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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, Jan 16
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5325–4.6725/bu+0.10−74–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6325–4.7725/bu+0.10−64–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.1225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7000–5.1500/bu+0.03−95–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.8275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3000–5.5500/bu+0.03−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.9675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7000–5.8300/bu+0.03+5–+18¢/BuMarch (H)6.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6825–4.8225/bu+0.10−59–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7825–4.9225/bu+0.10−49–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.1975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3325–4.4725/bu+0.10−94–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500–7.0000/bu———6.5000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6225–4.6725/bu+0.10−65–−60¢/BuMarch (H)4.9983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6725–4.7725/bu+0.10−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.0550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0600–5.1300/bu+0.03−59–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–5.5000/bu+0.03−20–−15¢/BuMarch (H)5.8983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6500–5.7400/bu+0.030–+9¢/BuMarch (H)6.0617
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6925–4.8225/bu+0.10−58–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.0783
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7325–4.9225/bu+0.10−54–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.1250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4725–4.5225/bu+0.10−80–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.8850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.8725–4.3225/bu+0.10−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.5517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0225–4.4225/bu+0.10−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.6683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4800–4.9000/bu+0.03−117–−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.0779
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8000–5.3000/bu+0.03−85–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.4207
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0400–5.7000/bu+0.03−61–+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.6836
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1225–4.5225/bu+0.10−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)4.7433
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3225–4.7225/bu+0.10−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)4.8933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.5725–4.1225/bu+0.10−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.3183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–5.7500/bu———6.5833
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2225/bu+0.10−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.5850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900/bu+0.03−86¢/BuMarch (H)5.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1500/bu+0.03−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.5350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3900/bu+0.03−26¢/BuMarch (H)5.7750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3725/bu+0.10−90¢/BuMarch (H)4.7350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4725/bu+0.10−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.8350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6725/bu+0.10−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.9225/bu+0.10−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.2850
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4225–4.8125/bu+0.10−85–−46¢/BuMarch (H)4.9083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6800–5.0800/bu+0.03−97–−57¢/BuMarch (H)5.5483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0000–5.4800/bu+0.03−65–−17¢/BuMarch (H)5.8417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0800–5.8000/bu+0.03−57–+15¢/BuMarch (H)5.9483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3725–4.7125/bu+0.10−90–−56¢/BuMarch (H)4.8383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225–4.8625/bu+0.10−75–−41¢/BuMarch (H)4.9217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6225–4.9625/bu+0.10−65–−31¢/BuMarch (H)4.9483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1725–4.5125/bu+0.10−110–−76¢/BuMarch (H)4.6983
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6725–4.7725/bu+0.10−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.0917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1000–5.2300/bu+0.03−55–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.6883
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000–5.5500/bu+0.03−15–−10¢/BuMarch (H)5.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6500–5.8700/bu+0.030–+22¢/BuMarch (H)5.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5725–4.6725/bu+0.10−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.0383
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7225–4.8225/bu+0.10−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.1083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–4.9225/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.1417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3725–4.4725/bu+0.10−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)4.9317
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu———6.2500

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered2.6000/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.