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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, May 15
● Bids as filed53 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6825/bu+0.17−117¢/BuJuly (N)5.0125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0825/bu+0.17−77¢/BuJuly (N)5.2892
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4025/bu+0.17−45¢/BuJuly (N)5.4125
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6900–6.0100/bu+0.17−119–−87¢/BuJuly (N)3.9183
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7400–6.1100/bu+0.17−114–−77¢/BuJuly (N)4.2017
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8400–6.1600/bu+0.17−104–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.3283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9400–6.2600/bu+0.17−94–−62¢/BuJuly (N)4.5483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4900–5.8100/bu+0.17−139–−107¢/BuJuly (N)3.3183
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7525–5.8525/bu+0.17−110–−100¢/BuJuly (N)5.3258
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1525–6.2025/bu+0.17−70–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.6992
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3525–6.5225/bu+0.17−50–−33¢/BuJuly (N)5.9658
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0100–6.0300/bu+0.17−87–−85¢/BuJuly (N)4.4750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0800–6.1300/bu+0.17−80–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1100–6.1800/bu+0.17−77–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.5817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1700–6.2800/bu+0.17−71–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.6483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8100–5.9300/bu+0.17−107–−95¢/BuJuly (N)4.3283
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———6.4000
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5525–5.8325/bu+0.17−130–−102¢/BuJuly (N)5.2450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1025–6.2025/bu+0.17−75–−65¢/BuJuly (N)5.6950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3025–6.5525/bu+0.17−55–−30¢/BuJuly (N)5.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9300–6.0800/bu+0.17−95–−80¢/BuJuly (N)4.4675
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0300–6.1300/bu+0.17−85–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5400
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0600–6.1600/bu+0.17−82–−72¢/BuJuly (N)4.5775
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1200–6.2300/bu+0.17−76–−65¢/BuJuly (N)4.6525
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7300–5.9800/bu+0.17−115–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.3225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5500–7.0000/bu———6.7000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7025–5.7825/bu+0.17−115–−107¢/BuJuly (N)5.2058
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0725–6.1025/bu+0.17−78–−75¢/BuJuly (N)5.5792
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2725–6.3425/bu+0.17−58–−51¢/BuJuly (N)5.8192
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0300–7.8000/bu+0.17−85–+92¢/BuJuly (N)4.4683
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0100–6.1300/bu+0.17−87–−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.5250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0300–6.1800/bu+0.17−85–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.5483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0700–6.2800/bu+0.17−81–−60¢/BuJuly (N)4.5950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8300–5.9800/bu+0.17−105–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.3550
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2500/bu————
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2625–5.7625/bu+0.17−159–−109¢/BuJuly (N)4.7725
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.5025–6.0525/bu+0.17−135–−80¢/BuJuly (N)5.1496
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7025–6.4525/bu+0.17−115–−40¢/BuJuly (N)5.4411
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.2300–5.7800/bu+0.17−165–−110¢/BuJuly (N)3.8817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3800–5.8800/bu+0.17−150–−100¢/BuJuly (N)4.0150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4800–5.9800/bu+0.17−140–−90¢/BuJuly (N)4.1450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6800–6.1800/bu+0.17−120–−70¢/BuJuly (N)4.2650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9300–5.5800/bu+0.17−195–−130¢/BuJuly (N)3.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9500/bu———6.7000
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125/bu+0.17−114¢/BuJuly (N)5.0225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9525/bu+0.17−90¢/BuJuly (N)5.3825
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1525/bu+0.17−70¢/BuJuly (N)5.6225
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6800/bu+0.17−120¢/BuJuly (N)3.9150
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8300/bu+0.17−105¢/BuJuly (N)4.0650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9300/bu+0.17−95¢/BuJuly (N)4.1650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1300/bu+0.17−75¢/BuJuly (N)4.3650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.3800/bu+0.17−150¢/BuJuly (N)3.6150

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.