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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, May 1
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9550–5.6050/bu+0.02−100–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5550–6.0050/bu+0.02−40–+5¢/BuJuly (N)7.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9550–6.2450/bu+0.020–+29¢/BuJuly (N)7.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4750–4.6350/bu+0.08−80–−64¢/BuJuly (N)5.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6250–4.6550/bu+0.13−65–−62¢/BuJuly (N)5.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6250–4.7250/bu+0.08−65–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6250–4.9250/bu+0.02−65–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1750–4.6350/bu+0.02−110–−64¢/BuJuly (N)5.7125
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9000/bu———7.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6450–5.2450/bu+0.02−131–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050–5.6050/bu+0.02−85–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.9050/bu+0.02−71–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7250–4.2750/bu+0.12−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.2636
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8750–4.3750/bu+0.12−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.3079
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9750–4.4250/bu+0.12−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.3321
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1750–4.5750/bu+0.12−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.3807
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4250–4.0750/bu+0.12−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.1764
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8050–5.2450/bu+0.02−115–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.2992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1250–5.4850/bu+0.02−83–−47¢/BuJuly (N)6.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2050–5.6450/bu+0.02−75–−31¢/BuJuly (N)6.6992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7450–4.2450/bu+0.02−153–−103¢/BuJuly (N)5.6583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0450–4.5450/bu+0.02−123–−73¢/BuJuly (N)5.7283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1350–4.6950/bu+0.02−114–−58¢/BuJuly (N)5.7417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3150–4.9950/bu+0.02−96–−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.7683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.1450–3.6450/bu+0.02−213–−163¢/BuJuly (N)5.5183
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2550–5.4350/bu+0.02−70–−52¢/BuJuly (N)6.7858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6550–5.8150/bu+0.04−30–−14¢/BuJuly (N)6.9725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9550–6.0950/bu+0.140–+14¢/BuJuly (N)7.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4250–4.5750/bu—−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.8717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4750–4.6750/bu+0.03−80–−60¢/BuJuly (N)5.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4750–4.7250/bu+0.03−80–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.9417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4750–4.8250/bu+0.03−80–−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2250–4.4150/bu+0.02−105–−86¢/BuJuly (N)5.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050–5.3950/bu+0.02−85–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.6958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5050–5.7950/bu+0.02−45–−16¢/BuJuly (N)6.9892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–6.0750/bu+0.03−21–+12¢/BuJuly (N)7.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.5950/bu+0.07−81–−68¢/BuJuly (N)5.8417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650–4.6150/bu+0.07−71–−66¢/BuJuly (N)5.8983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5950–4.6150/bu+0.13−68–−66¢/BuJuly (N)5.9217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6150–4.7150/bu+0.11−66–−56¢/BuJuly (N)5.9683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2650–4.5550/bu+0.02−101–−72¢/BuJuly (N)5.7283
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450/bu+0.29−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6050/bu+0.19−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8450/bu+0.29−11¢/BuJuly (N)7.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0250/bu+0.12−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1750/bu+0.12−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2750/bu+0.12−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4750/bu+0.12−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.4550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7250/bu+0.12−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.2150

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.