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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Tue, May 20
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0275–5.4675/bu+0.12−95–−51¢/BuJuly (N)6.5942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2975–5.7075/bu+0.12−68–−27¢/BuJuly (N)6.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4275–5.8675/bu+0.12−55–−11¢/BuJuly (N)6.9942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8325–4.4325/bu+0.14−153–−93¢/BuJuly (N)6.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0825–4.7325/bu+0.14−128–−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2225–4.8825/bu+0.14−114–−48¢/BuJuly (N)6.2083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4025–5.1825/bu+0.14−96–−18¢/BuJuly (N)6.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.2325–3.8325/bu+0.14−213–−153¢/BuJuly (N)5.9850
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4775–5.6575/bu+0.12−50–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.9342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8775–5.9775/bu+0.12−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)7.1208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1575–6.2975/bu+0.12+18–+32¢/BuJuly (N)7.2008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6425–4.7125/bu+0.14−72–−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.3283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6625–4.8125/bu+0.14−70–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.3817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6625–4.8625/bu+0.14−70–−50¢/BuJuly (N)6.3983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6625–4.9625/bu+0.14−70–−40¢/BuJuly (N)6.4317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4625–4.6025/bu+0.14−90–−76¢/BuJuly (N)6.2217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3775–5.6275/bu+0.12−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7775–6.0275/bu+0.12−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)7.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0575–6.3775/bu+0.12+8–+40¢/BuJuly (N)7.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5625–4.7425/bu+0.14−80–−62¢/BuJuly (N)6.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7125–4.7625/bu+0.14−65–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.4100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–4.8125/bu+0.14−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–5.0125/bu+0.14−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2625–4.7025/bu+0.14−110–−66¢/BuJuly (N)6.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3675–5.5575/bu+0.12−61–−42¢/BuJuly (N)6.8708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7675–5.8775/bu+0.12−21–−10¢/BuJuly (N)7.1642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0475–6.0775/bu+0.12+7–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.4108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6125–4.7325/bu+0.14−75–−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.3583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6625–4.7525/bu+0.14−70–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.4150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6825–4.8025/bu+0.14−68–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.4383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7225–4.9025/bu+0.14−64–−46¢/BuJuly (N)6.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4525–4.6925/bu+0.14−91–−67¢/BuJuly (N)6.2450
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7675–5.2775/bu+0.12−121–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.3363
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1275–5.6775/bu+0.12−85–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.7063
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3675–6.0775/bu+0.12−61–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.0163
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8125–4.3625/bu+0.14−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.8136
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9625–4.4625/bu+0.14−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.8579
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0625–4.5125/bu+0.14−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.8821
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2625–4.6625/bu+0.14−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.9307
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5125–4.1625/bu+0.14−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.7264
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–6.9000/bu———7.8750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2675/bu+0.12−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.3875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6275/bu+0.12−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8675/bu+0.12−11¢/BuJuly (N)7.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1125/bu+0.14−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2625/bu+0.14−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3625/bu+0.14−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5625/bu+0.14−80¢/BuJuly (N)6.0050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8125/bu+0.14−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.7650

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.