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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Dec 18
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9100–5.2100/bu+0.11−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2300–5.5300/bu+0.11−50–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.5408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3100–5.8300/bu+0.11−42–+10¢/BuMarch (H)5.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700–4.5500/bu+0.09−100–−62¢/BuMarch (H)4.8225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2200–4.6500/bu+0.09−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)4.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3200–4.7000/bu+0.09−85–−47¢/BuMarch (H)4.9058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.8000/bu+0.09−75–−37¢/BuMarch (H)4.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9700–4.3500/bu+0.09−120–−82¢/BuMarch (H)4.6825
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1600–5.3100/bu+0.11−57–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5600–5.6300/bu+0.11−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.8842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8300–5.9500/bu+0.11+10–+22¢/BuMarch (H)5.9642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4700–4.5700/bu+0.09−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)4.9492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.6700/bu+0.09−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.7200/bu+0.09−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.0192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7200–4.8200/bu+0.09−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2700–4.3700/bu+0.09−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2000/bu+0.20——5.7500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7800–5.2100/bu+0.11−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3800–5.6100/bu+0.11−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)5.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7800–5.8900/bu+0.11+5–+16¢/BuMarch (H)6.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3100–4.4800/bu+0.09−86–−69¢/BuMarch (H)4.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4100–4.5800/bu+0.09−76–−59¢/BuMarch (H)5.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2000–7.0000/bu+0.20——6.3333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4600–4.6300/bu+0.09−71–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.0325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5600–4.7300/bu+0.09−61–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1100–4.2800/bu+0.09−106–−89¢/BuMarch (H)4.8275
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1200–5.2100/bu+0.11−61–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5200–5.5300/bu+0.11−21–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.9308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7300–5.8000/bu+0.110–+7¢/BuMarch (H)6.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4700–4.5700/bu+0.09−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200–4.6700/bu+0.09−65–−50¢/BuMarch (H)4.9992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5400–4.7200/bu+0.09−63–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5800–4.8200/bu+0.09−59–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.0692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3300–4.3700/bu+0.09−84–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.8292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5600–4.9600/bu+0.11−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)5.0732
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800–5.3300/bu+0.11−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.4389
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1200–5.7300/bu+0.11−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.7475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7700–4.2200/bu+0.09−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.4825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9200–4.3200/bu+0.09−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.5992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0200–4.4200/bu+0.09−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.6742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2200–4.6200/bu+0.09−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)4.8242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4700–4.0200/bu+0.09−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.2492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu———6.1250
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8700/bu+0.11−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2300/bu+0.11−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.5175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4700/bu+0.11−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1200/bu+0.09−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.5325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2700/bu+0.09−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.6825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700/bu+0.09−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700/bu+0.09−60¢/BuMarch (H)4.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8200/bu+0.09−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.2325

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.