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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Apr 30
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8200–5.2600/bu+0.04−115–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.2292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1400–5.5000/bu+0.04−83–−47¢/BuJuly (N)6.5225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2200–5.6600/bu+0.04−75–−31¢/BuJuly (N)6.6292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7650–4.2650/bu+0.02−153–−103¢/BuJuly (N)5.5433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0650–4.5650/bu+0.02−123–−73¢/BuJuly (N)5.6133
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1550–4.7150/bu+0.02−114–−58¢/BuJuly (N)5.6267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3350–5.0150/bu+0.02−96–−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.6533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.1650–3.6650/bu+0.02−213–−163¢/BuJuly (N)5.4033
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2700–5.3300/bu+0.14−70–−64¢/BuJuly (N)6.7158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6200–5.7300/bu+0.09−35–−24¢/BuJuly (N)6.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8200–6.0100/bu+0.04−15–+4¢/BuJuly (N)6.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4250–4.4450/bu+0.00−87–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4450–4.5950/bu+0.02−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.8033
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4450–4.5950/bu+0.02−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4450–4.6950/bu+0.02−85–−60¢/BuJuly (N)5.8533
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2450–4.3850/bu+0.02−105–−91¢/BuJuly (N)5.6433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9700–5.4300/bu+0.04−100–−54¢/BuJuly (N)6.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5700–5.8300/bu+0.14−40–−14¢/BuJuly (N)7.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9700–6.1100/bu+0.260–+14¢/BuJuly (N)7.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3950–4.6550/bu+0.02−90–−64¢/BuJuly (N)5.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4950–4.6750/bu+0.02−80–−62¢/BuJuly (N)5.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5450–4.7450/bu+0.02−75–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6450–4.9450/bu+0.09−65–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1950–4.6550/bu+0.04−110–−64¢/BuJuly (N)5.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1200–5.3100/bu+0.10−85–−66¢/BuJuly (N)6.6258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5200–5.7100/bu+0.05−45–−26¢/BuJuly (N)6.9192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7200–5.9900/bu+0.04−25–+2¢/BuJuly (N)7.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3950–4.6150/bu+0.03−90–−68¢/BuJuly (N)5.7400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4950–4.6350/bu+0.03−80–−66¢/BuJuly (N)5.7967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.6350/bu+0.02−83–−66¢/BuJuly (N)5.8200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5050–4.7350/bu+0.02−79–−56¢/BuJuly (N)5.8667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2850–4.5750/bu+0.12−101–−72¢/BuJuly (N)5.6267
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6600–5.1200/bu+0.08−131–−85¢/BuJuly (N)6.1838
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1200–5.5200/bu+0.08−85–−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.5538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2600–5.9200/bu+0.08−71–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.8638
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8450–4.2950/bu+0.14−145–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.1843
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9950–4.3950/bu+0.14−130–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.2286
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0950–4.4950/bu+0.14−120–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.2529
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2950–4.6950/bu+0.14−100–−60¢/BuJuly (N)5.3014
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5450–4.0950/bu+0.14−175–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.0971
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9000/bu———7.7500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600/bu+0.08−101¢/BuJuly (N)6.2225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4200/bu+0.08−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5600/bu+0.08−41¢/BuJuly (N)6.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1450/bu+0.14−115¢/BuJuly (N)5.2000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2950/bu+0.14−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3950/bu+0.14−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5950/bu+0.14−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.3400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8450/bu+0.14−145¢/BuJuly (N)5.1000

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.