Wednesday, June 3, 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 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! 



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
 June 26 contact only  @C6N 441'0
0'4
Chart
 July 26 contact only  @C6N 441'0
0'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 449'0
1'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @C6N 441'0
0'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 441'0
0'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 449'0
1'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 467'4
1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 483'0
1'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 483'0
1'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 491'4
1'6
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 491'4
1'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 497'0
2'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 492'2
2'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @S6N 1171'4
6'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1171'4
6'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1183'2
5'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @S6N 1171'4
6'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1171'4
6'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1183'2
5'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1197'4
5'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1155'4
5'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 440'6 442'0 437'2 441'4 1'0 440'4 07:03A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 448'0 450'0 445'4 449'0 1'0 448'0 07:03A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 467'0 468'6 464'2 468'2 1'6 466'4 07:03A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 481'2 483'2 478'6 483'0 1'6 481'2 07:03A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 489'6 491'6 487'6 491'4 1'6 489'6 07:03A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 495'0 497'0 493'0 497'0 2'0 495'0 07:03A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 483'4 484'0 482'4 484'0 0'4 483'4 07:03A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 489'6 492'4 489'2 492'2 2'6 489'4 07:03A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1167'4 1172'6 1161'4 1171'6 6'4 1165'2 07:03A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1171'0 1176'6 1165'6 1175'2 6'2 1169'0 07:04A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1166'0 1172'4 1161'4 1170'6 5'4 1165'2 07:04A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1180'0 1184'6 1173'4 1183'4 5'6 1177'6 07:03A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1192'6 1199'0 1188'6 1197'4 5'6 1191'6 07:04A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1195'6 1202'6 1192'0 1201'2 5'6 1195'4 07:04A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1201'4 1208'2 1198'2 1207'4 6'6 1200'6 07:04A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1207'0 1215'4 1205'0 1214'2 6'6 1207'4 07:04A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3264 3282 3243 3278 16 3262 07:04A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3226 3230 3196 3226 11 3215 07:04A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3184 3196 3165 3192 8 3184 07:04A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3161 3171 3142 3168 8 3160 07:03A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3202 3210 3182 3207 7 3200 07:04A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3204 3225 3197 3222 7 3215 07:04A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3216 3227 3202 3227 8 3219 07:03A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3222 3233 3210 3233 8 3225 07:03A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 78.55 79.55 78.41 79.24 0.83 78.41 07:03A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 77.01 77.97 76.83 77.76 0.93 76.83 07:03A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 75.58 76.60 75.49 76.40 0.91 75.49 07:03A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 74.20 75.26 74.20 75.10 0.92 74.18 07:03A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 73.42 74.38 73.31 74.20 0.91 73.29 07:03A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 72.78 73.73 72.75 73.56 0.83 72.73 07:03A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 72.28 73.18 72.28 73.16 0.95 72.21 07:03A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 71.94 72.60 71.94 72.46 0.81 71.65 07:03A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 95.000 95.825 94.175 95.525 0.675 95.700s 06/02 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 99.850 101.825 98.300 101.500 1.800 101.650s 06/02 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 97.750 99.075 96.175 98.750 1.375 98.975s 06/02 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 84.350 85.175 82.800 84.775 0.800 85.025s 06/02 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 77.100 77.950 75.800 77.475 0.750 77.800s 06/02 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 80.200 81.075 78.975 80.625 0.750 80.925s 06/02 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 84.250 85.025 83.075 84.625 0.675 84.900s 06/02 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.875 0.675 87.725s 06/02 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.150 95.175 94.075 95.175 0.200 95.350s 06/02 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.000 95.650 94.500 95.650 0.650 95.650s 06/02 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 93.850 93.850 93.750 93.750 0.350 94.200s 06/02 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.675 0.350 81.075s 06/02 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 248.850 249.025 246.350 247.775 - 1.325 247.675s 06/02 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 240.225 240.425 237.025 239.800 - 0.950 239.650s 06/02 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 231.950 232.000 228.625 230.900 - 1.450 230.875s 06/02 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 231.450 231.450 228.050 230.200 - 1.625 230.075s 06/02 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 231.750 231.800 228.775 230.800 - 1.775 230.600s 06/02 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.400 231.400 228.700 230.525 - 1.800 230.325s 06/02 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 225.025 225.050 222.750 224.400 - 1.650 224.250s 06/02 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 222.250 222.325 220.225 221.600 - 1.800 221.525s 06/02 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 349.475 350.350 345.000 348.900 - 3.125 348.425s 06/02 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 346.925 347.700 342.300 345.475 - 3.550 345.125s 06/02 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 343.400 344.500 339.125 342.200 - 3.550 341.750s 06/02 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 340.250 341.125 335.800 338.650 - 3.450 338.300s 06/02 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 334.000 336.000 330.200 332.775 - 3.325 332.425s 06/02 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 330.975 332.275 327.000 329.450 - 2.775 329.175s 06/02 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 329.850 330.750 326.500 326.500 - 2.425 328.100s 06/02 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 326.250 326.250 326.250 326.250 - 2.200 326.350s 06/02 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 16.15 16.19 16.13 16.15 -0.08 16.23 06:59A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 16.73 16.75 16.68 16.72 -0.04 16.76 07:00A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 17.26 17.29 17.25 17.25 -0.05 17.30 06:59A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
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