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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, May 21
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0925–5.5325/bu+0.07−95–−51¢/BuJuly (N)6.5717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3625–5.7725/bu+0.07−68–−27¢/BuJuly (N)6.8650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4925–5.9325/bu+0.07−55–−11¢/BuJuly (N)6.9717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2650–4.9250/bu+0.04−114–−48¢/BuJuly (N)6.1883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8750–4.4750/bu+0.04−153–−93¢/BuJuly (N)6.1050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1250–4.7750/bu+0.04−128–−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4450–5.2250/bu+0.04−96–−18¢/BuJuly (N)6.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.2750–3.8750/bu+0.04−213–−153¢/BuJuly (N)5.9650
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5425–5.7225/bu+0.07−50–−32¢/BuJuly (N)6.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9425–6.0425/bu+0.07−10–0¢/BuJuly (N)7.0317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2225–6.3625/bu+0.07+18–+32¢/BuJuly (N)7.1117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6850–4.7550/bu+0.04−72–−65¢/BuJuly (N)6.3083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7050–4.8550/bu+0.04−70–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.3617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000/bu———7.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7050–4.9050/bu+0.04−70–−50¢/BuJuly (N)6.3783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7050–5.0050/bu+0.04−70–−40¢/BuJuly (N)6.4117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5050–4.6450/bu+0.04−90–−76¢/BuJuly (N)6.2017
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4425–5.6925/bu+0.07−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8425–6.0925/bu+0.07−20–+5¢/BuJuly (N)7.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1225–6.4425/bu+0.07+8–+40¢/BuJuly (N)7.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6050–4.7850/bu+0.04−80–−62¢/BuJuly (N)6.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7550–4.8050/bu+0.04−65–−60¢/BuJuly (N)6.3900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8050–4.8550/bu+0.04−60–−55¢/BuJuly (N)6.4150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8050–5.0550/bu+0.04−60–−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3050–4.7450/bu+0.04−110–−66¢/BuJuly (N)6.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4000–7.0000/bu———7.8333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4325–5.6225/bu+0.07−61–−42¢/BuJuly (N)6.7983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8325–5.9425/bu+0.07−21–−10¢/BuJuly (N)7.0917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1125–6.1425/bu+0.07+7–+10¢/BuJuly (N)7.3383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6550–4.7750/bu+0.04−75–−63¢/BuJuly (N)6.3383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7050–4.7950/bu+0.04−70–−61¢/BuJuly (N)6.3950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7250–4.8450/bu+0.04−68–−56¢/BuJuly (N)6.4183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7650–4.9450/bu+0.04−64–−46¢/BuJuly (N)6.4650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4950–4.7350/bu+0.04−91–−67¢/BuJuly (N)6.2250
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8325–5.3425/bu+0.07−121–−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.3138
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1925–5.7425/bu+0.07−85–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.6838
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4325–6.1425/bu+0.07−61–+10¢/BuJuly (N)6.9938
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8550–4.4050/bu+0.04−155–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.7936
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0050–4.5050/bu+0.04−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.8379
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1050–4.5550/bu+0.04−130–−85¢/BuJuly (N)5.8621
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3050–4.7050/bu+0.04−110–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.9107
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5550–4.2050/bu+0.04−185–−120¢/BuJuly (N)5.7064
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5000–6.9000/bu———7.8750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3325/bu+0.07−71¢/BuJuly (N)6.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6925/bu+0.07−35¢/BuJuly (N)6.7650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9325/bu+0.07−11¢/BuJuly (N)7.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1550/bu+0.04−125¢/BuJuly (N)5.8450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3050/bu+0.04−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.8950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4050/bu+0.04−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6050/bu+0.04−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8550/bu+0.04−155¢/BuJuly (N)5.7450

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.