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Montana Daily Elevator Grain Bids

Montana · Billings · Fri, Aug 21
● Bids as filed52 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 2771

Wheat

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Billings
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0125–6.3125/bu+0.03−97–−67¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1325–6.4825/bu+0.03−85–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2125–6.8025/bu+0.03−77–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6450
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4125–6.7625/bu+0.06−115–−80¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1100
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4625–6.8625/bu+0.06−110–−70¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1933
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4825–6.9125/bu+0.06−108–−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5025–7.0125/bu+0.06−106–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3600
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3625–6.6125/bu+0.06−120–−95¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9100
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0825–6.3325/bu+0.03−90–−65¢/BuSeptember (U)5.0083
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4525–6.4825/bu+0.03−53–−50¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3817
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5325–6.8025/bu+0.03−45–−18¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6483
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5125–6.6625/bu+0.06−105–−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6125–6.7625/bu+0.06−95–−80¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6625–6.8125/bu+0.06−90–−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.7525–6.9125/bu+0.06−81–−65¢/BuSeptember (U)4.5700
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3125–6.5125/bu+0.06−125–−105¢/BuSeptember (U)4.1200
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.9000/bu————
Great Falls
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3825–6.4325/bu+0.03−60–−55¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5025–6.5525/bu+0.03−48–−43¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5825–6.6325/bu+0.03−40–−35¢/BuSeptember (U)5.6750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4625–6.5625/bu+0.06−110–−100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5125–6.6125/bu+0.06−105–−95¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5425–6.6325/bu+0.06−102–−93¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6025–6.6725/bu+0.06−96–−89¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4975
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3625–6.4625/bu+0.06−120–−110¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0475
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered4.8000–6.0000/bu———7.0000
North Central
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.0325–6.3825/bu+0.03−95–−60¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9517
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3825–6.5025/bu+0.03−60–−48¢/BuSeptember (U)5.3250
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4625–6.6725/bu+0.03−52–−31¢/BuSeptember (U)5.5650
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.4125–6.5625/bu+0.06−115–−100¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2133
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5125–6.6625/bu+0.06−105–−90¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2967
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.5625–6.7125/bu+0.06−100–−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.3367
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.6525–6.8125/bu+0.06−91–−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4167
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2125–6.4125/bu+0.06−135–−115¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0467
Northeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4725–6.0725/bu+0.03−151–−91¢/BuSeptember (U)4.4993
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6325–6.2325/bu+0.03−135–−75¢/BuSeptember (U)4.8764
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–6.3925/bu+0.03−127–−59¢/BuSeptember (U)5.1679
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.6125–6.1625/bu+0.06−195–−140¢/BuSeptember (U)3.6583
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7125–6.2625/bu+0.06−185–−130¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.7625–6.3125/bu+0.06−180–−125¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8750
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.8625–6.4125/bu+0.06−170–−115¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0417
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4125–5.9825/bu+0.06−215–−158¢/BuSeptember (U)3.3917
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.4000/bu———5.8100
Southeast
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9725/bu+0.03−101¢/BuSeptember (U)4.6350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1325/bu+0.03−85¢/BuSeptember (U)4.9950
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2125/bu+0.03−77¢/BuSeptember (U)5.2350
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.1125/bu+0.06−145¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7800
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2125/bu+0.06−135¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.2625/bu+0.06−130¢/BuSeptember (U)4.0300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered6.3625/bu+0.06−120¢/BuSeptember (U)4.2300
Country ElevatorsUS #1Delivered5.9125/bu+0.06−165¢/BuSeptember (U)3.4800

Barley

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
Golden Triangle
Country ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4000/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.