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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, Jan 12
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0675–5.1375/bu+0.02−59–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.7383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4575–5.5075/bu+0.02−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.0317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6575–5.7475/bu+0.020–+9¢/BuMarch (H)6.1783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6175–4.6675/bu+0.04−65–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6675–4.7675/bu+0.04−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6875–4.8175/bu+0.04−58–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.2033
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7275–4.9175/bu+0.04−54–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4675–4.5175/bu+0.04−80–−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.0100
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6875–5.0875/bu+0.02−97–−57¢/BuMarch (H)5.6483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0075–5.4875/bu+0.02−65–−17¢/BuMarch (H)5.9417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0875–5.8075/bu+0.02−57–+15¢/BuMarch (H)6.0483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3675–4.7075/bu+0.04−90–−56¢/BuMarch (H)4.9633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4175–4.8075/bu+0.04−85–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.0333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5175–4.8575/bu+0.04−75–−41¢/BuMarch (H)5.0467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6175–4.9575/bu+0.04−65–−31¢/BuMarch (H)5.0733
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1675–4.5075/bu+0.04−110–−76¢/BuMarch (H)4.8233
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1075–5.2375/bu+0.02−55–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.8150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5075–5.5575/bu+0.02−15–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.0017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6575–5.8775/bu+0.020–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.0817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5675–4.6675/bu+0.04−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6675–4.7675/bu+0.04−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.2167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7175–4.8175/bu+0.04−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.2333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8175–4.9175/bu+0.04−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.2667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3675–4.4675/bu+0.04−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0567
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu———6.1000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7075–5.1575/bu+0.02−95–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.9525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3075–5.5575/bu+0.02−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6075–5.8375/bu+0.03−5–+18¢/BuMarch (H)6.1425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5275–4.6675/bu+0.09−74–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6275–4.7675/bu+0.09−64–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6775–4.8175/bu+0.09−59–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7775–4.9175/bu+0.09−49–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3275–4.4675/bu+0.09−94–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–7.0000/bu———6.3667
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4875–4.9075/bu+0.02−117–−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.1779
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8075–5.3075/bu+0.02−85–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.5207
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0475–5.7075/bu+0.02−61–+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.7836
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8675–4.3175/bu+0.04−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.6767
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0175–4.4175/bu+0.04−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.7933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu———6.5833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1175–4.5175/bu+0.04−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.8683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3175–4.7175/bu+0.04−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.0183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5675–4.1175/bu+0.04−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.4433
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7975/bu+0.02−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1575/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3975/bu+0.02−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2175/bu+0.04−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.7100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3675/bu+0.04−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.8600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4675/bu+0.04−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6675/bu+0.04−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.1600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9175/bu+0.04−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.4100

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.