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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Tue, Jan 6
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8525–5.1525/bu+0.04−82–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.5475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1725–5.5025/bu+0.04−50–−17¢/BuMarch (H)5.8408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2525–5.8225/bu+0.04−42–+15¢/BuMarch (H)5.9475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2150–4.6550/bu+0.01−100–−56¢/BuMarch (H)4.9442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2650–4.7550/bu+0.01−95–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.0142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3650–4.8050/bu+0.01−85–−41¢/BuMarch (H)5.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4650–4.9050/bu+0.01−75–−31¢/BuMarch (H)5.0542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0150–4.4550/bu+0.01−120–−76¢/BuMarch (H)4.8042
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1225–5.2525/bu+0.07−55–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.9108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5225–5.5725/bu+0.07−15–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.0975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6725–5.8925/bu+0.040–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5150–4.6150/bu+0.09−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6150–4.7150/bu+0.09−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1642
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6650–4.7650/bu+0.09−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7650–4.8650/bu+0.09−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2142
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3150–4.4150/bu+0.09−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0042
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu———6.0000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7225–5.1725/bu+0.04−95–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.9700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3225–5.5725/bu+0.04−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5725–5.8525/bu+0.04−10–+18¢/BuMarch (H)6.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3550–4.6150/bu+0.01−86–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4550–4.7150/bu+0.01−76–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5050–4.7650/bu+0.01−71–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6050–4.8650/bu+0.01−61–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1550–4.4150/bu+0.01−106–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–7.0000/bu———6.3333
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0825–5.1525/bu+0.07−59–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.7675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4725–5.5225/bu+0.04−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.0608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6725–5.7625/bu+0.040–+9¢/BuMarch (H)6.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5650–4.6750/bu+0.01−65–−54¢/BuMarch (H)5.0708
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6150–4.7750/bu+0.01−60–−44¢/BuMarch (H)5.1275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6350–4.8250/bu+0.01−58–−39¢/BuMarch (H)5.1508
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6750–4.9250/bu+0.05−54–−29¢/BuMarch (H)5.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4150–4.4750/bu+0.01−80–−74¢/BuMarch (H)4.9575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5025–4.9025/bu+0.04−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)5.2032
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–5.2725/bu+0.04−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.5689
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0625–5.6725/bu+0.04−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.8775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8150–4.2650/bu+0.01−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.6242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9650–4.3650/bu+0.01−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.7408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0650–4.4650/bu+0.01−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.8158
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2650–4.6650/bu+0.01−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)4.9658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5150–4.0650/bu+0.01−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.3908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000–5.7500/bu+0.13——6.3750
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8125/bu+0.04−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.2975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1725/bu+0.04−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4125/bu+0.04−26¢/BuMarch (H)6.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1650/bu+0.01−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.6575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3150/bu+0.01−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4150/bu+0.01−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6150/bu+0.01−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8650/bu+0.01−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.3575

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.