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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, May 15
● Bids as filed45 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9000–5.2900/bu+0.03−90–−51¢/BuJuly (N)6.4142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1700–5.5300/bu+0.03−63–−27¢/BuJuly (N)6.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3000–5.6900/bu+0.03−50–−11¢/BuJuly (N)6.8142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0325–4.3525/bu+0.05−125–−93¢/BuJuly (N)5.9758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2825–4.6525/bu+0.05−100–−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.0458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4225–4.8025/bu+0.05−86–−48¢/BuJuly (N)6.0592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6025–5.1025/bu+0.05−68–−18¢/BuJuly (N)6.0858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4325–3.7525/bu+0.05−185–−153¢/BuJuly (N)5.8358
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3000–5.4800/bu+0.03−50–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.7908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7000–5.8000/bu+0.03−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.9775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9800–6.1200/bu+0.03+18–+32¢/BuJuly (N)7.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5625–4.6325/bu+0.05−72–−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.0558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5825–4.7325/bu+0.05−70–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.1092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5825–4.7825/bu+0.05−70–−50¢/BuJuly (N)6.1258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5825–4.8825/bu+0.05−70–−40¢/BuJuly (N)6.1592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3825–4.5225/bu+0.05−90–−76¢/BuJuly (N)5.9492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000–5.4500/bu+0.03−70–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.8050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6000–5.8500/bu+0.03−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)6.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8800–6.1000/bu+0.03+8–+30¢/BuJuly (N)6.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4825–4.6625/bu+0.05−80–−62¢/BuJuly (N)6.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6325–4.6825/bu+0.05−65–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.0800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6825–4.7325/bu+0.05−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6825–4.9325/bu+0.05−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.1550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1825–4.6825/bu+0.05−110–−60¢/BuJuly (N)5.9000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1600–5.1900/bu+0.03−64–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.6742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5900–5.7000/bu+0.03−21–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8700–5.9000/bu+0.03+7–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.2142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5325–4.6525/bu+0.05−75–−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.0692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5825–4.6725/bu+0.05−70–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.1258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6025–4.6725/bu+0.05−68–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.1492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6425–4.6725/bu+0.05−64–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.1958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4325–4.6125/bu+0.05−85–−67¢/BuJuly (N)5.9558
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5900–5.1000/bu+0.03−121–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9500–5.5000/bu+0.03−85–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.5450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1900–5.9000/bu+0.03−61–+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7325–4.2825/bu+0.05−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.5454
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8825–4.3825/bu+0.05−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5896
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9825–4.4325/bu+0.05−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.6139
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0700–4.5325/bu+0.05−135–−75¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4325–4.0825/bu+0.05−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.4582
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–6.9000/bu———7.8750

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.