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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, May 8
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6150/bu+0.14−117¢/BuJuly (N)5.2483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0150/bu+0.14−77¢/BuJuly (N)5.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3350/bu+0.14−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.6483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5675–5.8875/bu+0.10−119–−87¢/BuJuly (N)4.1150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6175–5.9875/bu+0.10−114–−77¢/BuJuly (N)4.3983
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7175–6.0375/bu+0.10−104–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8175–6.1375/bu+0.10−94–−62¢/BuJuly (N)4.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3675–5.6875/bu+0.10−139–−107¢/BuJuly (N)3.5150
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6850–5.7850/bu+0.14−110–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.5283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0850–6.1350/bu+0.14−70–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.9017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2850–6.4550/bu+0.14−50–−33¢/BuJuly (N)6.1683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8575–5.9075/bu+0.11−90–−85¢/BuJuly (N)4.4683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075–6.0075/bu+0.11−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9375–6.0575/bu+0.11−82–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.5750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9975–6.1575/bu+0.11−76–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.6417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6875–5.7575/bu+0.11−107–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.3217
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———6.4000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4850–5.8850/bu+0.14−130–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.4225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0350–6.1350/bu+0.14−75–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2350–6.4850/bu+0.14−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.1725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8075–5.9575/bu+0.11−95–−80¢/BuJuly (N)4.4775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075–6.0075/bu+0.11−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9375–6.0375/bu+0.11−82–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.5875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9975–6.1075/bu+0.11−76–−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.6625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6075–5.8575/bu+0.11−115–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4500–7.0000/bu———6.4000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6350–5.7150/bu+0.14−115–−107¢/BuJuly (N)5.3100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0050–6.0350/bu+0.14−78–−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2050–6.2750/bu+0.14−58–−51¢/BuJuly (N)6.0200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075–7.6775/bu+0.11−85–+92¢/BuJuly (N)4.4850
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8875–6.0075/bu+0.11−87–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9075–6.0575/bu+0.11−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9475–6.1575/bu+0.11−81–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.5500
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7075–5.8575/bu+0.11−105–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.4150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1950–5.6950/bu+0.14−159–−109¢/BuJuly (N)5.0000
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4350–5.9850/bu+0.14−135–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.3900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6350–6.3850/bu+0.14−115–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.7200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.1075–5.6575/bu+0.11−165–−110¢/BuJuly (N)3.9750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2575–5.7575/bu+0.11−150–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.0917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3575–5.8575/bu+0.11−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.1106
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5575–6.0575/bu+0.11−120–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.2106
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8075–5.4575/bu+0.11−195–−130¢/BuJuly (N)3.7417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9500/bu———6.7000
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6450/bu+0.14−114¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8850/bu+0.14−90¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0850/bu+0.14−70¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5575/bu+0.11−120¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7075/bu+0.11−105¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8075/bu+0.11−95¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0075/bu+0.11−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2575/bu+0.11−150¢/BuJuly (N)—

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.