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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, Oct 17
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650–4.8650/bu+0.01−92–−62¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8850–5.1850/bu+0.01−60–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6717
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9650–5.3350/bu+0.01−52–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8650–4.1150/bu+0.03−105–−80¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9150–4.2150/bu+0.03−100–−70¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0150–4.2650/bu+0.03−90–−65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1150–4.3650/bu+0.03−80–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6650–3.9150/bu+0.03−125–−100¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0575
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6850–4.8150/bu+0.01−80–−67¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0850–5.1350/bu+0.01−40–−35¢/BuDecember (Z)5.8817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3350–5.4550/bu+0.01−15–−3¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2150–4.2850/bu+0.03−70–−63¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2508
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3150–4.3850/bu+0.03−60–−53¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3650–4.4350/bu+0.03−55–−48¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.5350/bu+0.03−45–−38¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0150–4.0850/bu+0.03−90–−83¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0000/bu———6.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4850–4.8350/bu+0.01−100–−65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.8125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0850–5.2350/bu+0.01−40–−25¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4350–5.5150/bu+0.01−5–+3¢/BuDecember (Z)6.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1650–4.2650/bu+0.03−75–−65¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2650–4.3650/bu+0.03−65–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3150–4.4150/bu+0.03−60–−50¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4150–4.5150/bu+0.03−50–−40¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9650–4.0650/bu+0.03−95–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0000–7.0000/bu———6.7500
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6350–4.7450/bu+0.01−85–−74¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0350–5.1450/bu+0.01−45–−34¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2350–5.4250/bu+0.01−25–−6¢/BuDecember (Z)6.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1250–4.2450/bu+0.03−79–−67¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2508
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2150–4.3450/bu+0.03−70–−57¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2350–4.3950/bu+0.03−68–−52¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2750–4.4950/bu+0.03−64–−42¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9250–4.0650/bu+0.03−99–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0750–4.5350/bu+0.01−141–−95¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4350–4.9350/bu+0.01−105–−55¢/BuDecember (Z)5.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6750–5.3350/bu+0.01−81–−15¢/BuDecember (Z)5.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.1650–3.9150/bu+0.03−175–−100¢/BuDecember (Z)4.7861
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.3150–4.0150/bu+0.03−160–−90¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4150–4.0650/bu+0.03−150–−85¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9861
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6150–4.1650/bu+0.03−130–−75¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1432
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered2.8650–3.7150/bu+0.03−205–−120¢/BuDecember (Z)4.5432
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu———6.4625
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4250/bu+0.01−106¢/BuDecember (Z)5.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7850/bu+0.01−70¢/BuDecember (Z)5.6650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0250/bu+0.01−46¢/BuDecember (Z)5.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5650/bu+0.03−135¢/BuDecember (Z)4.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7150/bu+0.03−120¢/BuDecember (Z)5.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8150/bu+0.03−110¢/BuDecember (Z)5.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0150/bu+0.03−90¢/BuDecember (Z)5.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.2650/bu+0.03−165¢/BuDecember (Z)4.6075

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.7500/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.