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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Dec 31
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9200–5.2200/bu+0.05−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2400–5.5700/bu+0.05−50–−17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3200–5.8900/bu+0.05−42–+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1475–4.5875/bu+0.07−100–−56¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1975–4.6875/bu+0.07−95–−46¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2975–4.7375/bu+0.07−85–−41¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3975–4.8375/bu+0.07−75–−31¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9475–4.3875/bu+0.07−120–−76¢/BuMarch (H)—
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1700–5.2700/bu+0.05−57–−47¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5700–5.6400/bu+0.05−17–−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7900–5.9600/bu+0.05+5–+22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475–4.5475/bu+0.07−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475–4.6475/bu+0.07−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5975–4.6975/bu+0.07−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6975–4.7975/bu+0.07−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2475–4.3475/bu+0.07−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900–5.2200/bu+0.05−95–−52¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3900–5.6200/bu+0.05−35–−12¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7900–5.9000/bu+0.05+5–+16¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2875–4.5475/bu+0.07−86–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3875–4.6475/bu+0.07−76–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4375–4.6975/bu+0.07−71–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5375–4.7975/bu+0.07−61–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0875–4.3475/bu+0.07−106–−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–7.0000/bu————
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1300–5.1900/bu+0.05−61–−55¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4900–5.5900/bu+0.05−25–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6900–5.8300/bu+0.05−5–+9¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475–4.6075/bu+0.07−70–−54¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4975–4.7075/bu+0.07−65–−44¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5175–4.7575/bu+0.07−63–−39¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5575–4.8575/bu+0.07−59–−29¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3475–4.4075/bu+0.07−80–−74¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.9700/bu+0.05−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8900–5.3400/bu+0.05−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1300–5.7400/bu+0.05−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7475–4.1975/bu+0.07−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8975–4.2975/bu+0.07−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9975–4.3975/bu+0.07−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1975–4.5975/bu+0.07−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.4475–3.9975/bu+0.07−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu————
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800/bu+0.05−86¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2400/bu+0.05−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800/bu+0.05−26¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0975/bu+0.07−105¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2475/bu+0.07−90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3475/bu+0.07−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5475/bu+0.07−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7975/bu+0.07−135¢/BuMarch (H)—

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.7500/bu————
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.2900/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.