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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Tue, May 12
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Barley

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

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0700/bu+0.38−117¢/BuJuly (N)5.1208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4700/bu+0.38−77¢/BuJuly (N)5.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7900/bu+0.38−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.5208
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1225–6.4425/bu+0.45−119–−87¢/BuJuly (N)4.0575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1725–6.5425/bu+0.45−114–−77¢/BuJuly (N)4.3408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2725–6.5925/bu+0.45−104–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3725–6.6925/bu+0.45−94–−62¢/BuJuly (N)4.6875
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9225–6.2425/bu+0.45−139–−107¢/BuJuly (N)3.4575
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1400–6.2400/bu+0.38−110–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.4008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5400–6.5900/bu+0.38−70–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.7742
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7400–6.9100/bu+0.38−50–−33¢/BuJuly (N)6.0408
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4425–6.4625/bu+0.48−87–−85¢/BuJuly (N)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5125–6.5625/bu+0.50−80–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5425–6.6125/bu+0.50−77–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.5342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6025–6.7125/bu+0.50−71–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.6008
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2425–6.3625/bu+0.45−107–−95¢/BuJuly (N)4.2808
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———6.4000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9400–6.3400/bu+0.38−130–−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.2950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4900–6.5900/bu+0.38−75–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.7450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6900–6.9400/bu+0.38−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)6.0450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3625–6.5125/bu+0.45−95–−80¢/BuJuly (N)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4625–6.5625/bu+0.45−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4925–6.5925/bu+0.45−82–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.5300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5525–6.6625/bu+0.45−76–−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.6050
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1625–6.4125/bu+0.45−115–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.2900
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–7.0000/bu+0.10——6.6000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0900–6.1700/bu+0.38−115–−107¢/BuJuly (N)5.1825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4600–6.4900/bu+0.38−78–−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6600–6.7300/bu+0.38−58–−51¢/BuJuly (N)5.8925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4625–8.2325/bu+0.45−85–+92¢/BuJuly (N)4.4275
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4425–6.5625/bu+0.45−87–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.4625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4625–6.6125/bu+0.45−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.4725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5025–6.7125/bu+0.45−81–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.4925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2625–6.4125/bu+0.45−105–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.3575
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6500–6.1500/bu+0.38−159–−109¢/BuJuly (N)4.8725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8900–6.4400/bu+0.38−135–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.2625
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0900–6.8400/bu+0.38−115–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.5925
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6625–6.2125/bu+0.45−165–−110¢/BuJuly (N)3.9175
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8125–6.3125/bu+0.45−150–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.0342
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9125–6.4125/bu+0.45−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.0538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1125–6.6125/bu+0.45−120–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.1538
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3625–6.0125/bu+0.45−195–−130¢/BuJuly (N)3.6842
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9500/bu———6.7000
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1000/bu+0.38−114¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3400/bu+0.38−90¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5400/bu+0.38−70¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1125/bu+0.45−120¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2625/bu+0.45−105¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3625/bu+0.45−95¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5625/bu+0.45−75¢/BuJuly (N)—
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8125/bu+0.45−150¢/BuJuly (N)—
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.