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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Tue, May 6
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–6.9000/bu———7.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7950–5.4050/bu+0.01−131–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.3200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2550–5.8050/bu+0.01−85–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3950–6.2050/bu+0.01−71–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8300–4.3800/bu+0.05−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.5029
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9800–4.4800/bu+0.05−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5471
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0800–4.5300/bu+0.05−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.5714
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2800–4.6800/bu+0.05−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5300–4.1800/bu+0.05−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.4157
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9550–5.3950/bu+0.01−115–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.3967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2750–5.6350/bu+0.01−83–−47¢/BuJuly (N)6.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3550–5.7950/bu+0.01−75–−31¢/BuJuly (N)6.7967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8500–4.3500/bu+0.05−153–−103¢/BuJuly (N)5.8967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1500–4.6500/bu+0.05−123–−73¢/BuJuly (N)5.9667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2400–4.8000/bu+0.05−114–−58¢/BuJuly (N)5.9800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–5.1000/bu+0.05−96–−28¢/BuJuly (N)6.0067
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.2500–3.7500/bu+0.05−213–−163¢/BuJuly (N)5.7567
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4050–5.7850/bu+0.01−70–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.8833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8050–6.1050/bu+0.01−30–0¢/BuJuly (N)7.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1250–6.3050/bu+0.01+2–+20¢/BuJuly (N)7.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.6800/bu+0.05−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.0467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300–4.7800/bu+0.10−75–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300–4.8300/bu+0.10−75–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.1167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300–4.9300/bu+0.10−75–−45¢/BuJuly (N)6.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3300–4.5700/bu+0.05−105–−81¢/BuJuly (N)5.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050–5.7550/bu+0.01−100–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7050–6.1550/bu+0.01−40–+5¢/BuJuly (N)7.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1050–6.3950/bu+0.010–+29¢/BuJuly (N)7.0900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5800–4.7600/bu+0.05−80–−62¢/BuJuly (N)6.0600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7300–4.7800/bu+0.05−65–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7800–4.8300/bu+0.10−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7800–5.0300/bu+0.10−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2800–4.7200/bu+0.05−110–−66¢/BuJuly (N)5.9400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2550–5.6850/bu+0.01−85–−42¢/BuJuly (N)6.7267
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6550–6.0050/bu+0.01−45–−10¢/BuJuly (N)7.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950–6.2050/bu+0.01−21–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.2167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.7500/bu+0.05−81–−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.0833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700–4.7700/bu+0.05−71–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.1400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7000–4.7700/bu+0.05−68–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.1633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7400–4.8200/bu+0.07−64–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700–4.7100/bu+0.05−101–−67¢/BuJuly (N)5.9700
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3950/bu+0.01−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.3900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7550/bu+0.01−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.7900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950/bu+0.01−11¢/BuJuly (N)7.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1300/bu+0.05−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2800/bu+0.05−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3800/bu+0.05−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.6200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5800/bu+0.05−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8300/bu+0.05−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.4400

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.