Friday, March 6, 2026  
 
 
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We are an independently owned feed mill, grain elevator, and extruded expelled soybean processing plant.  We have served the tri-state area for over 48 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! 



GRAIN MARKETING
(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
 Mch 26 contract only  @C6K 460'4s
7'0
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 460'4s
7'0
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 471'0s
8'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 460'4s
7'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 460'4s
7'0
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 471'0s
8'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 471'0s
8'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 471'0s
8'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 484'4s
6'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 494'0s
5'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 494'0s
5'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1200'6s
21'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1200'6s
21'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1213'0s
20'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1213'0s
20'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1213'0s
20'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1146'6s
10'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1200'6s
21'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1200'6s
21'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1213'0s
20'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1213'0s
20'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1213'0s
20'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1146'6s
10'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1151'2s
6'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 441'0 449'4 441'0 447'2 5'4 447'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 452'6 462'0 452'2 460'6 7'0 460'4s 02:35P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 462'0 471'4 461'4 471'0 8'2 471'0s 02:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 463'0 472'2 462'4 472'2 7'6 472'0s 02:33P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 477'0 484'6 476'2 484'4 6'4 484'4s 02:31P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 487'6 494'0 487'2 493'6 5'0 494'0s 02:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 492'4 498'6 492'2 498'2 4'0 498'6s 02:36P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 495'4 500'4 495'4 500'2 3'6 500'6s 02:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1170'0 1184'4 1170'0 1184'4 21'2 1185'0s 01:22P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1179'0 1202'6 1177'0 1201'6 21'4 1200'6s 02:35P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1191'6 1215'2 1190'4 1214'0 20'4 1213'0s 02:31P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1180'4 1201'0 1178'6 1198'0 16'6 1197'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1142'4 1159'2 1141'0 1156'2 12'4 1155'2s 02:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1136'0 1150'6 1134'6 1147'0 10'2 1146'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1145'6 1160'0 1144'4 1155'6 8'4 1155'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1142'6 1156'6 1142'6 1151'2 6'6 1151'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3084 3132 3079 3126 75 3131s 01:20P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3093 3178 3090 3174 79 3172s 02:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3127 3204 3123 3198 70 3196s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3119 3184 3119 3177 53 3172s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3103 3160 3103 3150 43 3146s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3069 3133 3069 3127 42 3122s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3096 3154 3096 3149 44 3144s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3111 3148 3111 3143 40 3139s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 64.60 65.98 64.60 65.91 0.89 66.21s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 65.10 66.89 64.80 66.47 0.88 66.58s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 65.26 66.76 64.81 66.12 0.63 66.23s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 64.43 65.79 63.99 65.19 0.59 65.29s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 63.52 64.78 63.14 64.21 0.57 64.31s 01:20P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 62.06 63.63 62.05 63.19 0.57 63.30s 01:22P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 61.92 62.99 61.66 62.64 0.54 62.77s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 61.42 62.43 61.20 62.04 0.47 62.17s 01:22P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.650 96.550 95.500 95.675 -0.050 95.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.525 101.250 100.525 100.900 0.325 100.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.775 110.675 109.700 110.600 0.675 110.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 112.100 112.825 111.900 112.700 0.600 112.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.875 111.800 110.825 111.575 0.575 111.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 93.575 94.250 93.525 94.125 0.500 94.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.800 85.150 84.650 85.050 0.300 85.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.950 87.275 86.875 87.150 0.250 87.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.200 90.500 90.175 90.500 0.275 90.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.900 0.275 93.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.300 100.500 100.225 100.425 0.350 100.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.500 100.500 100.200 100.200 0.200 100.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 237.775 239.050 233.675 234.325 - 3.950 234.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 234.675 235.500 230.100 231.150 - 3.800 231.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 232.750 233.575 228.225 229.000 - 4.150 229.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 231.550 232.550 227.375 227.800 - 4.375 228.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 232.000 233.125 227.775 228.250 - 4.475 228.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 230.925 233.250 228.000 228.425 - 4.325 228.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.675 232.275 226.975 227.525 - 4.350 227.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 223.000 224.875 219.975 220.150 - 4.325 220.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 360.550 363.400 354.750 355.450 - 6.975 355.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 356.000 359.550 350.375 351.400 - 7.375 351.625s 02:30P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 352.700 355.500 346.500 347.925 - 7.450 348.075s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 352.000 355.250 346.650 348.150 - 7.425 348.225s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 350.650 353.450 345.000 346.425 - 7.400 346.500s 02:30P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 348.475 350.550 343.375 344.050 - 7.400 344.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 345.075 348.250 340.675 341.875 - 7.350 341.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 339.025 341.225 333.975 334.725 - 7.000 335.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.38 16.50 16.27 16.32 -0.15 16.37 01:55P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.16 17.22 16.80 16.99 -0.37 16.98 01:55P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.50 17.56 17.22 17.28 -0.50 17.30 01:55P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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