu+0.11−96–−28¢/BuJuly (N)6.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.2675–3.6175/bu+0.11−213–−163¢/BuJuly (N)5.7650
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1675–5.3000/bu+0.06−80–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.7708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675–5.7000/bu+0.06−40–−20¢/BuJuly (N)6.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8175–6.0200/bu+0.06−15–+12¢/BuJuly (N)7.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5175–4.5475/bu+0.01−73–−85¢/BuMay (K)6.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475–4.6975/bu+0.02−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.0583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475–4.6975/bu+0.02−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.0750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475–4.7975/bu+0.02−85–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.1083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3175–4.4875/bu+0.01−93–−91¢/BuMay (K)5.8983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.0000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9675–5.3200/bu+0.05−100–−58¢/BuJuly (N)6.9625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4675–5.7200/bu+0.06−50–−18¢/BuJuly (N)7.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7475–5.9675/bu+0.06−22–0¢/BuJuly (N)7.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475–4.6975/bu+0.13−80–−70¢/BuMay (K)6.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5975–4.7175/bu+0.03−80–−68¢/BuJuly (N)6.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6475–4.7175/bu+0.02−75–−68¢/BuJuly (N)6.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6475–4.8975/bu+0.02−75–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1475–4.6575/bu+0.13−110–−74¢/BuMay (K)5.9350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.6667
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0575–5.3400/bu+0.06−91–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.6808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5075–5.5400/bu+0.06−46–−36¢/BuJuly (N)6.9742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7175–5.7800/bu+0.06−25–−12¢/BuJuly (N)7.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4575–4.6175/bu+0.02−79–−78¢/BuMay (K)6.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5575–4.6375/bu+0.02−69–−76¢/BuMay (K)6.0617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675–4.6375/bu+0.02−83–−76¢/BuJuly (N)6.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075–4.7075/bu+0.02−79–−54¢/BuJuly (N)6.1317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.5775/bu+0.12−99–−82¢/BuMay (K)5.8917
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5900–5.1000/bu+0.01−131–−80¢/BuMay (K)6.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0500–5.5000/bu+0.01−85–−40¢/BuMay (K)6.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1900–5.9000/bu+0.01−71–0¢/BuMay (K)6.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7975–4.2475/bu+0.13−145–−100¢/BuMay (K)5.4821
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9475–4.3475/bu+0.13−130–−90¢/BuMay (K)5.5264
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0475–4.4475/bu+0.13−120–−80¢/BuMay (K)5.5507
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2475–4.6475/bu+0.13−100–−60¢/BuMay (K)5.5993
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4975–4.0475/bu+0.13−175–−120¢/BuMay (K)5.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9000/bu———7.5000
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8900/bu+0.01−101¢/BuMay (K)6.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3500/bu+0.01−55¢/BuMay (K)6.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4900/bu+0.01−41¢/BuMay (K)7.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0975/bu+0.13−115¢/BuMay (K)5.5050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2475/bu+0.13−100¢/BuMay (K)5.5550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3475/bu+0.13−90¢/BuMay (K)5.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475/bu+0.13−70¢/BuMay (K)5.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7975/bu+0.13−145¢/BuMay (K)5.4050

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.