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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, Dec 29
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9725–5.2725/bu+0.01−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.3175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2925–5.5925/bu+0.01−50–−20¢/BuMarch (H)5.6108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3725–5.8925/bu+0.01−42–+10¢/BuMarch (H)5.7175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2725–4.6525/bu+0.01−100–−62¢/BuMarch (H)4.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3225–4.7525/bu+0.01−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4225–4.8025/bu+0.01−85–−47¢/BuMarch (H)5.0308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225–4.9025/bu+0.01−75–−37¢/BuMarch (H)5.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0725–4.4525/bu+0.01−120–−82¢/BuMarch (H)4.8075
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2225–5.3225/bu+0.01−57–−47¢/BuMarch (H)5.8008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6225–5.6925/bu+0.01−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.9875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8425–6.0125/bu+0.01+5–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5725–4.6725/bu+0.01−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6725–4.7725/bu+0.01−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7225–4.8225/bu+0.01−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–4.9225/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3725–4.4725/bu+0.01−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2000/bu———5.7500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8425–5.2725/bu+0.01−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4425–5.6725/bu+0.01−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.0500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8425–5.9525/bu+0.01+5–+16¢/BuMarch (H)6.1000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4125–4.5825/bu+0.01−86–−69¢/BuMarch (H)5.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5125–4.6825/bu+0.01−76–−59¢/BuMarch (H)5.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5625–4.7325/bu+0.01−71–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.1950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6625–4.8325/bu+0.01−61–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2125–4.3825/bu+0.01−106–−89¢/BuMarch (H)4.9900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2000–7.0000/bu———6.5000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1825–5.2225/bu+0.01−61–−57¢/BuMarch (H)5.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5425–5.5925/bu+0.01−25–−20¢/BuMarch (H)6.0008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7425–5.8625/bu+0.01−5–+7¢/BuMarch (H)6.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5725–4.7325/bu+0.01−70–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.0375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6225–4.8325/bu+0.01−65–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.0942
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6425–4.8825/bu+0.01−63–−39¢/BuMarch (H)5.1175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6825–4.9825/bu+0.01−59–−29¢/BuMarch (H)5.1642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4725–4.5325/bu+0.03−80–−74¢/BuMarch (H)4.9242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6225–5.0225/bu+0.01−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)5.1432
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9425–5.3925/bu+0.01−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.5089
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1825–5.7925/bu+0.01−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8725–4.3225/bu+0.01−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0225–4.4225/bu+0.01−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.7242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1225–4.5225/bu+0.01−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.7992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3225–4.7225/bu+0.01−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)4.9492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5725–4.1225/bu+0.01−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.3742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu———6.2500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9325/bu+0.01−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.1875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2925/bu+0.01−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5325/bu+0.01−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2225/bu+0.01−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3725/bu+0.01−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4725/bu+0.01−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6725/bu+0.01−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9225/bu+0.01−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.3575

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.