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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, May 8
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8575–5.2975/bu+0.02−115–−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.2442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1775–5.5375/bu+0.02−83–−47¢/BuJuly (N)6.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2575–5.6975/bu+0.02−75–−31¢/BuJuly (N)6.6442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7175–4.2175/bu+0.05−153–−103¢/BuJuly (N)5.7742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0175–4.5175/bu+0.05−123–−73¢/BuJuly (N)5.8442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1075–4.6675/bu+0.05−114–−58¢/BuJuly (N)5.8575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2875–4.9675/bu+0.05−96–−28¢/BuJuly (N)5.8842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.1175–3.6175/bu+0.05−213–−163¢/BuJuly (N)5.6342
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5075–5.6875/bu+0.18−50–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.7042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075–6.0075/bu+0.18−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.8908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1875–6.3275/bu+0.14+18–+32¢/BuJuly (N)6.9708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4775–4.5975/bu+0.03−77–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4975–4.6975/bu+0.05−75–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.9608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4975–4.7475/bu+0.05−75–−50¢/BuJuly (N)5.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4975–4.8475/bu+0.05−75–−40¢/BuJuly (N)6.0108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3475–4.4375/bu+0.10−90–−81¢/BuJuly (N)5.8008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2575–5.6575/bu+0.23−75–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8075–6.0575/bu+0.18−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)6.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0875–6.2975/bu+0.06+8–+29¢/BuJuly (N)6.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475–4.6275/bu+0.05−80–−62¢/BuJuly (N)5.9375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5975–4.6475/bu+0.05−65–−60¢/BuJuly (N)5.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6475–4.6975/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6475–4.8975/bu+0.05−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1475–4.5875/bu+0.05−110–−66¢/BuJuly (N)5.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3575–5.5875/bu+0.18−65–−42¢/BuJuly (N)6.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7575–5.9075/bu+0.18−25–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.8808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9975–6.1075/bu+0.18−1–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.0442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4975–4.6175/bu+0.01−75–−63¢/BuJuly (N)5.9208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475–4.6375/bu+0.04−70–−61¢/BuJuly (N)5.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675–4.6875/bu+0.05−68–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.0008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075–4.7875/bu+0.05−64–−46¢/BuJuly (N)6.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3375–4.5775/bu+0.05−91–−67¢/BuJuly (N)5.8075
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6975–5.3075/bu+0.02−131–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.1613
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1575–5.7075/bu+0.02−85–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.5313
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2975–6.1075/bu+0.02−71–+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.8413
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6975–4.2475/bu+0.05−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.3804
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8475–4.3475/bu+0.05−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4246
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9475–4.3975/bu+0.05−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.4489
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1475–4.5475/bu+0.05−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.4975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.3975–4.0475/bu+0.05−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.2932
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–6.9000/bu———7.8750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2975/bu+0.02−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.2375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6575/bu+0.02−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8975/bu+0.02−11¢/BuJuly (N)6.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9975/bu+0.05−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.4175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1475/bu+0.05−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2475/bu+0.05−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.4975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475/bu+0.05−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.5575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6975/bu+0.05−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.3175

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.