Friday, September 18, 2026  
 
 
Welcome !

     

We are an independently owned feed mill, grain elevator, and extruded expelled soybean processing plant.  We have served the tri-state area for over 50 years!  Our commitment to service our customers with the highest quality GMO, Non-GMO, and Organic products is second to none!  Thanks for choosing Lester Feed & Grain.  712-478-4440



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Feed Mill / Grain Recieving / Meal & Oil Load Out
Monday - Friday  8:00 am - 4:00 pm

LFG IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR EXISTING HOG BARNS 

 



Soybean Crushing

Feed YOUR own soybeans
just like you feed YOUR own corn!

“EXPRESS SOYBEAN MEAL”
(extruded expelled)


Produce YOUR own soybean meal
at the cost of production!

* Lower F/G
* Higher ADG
* Lower Cull Rates
* Lower Death Loss
* Higher % Sold As Tops
* Grain Bank Your Soybeans
* Market Your soybeans every day



 

Company Information


SALES TEAM

Reid Krull

Beef/Dairy/Agronomy
(production, bi-products, & seed)

712-348-3637
Reidk@Lesterfg.com


Larry Van Roekel
Swine
(production & extruded meal) 
712-470-0421

Larryv@Lesterfg.com

Dustin Hoogendoorn
Agronomy/Grain Operations Manager
(seed & commodities)
712-470-7372 
Dustinh@Lesterfg.com




CROP PRODUCTION
(Non-GMO, Organic, & GMO)







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SWINE PRODUCTION
(Non-GMO & GMO)


Process your own soybeans into "EXPRESS SOYBEAN MEAL", Our mechanical process of extrusion is superior to conventional solvent extracted soybean meal due to the process in which it is manufactured gives it a higher nutrient availability.  This value allows you to feed what you already raise in the same manner you feed your own corn today! 



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(Non-GMO, Organic, & GMO)








BEEF-DAIRY PRODUCTION
(Non-GMO & GMO)




Bi-Products
(syrup, steep, corn oil, modified distillers, dry distillers)

Corn
(cracked, fine ground)

Cattle Feeds 
(tubs, protein, balancer, mineral)



