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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, Jan 5
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4075/bu+0.16−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1925–5.2925/bu+0.06−52–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.8858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5925–5.6125/bu+0.06−12–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.0725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–5.9325/bu+0.010–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075/bu+0.16−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075/bu+0.16−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1392
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7575/bu+0.16−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8575/bu+0.16−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.1892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu———6.0000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1475–4.4075/bu+0.06−106–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–5.2425/bu+0.01−95–−47¢/BuMarch (H)5.9450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3625–5.6425/bu+0.01−35–−7¢/BuMarch (H)6.0850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6125–5.9225/bu+0.15−10–+21¢/BuMarch (H)6.1350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3475–4.6075/bu+0.06−86–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4475–4.7075/bu+0.06−76–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4975–4.7575/bu+0.06−71–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5975–4.8575/bu+0.06−61–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–7.0000/bu———6.5000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4075–4.4675/bu+0.06−80–−74¢/BuMarch (H)4.9325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1525–5.1925/bu+0.06−56–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.7425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5125–5.5625/bu+0.06−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.0358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–5.8325/bu+0.060–+12¢/BuMarch (H)6.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5575–4.6675/bu+0.11−65–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.0458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075–4.7675/bu+0.11−60–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.1025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6275–4.8175/bu+0.11−58–−39¢/BuMarch (H)5.1258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6275–4.9175/bu+0.07−58–−29¢/BuMarch (H)5.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8925–5.1925/bu+0.01−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.3025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2125–5.5425/bu+0.01−50–−17¢/BuMarch (H)5.5958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2925–5.8625/bu+0.01−42–+15¢/BuMarch (H)5.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2075–4.6475/bu+0.06−100–−56¢/BuMarch (H)4.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.7475/bu+0.06−95–−46¢/BuMarch (H)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3575–4.7975/bu+0.06−85–−41¢/BuMarch (H)4.9558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4575–4.8975/bu+0.06−75–−31¢/BuMarch (H)4.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0075–4.4475/bu+0.06−120–−76¢/BuMarch (H)4.7325
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5425–4.9425/bu+0.01−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)5.1782
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8625–5.3125/bu+0.01−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.5439
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1025–5.7125/bu+0.01−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8075–4.2575/bu+0.06−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.5992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9575–4.3575/bu+0.06−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.7158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0575–4.4575/bu+0.06−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.7908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2575–4.6575/bu+0.06−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)4.9408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5075–4.0575/bu+0.06−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.3658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu———6.3750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8525/bu+0.01−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2125/bu+0.01−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.6725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4525/bu+0.01−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.9925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1575/bu+0.06−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.6325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3075/bu+0.06−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.7825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4075/bu+0.06−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6075/bu+0.06−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8575/bu+0.06−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.3325

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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.