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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Aug 28
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7825/bu+0.04−77¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1825/bu+0.04−37¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5025/bu+0.04−5¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1075–4.3775/bu+0.30−76–−78¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1775–4.4775/bu+0.32−98–−68¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.5275/bu+0.30−61–−63¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3575–4.6275/bu+0.30−51–−53¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9075–4.1775/bu+0.30−96–−98¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5917
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–4.9725/bu+0.01−95–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2225–5.2925/bu+0.01−55–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4925–5.6025/bu+0.05−28–+5¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2275–4.2575/bu+0.03−93–−90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3275–4.3575/bu+0.03−83–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8117
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3775–4.4075/bu+0.03−78–−75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4775–4.5075/bu+0.03−68–−65¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0275–4.0575/bu+0.03−113–−110¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500/bu———6.0000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6525–4.9225/bu+0.04−90–−85¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2425–5.3225/bu+0.03−53–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5225–5.6525/bu+0.01−25–+10¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2075–4.2575/bu+0.03−95–−90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3075–4.3575/bu+0.03−85–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3575–4.4075/bu+0.03−80–−75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4575–4.5075/bu+0.03−70–−65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0075–4.0575/bu+0.03−115–−110¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–7.0000/bu———6.5833
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8025–4.8725/bu+0.04−75–−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1925–5.2325/bu+0.05−58–−54¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3925–5.5125/bu+0.05−38–−26¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1275–4.1975/bu+0.03−103–−96¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1775–4.2975/bu+0.03−98–−86¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1975–4.3475/bu+0.03−96–−81¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2375–4.4475/bu+0.03−92–−71¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9275–4.0275/bu+0.01−94–−113¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6583
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2525–4.7625/bu+0.04−130–−101¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3893
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6525–5.1225/bu+0.04−90–−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.7550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9325–5.5225/bu+0.04−62–−25¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0207
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4575–3.9575/bu+0.03−170–−120¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6075–4.0575/bu+0.03−155–−110¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7075–4.1075/bu+0.03−145–−105¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9075–4.3075/bu+0.03−125–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.1575–3.7575/bu+0.03−200–−140¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0000/bu————
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–6.0500/bu———6.2500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6625/bu+0.01−111¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0225/bu+0.01−75¢/BuDecember (Z)4.8550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2625/bu+0.01−51¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8575/bu+0.03−130¢/BuDecember (Z)4.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0075/bu+0.03−115¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1075/bu+0.03−105¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3075/bu+0.03−85¢/BuDecember (Z)4.4950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5575/bu+0.03−160¢/BuDecember (Z)4.2550

Barley

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