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Local Cash Bids
 
NON-GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 530'6
0'2
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 October 2026  @C6Z 530'6
0'2
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 November 2026  @C6Z 530'6
0'2
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 December 2026  @C7H 544'4
0'0
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 530'6
0'2
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 530'6
0'2
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 November 2026  @C6Z 530'6
0'2
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 December 2026  @C7H 544'4
0'0
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 January 2027  @C7H 544'4
0'0
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 February 2027  @C7H 544'4
0'0
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 March 2027  @C7K 550'4
-0'2
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 April 2027  @C7K 550'4
-0'2
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 May 2027  @C7N 553'0
-0'2
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 June 2027  @C7N 553'0
-0'2
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 553'0
-0'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 529'2
0'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1307'0
-12'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1307'0
-12'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1334'2
-11'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1334'2
-11'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1341'0
-11'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 16th  @S6X 1307'0
-12'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1307'0
-12'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1324'4
-12'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1324'4
-12'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1334'2
-11'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1341'0
-11'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1266'2
-10'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 530'4 532'6 528'0 530'6 0'2 530'4 05:39A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 544'2 546'4 541'6 544'4 0'0 544'4 05:39A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 550'4 552'6 548'2 551'0 0'2 550'6 05:40A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 552'6 555'2 550'6 553'0 -0'2 553'2 05:40A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 525'4 527'0 523'2 525'0 -0'4 525'4 05:40A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 529'2 530'6 527'2 529'2 0'0 529'2 05:40A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 540'4 540'4 539'6 539'6 -1'4 541'2 05:40A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 546'2 547'6 546'2 547'6 -0'2 548'0 05:40A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1317'4 1322'0 1303'2 1307'0 -12'6 1319'6 05:39A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1334'2 1339'0 1320'6 1324'4 -12'4 1337'0 05:39A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1342'4 1348'0 1330'0 1334'4 -11'2 1345'6 05:40A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1350'2 1354'4 1337'0 1341'0 -11'4 1352'4 05:40A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1352'6 1357'2 1340'6 1345'2 -10'6 1356'0 05:40A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1335'4 1337'6 1322'4 1325'6 -11'2 1337'0 05:40A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1292'6 1293'2 1281'0 1283'0 -10'4 1293'4 05:40A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1274'6 1277'0 1264'2 1266'2 -10'4 1276'6 05:40A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3678 3694 3617 3628 - 59 3687 05:40A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3700 3723 3645 3658 - 55 3713 05:40A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3710 3730 3658 3668 - 53 3721 05:40A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3701 3725 3660 3671 - 45 3716 05:40A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3697 3723 3661 3672 - 41 3713 05:40A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3703 3729 3670 3679 - 41 3720 05:40A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3667 3684 3630 3640 - 35 3675 05:40A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3622 3624 3577 3577 - 42 3619 05:40A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 68.70 68.70 67.61 68.18 -0.50 68.68 05:40A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.17 69.20 68.09 68.74 -0.41 69.15 05:40A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.42 69.43 68.37 69.02 -0.40 69.42 05:40A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.56 69.58 68.59 69.13 -0.45 69.58 05:40A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.75 69.75 68.65 69.16 -0.48 69.64 05:40A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.48 69.51 68.54 69.10 -0.41 69.51 05:40A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.83 68.83 68.14 68.61 -0.38 68.99 05:40A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 68.27 68.27 67.54 67.54 -0.88 68.42 05:39A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 78.700 79.275 78.275 78.875 0.225 78.900s 09/17 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 69.625 70.150 69.200 69.600 -0.350 69.600s 09/17 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 71.650 71.775 70.850 71.100 -0.625 71.125s 09/17 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 77.400 77.575 76.600 76.700 -0.800 76.700s 09/17 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 82.400 82.400 81.600 81.625 -0.600 81.800s 09/17 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 91.300 91.300 90.375 90.450 -0.775 90.450s 09/17 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 93.050 93.100 92.325 92.400 -0.625 92.400s 09/17 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 92.625 92.650 92.150 92.225 -0.600 92.250s 09/17 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.400 78.075 77.400 78.075 -0.625 77.325s 09/17 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 70.600 71.475 70.300 71.475 70.700s 09/17 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 74.300s 09/17 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 219.650 220.225 215.550 215.625 - 2.800 215.650s 09/17 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 221.400 221.800 216.075 216.200 - 3.950 216.250s 09/17 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.025 222.400 217.050 217.175 - 3.625 217.275s 09/17 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 223.475 223.600 218.425 218.550 - 3.625 218.650s 09/17 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 217.875 218.200 213.100 213.225 - 3.550 213.350s 09/17 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 214.625 214.875 210.025 210.200 - 3.475 210.200s 09/17 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 213.000 213.025 208.950 209.200 - 3.425 209.150s 09/17 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 212.425 212.425 209.575 209.575 - 3.275 209.775s 09/17 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 340.250 340.500 334.300 334.950 - 3.650 334.825s 09/17 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 331.825 332.375 323.925 324.200 - 5.275 324.375s 09/17 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 324.900 325.500 318.300 318.600 - 4.450 318.650s 09/17 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 315.900 316.875 309.575 309.775 - 4.350 309.750s 09/17 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 312.050 313.350 305.775 305.800 - 4.475 306.000s 09/17 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 312.100 313.675 306.125 306.125 - 4.450 306.325s 09/17 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 311.250 312.025 305.725 305.850 - 4.400 305.850s 09/17 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 312.125 313.350 306.850 306.850 - 3.550 306.850s 09/17 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.14 16.15 16.14 16.15 16.15 03:45A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.82 15.87 15.80 15.80 -0.06 15.86 05:31A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 16.18 16.18 Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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