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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Tue, Dec 23
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9825–5.2825/bu+0.00−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3025–5.6025/bu+0.00−50–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3825–5.9025/bu+0.00−42–+10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2800–4.6600/bu+0.07−100–−62¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3300–4.7600/bu+0.07−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4300–4.8100/bu+0.07−85–−47¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.9100/bu+0.07−75–−37¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0800–4.4600/bu+0.07−120–−82¢/BuMarch (H)—
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2325–5.3325/bu+0.00−57–−47¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6325–5.7025/bu+0.00−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8525–6.0225/bu+0.00+5–+22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5800–4.6800/bu+0.07−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6800–4.7800/bu+0.07−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7300–4.8300/bu+0.07−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–4.9300/bu+0.07−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3800–4.4800/bu+0.07−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2000/bu————
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8525–5.2825/bu+0.00−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4525–5.6825/bu+0.00−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8525–5.9625/bu+0.00+5–+16¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.5900/bu+0.07−86–−69¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200–4.6900/bu+0.07−76–−59¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.7400/bu+0.07−71–−54¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700–4.8400/bu+0.07−61–−44¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2200–4.3900/bu+0.07−106–−89¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2000–7.0000/bu————
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1925–5.2325/bu+0.00−61–−57¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5525–5.6025/bu+0.04−25–−20¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7525–5.8725/bu+0.05−5–+7¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5800–4.6800/bu+0.07−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300–4.7800/bu+0.07−65–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6500–4.8300/bu+0.07−63–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6900–4.9300/bu+0.07−59–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4400–4.4800/bu+0.07−84–−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6325–5.0325/bu+0.00−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9525–5.4025/bu+0.00−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1925–5.8025/bu+0.00−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8800–4.3300/bu+0.07−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0300–4.4300/bu+0.07−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1300–4.5300/bu+0.07−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3300–4.7300/bu+0.07−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5800–4.1300/bu+0.07−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu————
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9425/bu+0.00−86¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3025/bu+0.00−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5425/bu+0.00−26¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2300/bu+0.07−105¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3800/bu+0.07−90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4800/bu+0.07−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6800/bu+0.07−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9300/bu+0.07−135¢/BuMarch (H)—

Barley

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