Tuesday, September 22, 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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NON-GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 536'6s
-6'2
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 October 2026  @C6Z 536'6s
-6'2
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 November 2026  @C6Z 536'6s
-6'2
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 December 2026  @C7H 551'0s
-5'6
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 536'6s
-6'2
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 October 2026  @C6Z 536'6s
-6'2
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 November 2026  @C6Z 536'6s
-6'2
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 December 2026  @C7H 551'0s
-5'6
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 January 2027  @C7H 551'0s
-5'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 551'0s
-5'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 557'6s
-5'2
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 April 2027  @C7K 557'6s
-5'2
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 May 2027  @C7N 559'6s
-4'6
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 June 2027  @C7N 559'6s
-4'6
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 July 2027  @C7N 559'6s
-4'6
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 N/C 2027  @C7Z 531'6s
-5'2
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1325'4s
-2'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1325'4s
-2'4
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 January 2027  @S7H 1348'6s
-3'0
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 February 2027  @S7H 1348'6s
-3'0
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 March 2027  @S7K 1355'2s
-2'6
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GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 23  @S6X 1325'4s
-2'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1325'4s
-2'4
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 December 2026  @S7F 1341'2s
-2'6
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 January 2027  @S7F 1341'2s
-2'6
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 February 2027  @S7H 1348'6s
-3'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1355'2s
-2'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1282'2s
0'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 543'0 544'4 535'4 536'2 -6'2 536'6s 03:15P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 556'6 558'0 549'6 550'4 -5'6 551'0s 02:46P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 562'6 564'2 556'4 557'4 -5'2 557'6s 03:10P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 564'2 565'4 558'2 559'2 -4'6 559'6s 01:20P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 532'4 534'2 527'6 528'4 -5'2 529'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 536'2 537'0 530'6 531'4 -5'2 531'6s 02:42P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 548'0 548'4 542'4 543'2 -5'0 543'4s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 554'2 554'2 550'0 550'0 -4'6 550'2s 02:30P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1327'0 1331'4 1318'4 1325'0 -2'4 1325'4s 03:07P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1342'4 1346'6 1334'2 1340'4 -2'6 1341'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1350'0 1354'0 1342'2 1348'2 -3'0 1348'6s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1356'4 1360'0 1349'2 1354'4 -2'6 1355'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1360'6 1363'2 1352'4 1358'2 -2'0 1359'2s 03:09P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1341'2 1344'0 1333'4 1339'6 -1'0 1341'0s 03:12P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1293'6 1300'0 1290'4 1298'0 0'0 1298'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1282'0 1284'2 1274'4 1282'0 0'0 1282'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3657 3724 3632 3692 23 3689s 02:33P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3676 3741 3659 3710 23 3707s 03:18P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3683 3740 3667 3712 24 3711s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3677 3733 3670 3707 23 3707s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3687 3733 3676 3705 19 3707s 01:20P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3699 3740 3688 3715 17 3716s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3653 3692 3646 3670 16 3669s 01:30P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3595 3634 3586 3612 16 3610s 01:30P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 68.40 68.67 67.19 67.35 -0.95 67.37s 03:15P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.95 69.20 67.74 67.88 -0.93 67.92s 02:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.25 69.40 68.00 68.15 -0.90 68.19s 03:03P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.30 69.56 68.20 68.34 -0.83 68.38s 03:04P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.16 69.56 68.32 68.49 -0.75 68.52s 03:04P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.06 69.22 68.20 68.45 -0.66 68.48s 03:05P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.65 68.84 67.81 67.97 -0.58 67.99s 01:20P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.87 67.87 67.25 67.43 -0.49 67.45s 01:30P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 78.700 79.475 78.500 79.225 1.125 79.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 70.600 71.625 70.300 70.925 1.200 71.000s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 72.300 72.875 71.725 72.400 1.200 72.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 77.075 77.825 77.025 77.525 0.775 77.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 81.625 82.075 81.625 81.925 0.350 81.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 90.475 90.725 90.275 90.400 0.375 90.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 92.325 92.475 92.075 92.225 0.325 92.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 92.050 92.250 91.925 92.050 0.325 92.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.525 77.550 77.325 77.425 0.425 77.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 70.625 70.625 70.450 70.550 0.700 70.600s 02:30P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 0.700 74.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 221.375 221.475 218.075 218.725 - 2.175 218.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 222.375 222.675 218.775 219.350 - 2.550 219.450s 03:14P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 223.425 223.800 220.050 220.450 - 2.550 220.550s 02:30P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.550 224.850 221.300 221.600 - 2.475 221.700s 02:30P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.900 219.100 216.025 216.300 - 2.225 216.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 215.450 215.700 212.700 213.050 - 2.050 213.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 214.200 214.200 211.500 211.900 - 1.700 212.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 214.250 214.400 212.425 212.600 - 1.525 212.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 338.000 338.200 336.775 337.475 - 0.200 337.275s 02:50P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 330.750 331.600 326.850 328.125 - 2.225 328.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 327.100 327.425 322.200 323.475 - 2.900 323.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 318.250 319.000 314.000 314.900 - 3.400 314.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 314.500 314.925 309.975 310.775 - 3.550 310.425s 02:44P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 314.750 314.750 310.000 310.425 - 3.550 310.225s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 312.325 313.250 309.025 309.725 - 3.475 309.275s 02:47P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 313.825 315.000 310.575 311.500 - 3.250 311.225s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.14 16.16 16.13 16.14 -0.02 16.14 03:17P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.70 15.91 15.60 15.68 -0.02 15.65 03:17P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 16.09 16.13 15.96 16.06 0.08 15.99 03:17P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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