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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, Dec 15
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8675–5.1675/bu+0.07−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.3800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1875–5.4875/bu+0.07−50–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.6733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2675–5.7875/bu+0.07−42–+10¢/BuMarch (H)5.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1200–4.5000/bu+0.06−100–−62¢/BuMarch (H)4.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700–4.6000/bu+0.06−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2700–4.6500/bu+0.06−85–−47¢/BuMarch (H)5.0658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700–4.7500/bu+0.06−75–−37¢/BuMarch (H)5.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9200–4.3000/bu+0.06−120–−82¢/BuMarch (H)4.8425
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175–5.2675/bu+0.07−57–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.8300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5175–5.5875/bu+0.07−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.0167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7875–5.9075/bu+0.07+10–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.0967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.5200/bu+0.06−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200–4.6200/bu+0.06−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.6700/bu+0.06−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700–4.7700/bu+0.06−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2200–4.3200/bu+0.06−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———5.7500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7375–5.1675/bu+0.07−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3375–5.5675/bu+0.07−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7375–5.8475/bu+0.07+5–+16¢/BuMarch (H)6.1500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4000–4.4300/bu+0.06−72–−69¢/BuMarch (H)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5000–4.5300/bu+0.06−62–−59¢/BuMarch (H)5.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5500–4.5800/bu+0.06−57–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6500–4.6800/bu+0.06−47–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.2425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2000–4.2300/bu+0.06−92–−89¢/BuMarch (H)4.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000–7.0000/bu———6.3333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0775–5.1675/bu+0.07−61–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4775–5.4875/bu+0.07−21–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.0633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6875–5.7575/bu+0.070–+7¢/BuMarch (H)6.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.5200/bu+0.06−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4700–4.6200/bu+0.06−65–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4900–4.6700/bu+0.06−63–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.7700/bu+0.06−59–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2800–4.3200/bu+0.06−84–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5175–4.9175/bu+0.07−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)5.2057
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8375–5.2875/bu+0.07−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.5714
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0775–5.6875/bu+0.07−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7200–4.1700/bu+0.06−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.6758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8700–4.2700/bu+0.06−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9700–4.3700/bu+0.06−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.8675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700–4.5700/bu+0.06−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4200–3.9700/bu+0.06−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.4425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.9000/bu———6.3125
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8275/bu+0.07−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1875/bu+0.07−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.6500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4275/bu+0.07−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0700/bu+0.06−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.7425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2200/bu+0.06−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3200/bu+0.06−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200/bu+0.06−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7700/bu+0.06−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.4425

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.2500/bu———3.5000
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.