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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, May 5
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9450–5.3850/bu+0.02−115–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.4617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2650–5.6250/bu+0.02−83–−47¢/BuJuly (N)6.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3450–5.7850/bu+0.02−75–−31¢/BuJuly (N)6.8617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7975–4.2975/bu+0.09−153–−103¢/BuJuly (N)6.0458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0975–4.5975/bu+0.09−123–−73¢/BuJuly (N)6.1158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1875–4.7475/bu+0.09−114–−58¢/BuJuly (N)6.1292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3675–5.0475/bu+0.09−96–−28¢/BuJuly (N)6.1558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.1975–3.6975/bu+0.09−213–−163¢/BuJuly (N)5.9058
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3950–5.7750/bu+0.02−70–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.9483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–6.0950/bu+0.02−30–0¢/BuJuly (N)7.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1150–6.2950/bu+0.01+2–+20¢/BuJuly (N)7.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4775–4.6275/bu+0.09−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.1792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275–4.7275/bu+0.09−80–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275–4.7775/bu+0.09−80–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.2492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275–4.8775/bu+0.09−80–−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2775–4.4675/bu+0.09−105–−86¢/BuJuly (N)6.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0950–5.7450/bu+0.02−100–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6950–6.1450/bu+0.02−40–+5¢/BuJuly (N)7.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.3850/bu+0.020–+29¢/BuJuly (N)7.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275–4.6875/bu+0.09−80–−64¢/BuJuly (N)6.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6775–4.7075/bu+0.09−65–−62¢/BuJuly (N)6.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6775–4.7775/bu+0.09−65–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6775–4.9775/bu+0.09−65–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2275–4.6875/bu+0.09−110–−64¢/BuJuly (N)6.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.6750/bu+0.02−85–−42¢/BuJuly (N)6.8250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450–5.9950/bu+0.02−45–−10¢/BuJuly (N)7.1183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8850–6.2150/bu+0.02−21–+12¢/BuJuly (N)7.3150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5175–4.6475/bu+0.09−81–−68¢/BuJuly (N)6.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6175–4.6675/bu+0.09−71–−66¢/BuJuly (N)6.2692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6475–4.6675/bu+0.09−68–−66¢/BuJuly (N)6.2925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6675–4.7675/bu+0.09−66–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.3392
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3175–4.6075/bu+0.09−101–−72¢/BuJuly (N)6.0992
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7850–5.3950/bu+0.02−131–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.7950/bu+0.02−85–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3850–6.1950/bu+0.02−71–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7775–4.3275/bu+0.09−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.6154
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9275–4.4275/bu+0.09−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.6596
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0275–4.4775/bu+0.09−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.6839
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2275–4.6275/bu+0.09−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4775–4.1275/bu+0.09−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.5282
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–6.9000/bu+0.40——7.7500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3850/bu+0.02−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.4550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450/bu+0.02−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9850/bu+0.02−11¢/BuJuly (N)7.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0775/bu+0.09−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2275/bu+0.09−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3275/bu+0.09−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.7325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275/bu+0.09−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7775/bu+0.09−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.5525

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.0000/bu———3.4500
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.