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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Mon, May 4
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8200/bu+0.05−117¢/BuJuly (N)5.1750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2200/bu+0.05−77¢/BuJuly (N)5.4683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5400/bu+0.05−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–6.0750/bu—−120–−87¢/BuJuly (N)4.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–6.1750/bu—−115–−77¢/BuJuly (N)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950–6.2250/bu—−105–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.4575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.3250/bu—−95–−62¢/BuJuly (N)4.6775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5450–5.8750/bu—−140–−107¢/BuJuly (N)3.4475
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8500–5.9900/bu+0.05−114–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2500–6.3400/bu+0.05−74–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4500–6.6600/bu+0.11−54–−33¢/BuJuly (N)6.2150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0450–6.0950/bu+0.05−90–−85¢/BuJuly (N)4.5375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.1950/bu—−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1250–6.2450/bu+0.02−82–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.6442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1850–6.3450/bu+0.06−76–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.7108
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8750–5.9450/bu+0.08−107–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.3908
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———6.4000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6900–6.0900/bu+0.05−130–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.5100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2400–6.3400/bu+0.05−75–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4400–6.6900/bu+0.13−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950–6.1450/bu—−95–−80¢/BuJuly (N)4.6125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.1950/bu—−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–7.0000/bu———6.6000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1250–6.2450/bu+0.02−82–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.7225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1850–6.3450/bu+0.06−76–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.7975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7950–6.0450/bu—−115–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.4775
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8400–5.9200/bu+0.05−115–−107¢/BuJuly (N)5.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2100–6.2400/bu+0.05−78–−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.8583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4100–6.4800/bu+0.05−58–−51¢/BuJuly (N)6.0983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–7.8650/bu—−85–+92¢/BuJuly (N)4.5808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0750–6.1950/bu—−87–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.6375
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0950–6.2450/bu—−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.6608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1350–6.3450/bu—−81–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.7075
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950–6.0450/bu—−105–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000–5.9000/bu+0.05−159–−109¢/BuJuly (N)5.0921
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6400–6.1900/bu+0.05−135–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.4836
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8400–6.5900/bu+0.05−115–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7607
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2950–5.8450/bu—−165–−110¢/BuJuly (N)4.0442
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4450–5.9450/bu—−150–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.1775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5450–6.0450/bu—−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.2608
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450–6.2450/bu—−120–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9950–5.6450/bu—−195–−130¢/BuJuly (N)3.7775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9500/bu+0.35——6.7000
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8500/bu+0.05−114¢/BuJuly (N)5.3850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0900/bu+0.05−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2900/bu+0.05−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.9850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7450/bu—−120¢/BuJuly (N)4.0775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8950/bu—−105¢/BuJuly (N)4.2275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9950/bu—−95¢/BuJuly (N)4.3275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1950/bu—−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4450/bu—−150¢/BuJuly (N)3.7775

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
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.