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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Tue, Dec 30
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu———6.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6150–5.0150/bu+0.01−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)5.1632
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9350–5.3850/bu+0.01−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.5289
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1750–5.7850/bu+0.01−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8200–4.2700/bu+0.05−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.6425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9700–4.3700/bu+0.05−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.7592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0700–4.4700/bu+0.05−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.8342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2700–4.6700/bu+0.05−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)4.9842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5200–4.0700/bu+0.05−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.4092
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1750–5.2350/bu+0.01−61–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.7275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5350–5.6350/bu+0.01−25–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.0208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7350–5.8750/bu+0.01−5–+9¢/BuMarch (H)6.1675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200–4.6800/bu+0.05−70–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.7800/bu+0.05−65–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.1292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5900–4.8300/bu+0.05−63–−39¢/BuMarch (H)5.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6300–4.9300/bu+0.05−59–−29¢/BuMarch (H)5.1992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200–4.4800/bu+0.05−80–−74¢/BuMarch (H)4.9592
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–7.0000/bu+0.05——6.5000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8350–5.2650/bu+0.01−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4350–5.6650/bu+0.01−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)6.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8350–5.9450/bu+0.01+5–+16¢/BuMarch (H)6.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3600–4.6200/bu+0.05−86–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4600–4.7200/bu+0.05−76–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.2050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5100–4.7700/bu+0.05−71–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6100–4.8700/bu+0.05−61–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1600–4.4200/bu+0.05−106–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0250
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9650–5.2650/bu+0.01−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.3375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2850–5.6150/bu+0.01−50–−17¢/BuMarch (H)5.6308
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3650–5.9350/bu+0.01−42–+15¢/BuMarch (H)5.7375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2200–4.6600/bu+0.05−100–−56¢/BuMarch (H)4.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2700–4.7600/bu+0.05−95–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700–4.8100/bu+0.05−85–−41¢/BuMarch (H)5.0658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4700–4.9100/bu+0.05−75–−31¢/BuMarch (H)5.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0200–4.4600/bu+0.05−120–−76¢/BuMarch (H)4.8425
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2150–5.3150/bu+0.01−57–−47¢/BuMarch (H)5.8208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150–5.6850/bu+0.01−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.0075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8350–6.0050/bu+0.01+5–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.0875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200–4.6200/bu+0.05−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–4.7200/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700–4.7700/bu+0.05−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7700–4.8700/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3200–4.4200/bu+0.05−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu+0.05——5.7500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9250/bu+0.01−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2850/bu+0.01−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.6075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5250/bu+0.01−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.9275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1700/bu+0.05−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.6925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3200/bu+0.05−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.8425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200/bu+0.05−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200/bu+0.05−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8700/bu+0.05−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.3925

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.