Wednesday, September 30, 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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Harvest Hours Grain Recieving:

GMO & Non-GMO Monday - Saturday     7:30 am - demand

Organic Monday - Friday      7:30 am - 4:00 pm


Feed Mill 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
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 523'2
1'2
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 523'2
1'2
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 523'2
1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 537'6
1'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 523'2
1'2
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 523'2
1'2
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 523'2
1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 537'6
1'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 537'6
1'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 537'6
1'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 544'2
1'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 544'2
1'2
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 547'4
1'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 547'4
1'6
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 547'4
1'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 522'6
0'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1305'2
7'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1305'2
7'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1328'4
7'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1328'4
7'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1336'0
7'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 30  @S6X 1305'2
7'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1305'2
7'4
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1320'6
8'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1320'6
8'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1328'4
7'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1336'0
7'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1269'0
4'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 522'0 526'2 521'0 523'0 1'0 522'0 09:46A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 535'6 539'6 535'0 537'0 1'0 536'0 09:46A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 542'6 546'6 542'4 544'2 1'2 543'0 09:47A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 545'6 549'4 545'2 547'4 1'6 545'6 09:47A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 517'6 520'4 517'2 519'0 1'0 518'0 09:47A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 522'0 524'4 521'4 522'6 0'4 522'2 09:47A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 534'6 537'2 534'6 535'6 0'6 535'0 09:47A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 542'0 542'0 542'0 542'0 -0'2 542'2 09:47A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1296'6 1311'0 1294'6 1304'4 6'6 1297'6 09:46A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1311'4 1326'2 1310'0 1319'6 7'0 1312'6 09:46A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1321'0 1334'2 1319'0 1328'4 7'0 1321'4 09:47A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1327'2 1341'2 1326'4 1336'0 7'0 1329'0 09:47A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1333'0 1346'0 1331'4 1341'0 7'2 1333'6 09:47A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1315'0 1328'2 1314'6 1323'2 6'4 1316'6 09:47A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1276'2 1287'0 1276'2 1282'2 4'4 1277'6 09:47A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1263'2 1274'2 1262'6 1269'0 4'2 1264'6 09:47A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3608 3650 3600 3650 49 3601 09:47A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3590 3652 3579 3633 43 3590 09:47A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3591 3646 3582 3628 37 3591 09:47A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3591 3640 3583 3627 36 3591 09:47A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3600 3642 3590 3630 31 3599 09:47A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3617 3655 3611 3647 31 3616 09:47A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3585 3618 3579 3610 25 3585 09:47A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3542 3571 3542 3558 16 3542 09:46A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 68.05 68.25 67.91 67.91 0.06 67.85 09:47A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.28 69.03 67.94 68.35 -0.01 68.36 09:47A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.50 69.23 68.20 68.59 0.01 68.58 09:47A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.70 69.40 68.42 68.81 0.03 68.78 09:47A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.92 69.51 68.61 68.93 -0.01 68.94 09:47A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.93 69.50 68.63 68.96 68.96 09:47A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.50 69.05 68.26 68.56 0.03 68.53 09:47A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.93 68.48 67.93 68.07 0.02 68.05 09:46A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 79.400 79.425 78.825 79.100 -0.275 79.375 09:47A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 69.525 69.675 68.925 69.250 -0.450 69.700 09:47A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 70.450 70.550 69.825 70.125 -0.500 70.625 09:47A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 75.425 75.575 74.775 74.975 -0.525 75.500 09:47A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 79.500 79.500 79.500 79.500 -0.400 79.900 09:47A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 88.500 88.550 87.750 87.950 -0.550 88.500 09:47A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 90.475 90.475 89.775 89.900 -0.575 90.475 09:47A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.275 90.275 89.750 89.850 -0.650 90.500 09:47A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 76.325 76.625 76.025 76.250 -0.225 76.475 09:47A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 69.850 69.875 69.850 69.875 69.875 09:46A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 73.200 73.200 73.200 73.200 0.325 73.275s 09:46A Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 217.925 219.900 217.700 219.675 2.450 217.225 09:47A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 221.150 223.850 221.025 223.675 2.875 220.800 09:47A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 223.000 225.850 223.000 225.750 2.825 222.925 09:47A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.775 227.400 224.775 227.225 2.450 224.775 09:47A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 219.950 222.475 219.950 222.375 2.425 219.950 09:47A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 216.525 219.200 216.350 219.100 2.375 216.725 09:46A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 215.475 217.525 215.425 217.500 2.250 215.250 09:46A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 217.000 217.800 217.000 217.800 2.025 215.775 09:46A Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 334.700 337.000 333.375 336.675 3.025 333.650 09:47A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 332.000 334.625 330.625 334.350 3.450 330.900 09:47A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 324.500 327.575 323.325 327.300 3.900 323.400 09:47A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 319.600 323.550 319.600 323.400 3.800 319.600 09:47A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 319.975 323.000 319.700 323.000 3.825 319.175 09:47A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 317.925 321.625 317.925 321.625 3.625 318.000 09:46A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 320.775 322.250 320.775 322.250 3.275 318.975 09:46A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 319.800 319.800 319.800 319.800 3.250 316.550 09:45A Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 14.90 14.93 14.81 14.91 0.01 14.90 09:47A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 15.23 15.29 15.18 15.22 -0.04 15.26 09:46A Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 15.60 15.62 15.56 15.58 -0.09 15.67 09:46A Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
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