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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Thu, Jan 29
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8450–5.2450/bu+0.08−97–−57¢/BuMarch (H)5.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1650–5.6450/bu+0.08−65–−17¢/BuMarch (H)6.1258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.9650/bu+0.08−57–+15¢/BuMarch (H)6.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.9100/bu+0.05−90–−56¢/BuMarch (H)5.2358
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6200–5.0100/bu+0.05−85–−46¢/BuMarch (H)5.3058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7200–5.0600/bu+0.05−75–−41¢/BuMarch (H)5.3192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8200–5.1600/bu+0.05−65–−31¢/BuMarch (H)5.3458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3700–4.7100/bu+0.05−110–−76¢/BuMarch (H)5.0958
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2650–5.3950/bu+0.08−55–−42¢/BuMarch (H)6.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6650–5.7150/bu+0.08−15–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.2092
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8150–6.0350/bu+0.080–+22¢/BuMarch (H)6.2892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7700–4.8700/bu+0.05−70–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.2858
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8700–4.9700/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.3392
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9200–5.0200/bu+0.05−55–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.3558
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0200–5.1200/bu+0.05−45–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.3892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700–4.6700/bu+0.05−90–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.1792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———6.5000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8650–5.3150/bu+0.08−95–−50¢/BuMarch (H)6.0700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4650–5.7150/bu+0.08−35–−10¢/BuMarch (H)6.2100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8350–5.9950/bu+0.08+2–+18¢/BuMarch (H)6.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7300–4.8700/bu+0.05−74–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8300–4.9700/bu+0.05−64–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.3725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8800–5.0200/bu+0.05−59–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9800–5.1200/bu+0.05−49–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.4475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5300–4.6700/bu+0.05−94–−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.1925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000–7.0000/bu———6.6667
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0650–5.2950/bu+0.08−75–−52¢/BuMarch (H)5.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4650–5.6650/bu+0.08−35–−15¢/BuMarch (H)6.1658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–5.9050/bu+0.08−7–+9¢/BuMarch (H)6.3792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7900–4.8700/bu+0.05−68–−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8700–4.9700/bu+0.05−60–−50¢/BuMarch (H)5.3192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8900–5.0200/bu+0.05−58–−45¢/BuMarch (H)5.3425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9300–5.1200/bu+0.05−54–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.3892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5900–4.7200/bu+0.05−88–−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.1492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5000/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7450–5.1450/bu+0.08−107–−67¢/BuMarch (H)5.3596
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0650–5.4650/bu+0.08−75–−35¢/BuMarch (H)5.7025
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3050–5.8150/bu+0.08−51–0¢/BuMarch (H)5.9654
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.0700–4.5200/bu+0.05−140–−95¢/BuMarch (H)4.9075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.2200–4.6200/bu+0.05−125–−85¢/BuMarch (H)5.0242
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3200–4.7200/bu+0.05−115–−75¢/BuMarch (H)5.0992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5200–4.9200/bu+0.05−95–−55¢/BuMarch (H)5.2492
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered3.7700–4.3200/bu+0.05−170–−115¢/BuMarch (H)4.6742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3700–6.0000/bu———6.7500
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0550/bu+0.08−76¢/BuMarch (H)5.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4150/bu+0.08−40¢/BuMarch (H)5.8525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6550/bu+0.08−16¢/BuMarch (H)6.0925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4200/bu+0.05−105¢/BuMarch (H)4.9825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.5700/bu+0.05−90¢/BuMarch (H)5.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6700/bu+0.05−80¢/BuMarch (H)5.2325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8700/bu+0.05−60¢/BuMarch (H)5.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.1200/bu+0.05−135¢/BuMarch (H)4.6825

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.