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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, May 1
● Bids as filed54 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8700/bu+0.02−117¢/BuJuly (N)5.1900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2700/bu+0.02−77¢/BuJuly (N)5.4833
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5900/bu+0.02−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–6.0750/bu+0.01−120–−87¢/BuJuly (N)4.1325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–6.1750/bu+0.01−115–−77¢/BuJuly (N)4.4325
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950–6.2250/bu+0.01−105–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.5425
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.3250/bu+0.01−95–−62¢/BuJuly (N)4.7625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5450–5.8750/bu+0.01−140–−107¢/BuJuly (N)3.5325
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9000–6.0400/bu+0.03−114–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.5233
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3000–6.3900/bu+0.03−74–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5600–6.7100/bu+0.01−48–−33¢/BuJuly (N)6.1633
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.0950/bu+0.01−95–−85¢/BuJuly (N)4.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.1950/bu+0.01−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1450–6.2450/bu+0.01−80–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.7292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2450–6.3450/bu+0.01−70–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.7958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–5.8950/bu+0.01−115–−105¢/BuJuly (N)4.4758
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu+0.10——6.4000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7400–5.9400/bu+0.02−130–−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2900–6.3400/bu+0.03−75–−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5700–6.7400/bu+0.03−47–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.2750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.0950/bu+0.01−95–−85¢/BuJuly (N)4.6975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.1950/bu+0.01−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1450–6.2450/bu+0.01−80–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.8075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2450–6.3450/bu+0.01−70–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.8825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–5.8950/bu+0.01−115–−105¢/BuJuly (N)4.5625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–7.0000/bu+0.10——6.6000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8900–5.9400/bu+0.03−115–−110¢/BuJuly (N)5.4333
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2600–6.2900/bu+0.00−78–−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.8067
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4600–6.5700/bu+0.02−58–−47¢/BuJuly (N)6.0467
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–7.8650/bu+0.01−85–+92¢/BuJuly (N)4.6658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0750–6.1950/bu+0.01−87–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.2450/bu+0.01−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.7458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1350–6.3450/bu+0.01−81–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.7925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950–5.9250/bu+0.01−105–−102¢/BuJuly (N)4.5525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–5.9500/bu+0.02−159–−109¢/BuJuly (N)5.0786
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6900–6.2900/bu+0.02−135–−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8900–6.6900/bu+0.02−115–−35¢/BuJuly (N)5.7471
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950–5.8450/bu+0.01−165–−110¢/BuJuly (N)4.1125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4450–5.9450/bu+0.01−150–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.2542
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5450–6.0450/bu+0.01−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.3292
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–6.2450/bu+0.01−120–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.4958
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9950–5.6450/bu+0.01−195–−130¢/BuJuly (N)3.8458
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6000–5.9500/bu+0.10——6.9000
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9000/bu+0.02−114¢/BuJuly (N)5.4000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1400/bu+0.02−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.7600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3400/bu+0.02−70¢/BuJuly (N)6.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450/bu+0.01−120¢/BuJuly (N)4.1625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950/bu+0.01−105¢/BuJuly (N)4.3125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950/bu+0.01−95¢/BuJuly (N)4.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1950/bu+0.01−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4450/bu+0.01−150¢/BuJuly (N)3.8625

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8500/bu———3.0000
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.