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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Dec 17
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8000–5.1000/bu+0.03−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.3000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1200–5.4200/bu+0.03−50–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.5933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2000–5.7200/bu+0.03−42–+10¢/BuMarch (H)5.7000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0775–4.4575/bu+0.03−100–−62¢/BuMarch (H)4.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1275–4.5575/bu+0.03−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)4.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2275–4.6075/bu+0.03−85–−47¢/BuMarch (H)4.9608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3275–4.7075/bu+0.03−75–−37¢/BuMarch (H)4.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8775–4.2575/bu+0.03−120–−82¢/BuMarch (H)4.7375
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0500–5.2000/bu+0.03−57–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.7500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–5.5200/bu+0.03−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.9367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7200–5.8400/bu+0.03+10–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.0167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3775–4.4775/bu+0.03−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4775–4.5775/bu+0.03−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275–4.6275/bu+0.03−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.0742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6275–4.7275/bu+0.03−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1775–4.2775/bu+0.03−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.8975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———5.7500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700–5.1000/bu+0.03−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2700–5.5000/bu+0.03−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6700–5.7800/bu+0.03+5–+16¢/BuMarch (H)6.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2175–4.3875/bu+0.03−86–−69¢/BuMarch (H)5.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3175–4.4875/bu+0.03−76–−59¢/BuMarch (H)5.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3675–4.5375/bu+0.03−71–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4675–4.6375/bu+0.03−61–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.1375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0175–4.1875/bu+0.03−106–−89¢/BuMarch (H)4.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000–7.0000/bu———6.3333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0100–5.1000/bu+0.03−61–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.6900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4100–5.4200/bu+0.03−21–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.9833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6200–5.6900/bu+0.030–+7¢/BuMarch (H)6.1300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3775–4.4775/bu+0.03−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)4.9975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4275–4.5775/bu+0.03−65–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.0542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475–4.6275/bu+0.03−63–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4875–4.7275/bu+0.03−59–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.1242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2375–4.2775/bu+0.03−84–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.8842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4500–4.8500/bu+0.03−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)5.1257
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7700–5.2200/bu+0.03−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.4914
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0100–5.6200/bu+0.03−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6775–4.1275/bu+0.03−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8275–4.2275/bu+0.03−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.6542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9275–4.3275/bu+0.03−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.7292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1275–4.5275/bu+0.03−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)4.8792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.3775–3.9275/bu+0.03−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.3042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.9000/bu———6.3125
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7600/bu+0.03−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1200/bu+0.03−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3600/bu+0.03−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.8900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0275/bu+0.03−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1775/bu+0.03−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2775/bu+0.03−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4775/bu+0.03−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7275/bu+0.03−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.2875

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.2900/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.