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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Wed, Apr 15
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4250/bu+0.02−97¢/BuMay (K)5.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8250/bu+0.02−57¢/BuMay (K)5.5408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1450/bu+0.02−25¢/BuMay (K)5.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9550–5.3950/bu+0.03−130–−86¢/BuMay (K)4.3867
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0050–5.4950/bu+0.03−125–−76¢/BuMay (K)4.6867
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050–5.5450/bu+0.03−115–−71¢/BuMay (K)4.7967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2050–5.6450/bu+0.03−105–−61¢/BuMay (K)5.0167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7550–5.1950/bu+0.03−150–−106¢/BuMay (K)3.7867
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4450–5.5750/bu+0.02−95–−82¢/BuMay (K)5.3808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8450–5.9450/bu+0.02−55–−45¢/BuMay (K)5.7542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.2650/bu+0.02−30–−13¢/BuMay (K)6.0208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4550–5.5050/bu+0.03−80–−75¢/BuMay (K)4.8133
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5550–5.6050/bu+0.03−70–−65¢/BuMay (K)4.8867
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6050–5.6550/bu+0.03−65–−60¢/BuMay (K)4.9200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7050–5.7550/bu+0.03−55–−50¢/BuMay (K)4.9867
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2550–5.3050/bu+0.03−100–−95¢/BuMay (K)4.6667
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3000/bu———6.4000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.5450/bu+0.02−115–−85¢/BuMay (K)5.3075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–5.9450/bu+0.02−60–−45¢/BuMay (K)5.7575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0750–6.2450/bu+0.02−32–−15¢/BuMay (K)6.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3050–5.5050/bu+0.03−95–−75¢/BuMay (K)4.8325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4050–5.6050/bu+0.13−85–−65¢/BuMay (K)4.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4550–5.6550/bu+0.13−80–−60¢/BuMay (K)4.9550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5550–5.7550/bu+0.13−70–−50¢/BuMay (K)5.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050–5.3050/bu+0.13−115–−95¢/BuMay (K)4.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3500–7.0000/bu———6.6000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3950–5.4750/bu+0.02−100–−92¢/BuMay (K)5.3408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–5.8450/bu+0.02−60–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.6475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.0850/bu+0.02−40–−31¢/BuMay (K)5.8875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4150–6.2550/bu+0.03−84–0¢/BuMay (K)4.7833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5050–5.5950/bu+0.03−75–−66¢/BuMay (K)4.8400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5250–5.6450/bu+0.03−73–−61¢/BuMay (K)4.8633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5650–5.7450/bu+0.03−69–−51¢/BuMay (K)4.9100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2150–5.3550/bu+0.03−104–−90¢/BuMay (K)4.6700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0050–5.5050/bu+0.02−139–−89¢/BuMay (K)4.9632
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2450–5.8450/bu+0.02−115–−55¢/BuMay (K)5.3404
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4450–6.2450/bu+0.02−95–−15¢/BuMay (K)5.6318
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.6550–5.1550/bu+0.03−160–−110¢/BuMay (K)4.3633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8050–5.3050/bu+0.03−145–−95¢/BuMay (K)4.4967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9050–5.4050/bu+0.03−135–−85¢/BuMay (K)4.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050–5.6050/bu+0.03−115–−65¢/BuMay (K)4.7467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.3550–4.9550/bu+0.03−190–−130¢/BuMay (K)4.0967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6000–5.8500/bu———6.9000
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4550/bu+0.02−94¢/BuMay (K)5.0275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6950/bu+0.02−70¢/BuMay (K)5.3875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMay (K)5.6275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1050/bu+0.03−115¢/BuMay (K)4.4300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2550/bu+0.03−100¢/BuMay (K)4.5800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3550/bu+0.03−90¢/BuMay (K)4.6800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5550/bu+0.03−70¢/BuMay (K)4.8800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8050/bu+0.03−145¢/BuMay (K)4.1300

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500/bu———3.0000
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.