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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Jan 28
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7700–5.1700/bu+0.02−97–−57¢/BuMarch (H)5.7842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0900–5.5700/bu+0.02−65–−17¢/BuMarch (H)6.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1700–5.8900/bu+0.02−57–+15¢/BuMarch (H)6.1842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225–4.8625/bu+0.10−90–−56¢/BuMarch (H)5.1858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5725–4.9625/bu+0.10−85–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.2558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6725–5.0125/bu+0.10−75–−41¢/BuMarch (H)5.2692
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7725–5.1125/bu+0.10−65–−31¢/BuMarch (H)5.2958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3225–4.6625/bu+0.10−110–−76¢/BuMarch (H)5.0458
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1900–5.3200/bu+0.02−55–−42¢/BuMarch (H)5.9742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5900–5.6400/bu+0.02−15–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.1608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7400–5.9600/bu+0.020–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.2408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7225–4.8225/bu+0.10−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.2892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–4.9225/bu+0.10−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8725–4.9725/bu+0.10−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.3592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9725–5.0725/bu+0.10−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.3925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225–4.6225/bu+0.10−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu+0.10——6.2500
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900–5.2400/bu+0.02−95–−50¢/BuMarch (H)6.0175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3900–5.6400/bu+0.02−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.1575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7600–5.9200/bu+0.02+2–+18¢/BuMarch (H)6.2075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6825–4.8225/bu+0.10−74–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7825–4.9225/bu+0.10−64–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.3500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8325–4.9725/bu+0.10−59–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9325–5.0725/bu+0.10−49–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.4250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4825–4.6225/bu+0.10−94–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.1700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000–7.0000/bu+0.10——6.5000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.2200/bu+0.02−75–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.7742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3900–5.5900/bu+0.02−35–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.0675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6700–5.8300/bu+0.02−7–+9¢/BuMarch (H)6.2808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7425–4.8225/bu+0.07−68–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.2725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225–4.9225/bu+0.10−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.3292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8425–4.9725/bu+0.10−58–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8825–5.0725/bu+0.10−54–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.3992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5425–4.6725/bu+0.02−88–−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.1592
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700–5.0700/bu+0.12−107–−67¢/BuMarch (H)5.3089
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9900–5.3900/bu+0.12−75–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.6518
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2300–5.7900/bu+0.12−51–+5¢/BuMarch (H)5.9146
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0225–4.4725/bu+0.10−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.8442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1725–4.5725/bu+0.10−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)4.9608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2725–4.6725/bu+0.10−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.0358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4725–4.8725/bu+0.10−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.1858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7225–4.2725/bu+0.10−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.6108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–6.0000/bu———6.6875
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9800/bu+0.12−76¢/BuMarch (H)5.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3400/bu+0.12−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.7875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5800/bu+0.12−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3725/bu+0.10−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.9025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5225/bu+0.10−90¢/BuMarch (H)5.0525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6225/bu+0.10−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.1525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8225/bu+0.10−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.3525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0725/bu+0.10−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.6025

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.