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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Jan 8
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7425–5.1425/bu+0.14−97–−57¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0625–5.5425/bu+0.14−65–−17¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1425–5.8625/bu+0.14−57–+15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4525–4.7425/bu+0.14−85–−56¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5025–4.8425/bu+0.14−80–−46¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6025–4.8925/bu+0.14−70–−41¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7025–4.9925/bu+0.14−60–−31¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2525–4.5425/bu+0.14−105–−76¢/BuMarch (H)—
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1625–5.2925/bu+0.01−55–−42¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5625–5.6125/bu+0.01−15–−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–5.9325/bu+0.010–+22¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6025–4.7025/bu+0.01−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7025–4.8025/bu+0.01−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7525–4.8525/bu+0.01−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8525–4.9525/bu+0.01−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4025–4.5025/bu+0.01−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–5.2125/bu+0.01−95–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3625–5.6125/bu+0.01−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6125–5.8925/bu+0.01−10–+18¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4425–4.7025/bu+0.01−86–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5425–4.8025/bu+0.01−76–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5925–4.8525/bu+0.01−71–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6925–4.9525/bu+0.01−61–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2425–4.5025/bu+0.01−106–−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–7.0000/bu————
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1225–5.1925/bu+0.01−59–−52¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5125–5.5625/bu+0.01−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–5.8025/bu+0.010–+9¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6525–4.7025/bu+0.01−65–−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7025–4.8025/bu+0.01−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7225–4.8525/bu+0.01−58–−45¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7625–4.9525/bu+0.01−54–−35¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5025–4.5525/bu+0.01−80–−75¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5425–4.9425/bu+0.01−117–−77¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8625–5.3125/bu+0.01−85–−40¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1025–5.7125/bu+0.01−61–0¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9025–4.3525/bu+0.01−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0525–4.4525/bu+0.01−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1525–4.5525/bu+0.01−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3525–4.7525/bu+0.01−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.6025–4.1525/bu+0.01−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu————
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8525/bu+0.01−86¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2125/bu+0.01−50¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4525/bu+0.01−26¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2525/bu+0.01−105¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4025/bu+0.01−90¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5025/bu+0.01−80¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7025/bu+0.01−60¢/BuMarch (H)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9525/bu+0.01−135¢/BuMarch (H)—

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.