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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, May 2
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4100–5.5900/bu+0.16−70–−52¢/BuJuly (N)6.8383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8100–5.9700/bu+0.16−30–−14¢/BuJuly (N)7.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1100–6.2500/bu+0.160–+14¢/BuJuly (N)7.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5625–4.7125/bu+0.14−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.0092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6125–4.8125/bu+0.14−80–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6125–4.8625/bu+0.14−80–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.0792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6125–4.9625/bu+0.14−80–−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3625–4.5525/bu+0.14−105–−86¢/BuJuly (N)5.9025
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1100–5.7600/bu+0.16−100–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7100–6.1600/bu+0.16−40–+5¢/BuJuly (N)7.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1100–6.4000/bu+0.160–+29¢/BuJuly (N)7.0950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6125–4.7725/bu+0.14−80–−64¢/BuJuly (N)5.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–4.7925/bu+0.14−65–−62¢/BuJuly (N)6.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–4.8625/bu+0.14−65–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–5.0625/bu+0.14−65–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3125–4.7725/bu+0.14−110–−64¢/BuJuly (N)5.8450
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.9000/bu———7.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8000–5.4000/bu+0.16−131–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2600–5.7600/bu+0.16−85–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000–6.0600/bu+0.16−71–−5¢/BuJuly (N)6.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8625–4.4125/bu+0.14−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.4011
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0125–4.5125/bu+0.14−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4454
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1125–4.5625/bu+0.14−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.4696
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3125–4.7125/bu+0.14−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.5182
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5625–4.2125/bu+0.14−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.3139
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9600–5.4000/bu+0.16−115–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.3517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2800–5.6400/bu+0.16−83–−47¢/BuJuly (N)6.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3600–5.8000/bu+0.16−75–−31¢/BuJuly (N)6.7517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8825–4.3825/bu+0.14−153–−103¢/BuJuly (N)5.7958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1825–4.6825/bu+0.14−123–−73¢/BuJuly (N)5.8658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2725–4.8325/bu+0.14−114–−58¢/BuJuly (N)5.8792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4525–5.1325/bu+0.14−96–−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.9058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.2825–3.7825/bu+0.14−213–−163¢/BuJuly (N)5.6558
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2600–5.5500/bu+0.16−85–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.7317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6600–5.9500/bu+0.16−45–−16¢/BuJuly (N)7.0250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9000–6.2300/bu+0.16−21–+12¢/BuJuly (N)7.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6025–4.7325/bu+0.14−81–−68¢/BuJuly (N)5.9792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7025–4.7525/bu+0.14−71–−66¢/BuJuly (N)6.0358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7325–4.7525/bu+0.14−68–−66¢/BuJuly (N)6.0592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7525–4.8525/bu+0.14−66–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.1058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4025–4.6925/bu+0.14−101–−72¢/BuJuly (N)5.8658
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu+0.16−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.3450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7600/bu+0.16−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0000/bu+0.16−11¢/BuJuly (N)7.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1625/bu+0.14−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3125/bu+0.14−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.5025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4125/bu+0.14−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6125/bu+0.14−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8625/bu+0.14−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.3525

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.