Click below on bulleted links to download software....

MACRO ALERT: Some of these spreadsheets contain macros to help print results for the program. You can download these spreadsheets to your computer but may still get a warning about macros. If you choose to open the spreadsheet on the Web, you may get a security message if your security settings on your computer are set at the highest level.

If you get a security warning, click okay. The program will open on the Web, but the print macros will not work.

• Margin
  Designed to show the basic steps in margin accounting but is not detailed enough to show all possible transactions that can take place in a margin account.
  
  
• Marketing Grain
  Will allow you to analyze the price protection available from using the futures and options markets for small grains.  Can also be used as an educational tool to learn how the futures and options markets work.  Allows individuals to calculate the cost of production calculations and includes basis data for Montana calves from 1992-present.  View/download a pdf file.
  
  
• Marketing Livestock
  Use to analyze the price protection available from using the futures and options markets for livestock.  Can also be used as an educational tool to learn how the futures and options markets work.  Allows individuals to calculate cost of production calculations and includes basis data for Montana small grains. 
  
  
• Montana Livestock Prices (Futures & Cash)
  
  This file contains monthly average futures prices for feeder and fat cattle and monthly averages cash prices for the Billings livestock auctions for steers and heifers for weight classes from 400 to 500, 500 to 600, 600 to 700, and for steers only in the 700 to 800 pound range. The futures and cash prices are used to calculate monthly and yearly average basis values for each weight class. Cash price and basis value are graphed for each weight class by month.