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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, Apr 17
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5325–5.6125/bu+0.02−100–−92¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9325–5.9825/bu+0.02−60–−55¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1325–6.2225/bu+0.02−40–−31¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5275–6.3675/bu+0.06−84–0¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6175–5.7075/bu+0.06−75–−66¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6375–5.7575/bu+0.06−73–−61¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6775–5.8575/bu+0.06−69–−51¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3275–5.4675/bu+0.06−104–−90¢/BuMay (K)—
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6000–5.8500/bu————
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1425–5.6425/bu+0.02−139–−89¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3825–5.9825/bu+0.02−115–−55¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5825–6.3825/bu+0.02−95–−15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.7675–5.2675/bu+0.06−160–−110¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9175–5.4175/bu+0.06−145–−95¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0175–5.5175/bu+0.06−135–−85¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175–5.7175/bu+0.06−115–−65¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.4675–5.0675/bu+0.06−190–−130¢/BuMay (K)—
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5625/bu+0.02−97¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9625/bu+0.02−57¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2825/bu+0.02−25¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.0675–5.5075/bu+0.06−130–−86¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1175–5.6075/bu+0.06−125–−76¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175–5.6575/bu+0.06−115–−71¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3175–5.7575/bu+0.06−105–−61¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8675–5.3075/bu+0.06−150–−106¢/BuMay (K)—
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5825–5.7125/bu+0.02−95–−82¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9825–6.0825/bu+0.02−55–−45¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2325–6.4025/bu+0.02−30–−13¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5175–5.6175/bu+0.06−85–−75¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6175–5.7175/bu+0.06−75–−65¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6675–5.7675/bu+0.06−70–−60¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7675–5.8675/bu+0.06−60–−50¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3175–5.4175/bu+0.06−105–−95¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3000/bu————
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3825–5.6825/bu+0.02−115–−85¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9325–6.0825/bu+0.02−60–−45¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2125–6.3825/bu+0.02−32–−15¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4175–5.6175/bu+0.06−95–−75¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5175–5.7175/bu+0.06−85–−65¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675–5.7675/bu+0.06−80–−60¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6675–5.8675/bu+0.06−70–−50¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175–5.4175/bu+0.06−115–−95¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3500–7.0000/bu————
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5925/bu+0.02−94¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8325/bu+0.02−70¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0325/bu+0.02−50¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2175/bu+0.06−115¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3675/bu+0.06−100¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4675/bu+0.06−90¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6675/bu+0.06−70¢/BuMay (K)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9175/bu+0.06−145¢/BuMay (K)—

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.7500/bu————
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.1000/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.