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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, May 16
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2050–4.9850/bu+0.40−96–−18¢/BuJuly (N)5.9708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.0350–3.6350/bu+0.40−213–−153¢/BuJuly (N)5.7208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7825–5.2225/bu+0.12−95–−51¢/BuJuly (N)6.3217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0525–5.4625/bu+0.12−68–−27¢/BuJuly (N)6.6150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1825–5.6225/bu+0.12−55–−11¢/BuJuly (N)6.7217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6350–4.2350/bu+0.40−153–−93¢/BuJuly (N)5.8608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8850–4.5350/bu+0.40−128–−63¢/BuJuly (N)5.9308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0250–4.6850/bu+0.40−114–−48¢/BuJuly (N)5.9442
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.7650/bu+0.12−70–−40¢/BuJuly (N)6.0442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2650–4.4050/bu+0.12−90–−76¢/BuJuly (N)5.8342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2325–5.4125/bu+0.07−50–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.6617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6325–5.7325/bu+0.07−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)6.8483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9125–6.0525/bu+0.07+18–+32¢/BuJuly (N)6.9283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4450–4.5150/bu+0.12−72–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.6150/bu+0.12−70–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.9942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.6650/bu+0.12−70–−50¢/BuJuly (N)6.0108
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650–4.8150/bu+0.12−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.0400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0650–4.5050/bu+0.12−110–−66¢/BuJuly (N)5.7850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1325–5.3825/bu+0.03−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.7125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5325–5.7825/bu+0.07−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)6.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8125–6.1325/bu+0.07+8–+40¢/BuJuly (N)6.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3650–4.5450/bu+0.12−80–−62¢/BuJuly (N)5.9050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5150–4.5650/bu+0.12−65–−60¢/BuJuly (N)5.9650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650–4.6150/bu+0.12−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)5.9900
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5250–4.7050/bu+0.12−64–−46¢/BuJuly (N)6.0808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2550–4.4950/bu+0.18−91–−67¢/BuJuly (N)5.8408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1225–5.3125/bu+0.04−61–−42¢/BuJuly (N)6.5983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5225–5.6325/bu+0.07−21–−10¢/BuJuly (N)6.8917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8025–5.8325/bu+0.07+7–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.1383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4150–4.5350/bu+0.12−75–−63¢/BuJuly (N)5.9542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.5550/bu+0.12−70–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.0108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4850–4.6050/bu+0.12−68–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.0342
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0650–4.4650/bu+0.01−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.3150–3.9650/bu+0.12−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.3432
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225–5.0325/bu+0.07−121–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8825–5.4325/bu+0.07−85–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.4525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1225–5.8325/bu+0.07−61–+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6150–4.1650/bu+0.12−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.4304
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7650–4.2650/bu+0.12−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4746
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8650–4.3150/bu+0.12−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.4989
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–6.9000/bu———7.8750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3650/bu—−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6150/bu—−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.3675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0225/bu—−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3825/bu—−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.5150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6225/bu—−11¢/BuJuly (N)6.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9150/bu—−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0650/bu—−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1650/bu—−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.5475

Barley

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