Friday, May 8, 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

HELP WANTED/General Labor
Contact Reid at 712-348-3637


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)







US Drought Monitor Link



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
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 466'0
-1'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @C6N 466'0
-1'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 466'0
-1'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 466'0
-1'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 488'0
-1'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 501'0
-1'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 501'0
-1'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 508'2
-1'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1177'0
3'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1177'0
3'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1187'6
4'4
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 454'0 454'0 454'0 454'0 1'2 452'6 07:17A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 466'6 468'2 465'4 466'0 -1'4 467'4 07:19A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 473'0 474'4 472'0 472'2 -2'0 474'2 07:20A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 488'4 490'0 487'4 487'6 -1'6 489'4 07:19A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 501'4 503'2 500'6 501'0 -1'6 502'6 07:20A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 509'4 510'4 508'2 508'2 -1'6 510'0 07:20A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 513'2 514'0 512'2 512'4 -1'0 513'4 07:20A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 496'0 496'0 496'0 496'0 -0'2 496'2 07:20A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1180'2 1180'2 1180'2 1180'2 3'2 1177'0 07:20A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1195'2 1196'4 1189'4 1195'0 2'6 1192'2 07:19A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1189'2 1190'4 1184'2 1189'0 2'2 1186'6 07:20A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1170'0 1170'6 1165'6 1169'4 2'4 1167'0 07:20A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1175'4 1178'0 1172'4 1176'4 3'0 1173'4 07:19A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1187'4 1190'2 1185'0 1189'0 3'4 1185'4 07:20A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1184'4 1188'6 1183'2 1187'6 4'4 1183'2 07:20A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1189'0 1191'4 1186'4 1190'0 4'0 1186'0 07:20A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3212 3212 3210 3210 - 3 3213 07:20A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3189 3204 3170 3203 14 3189 07:20A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3144 3162 3132 3159 10 3149 07:20A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3119 3130 3103 3127 8 3119 07:20A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3088 3103 3078 3102 7 3095 07:20A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3122 3139 3114 3138 7 3131 07:20A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3129 3148 3123 3146 6 3140 07:20A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3127 3144 3119 3144 8 3136 07:20A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 75.47 0.38 75.09 07:20A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 74.70 74.94 74.40 74.49 0.34 74.15 07:20A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 72.93 73.38 72.84 72.92 0.31 72.61 07:20A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 71.75 72.05 71.52 71.60 0.31 71.29 07:20A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 70.60 70.83 70.31 70.40 0.32 70.08 07:20A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.75 69.99 69.41 69.51 0.28 69.23 07:20A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.00 69.35 68.79 68.91 0.30 68.61 07:20A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.22 68.50 67.92 68.07 0.26 67.81 07:20A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 91.500 92.125 91.075 91.400 -0.200 91.500s 05/07 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 99.600 100.650 98.900 99.300 - 0.325 99.375s 05/07 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 102.175 103.175 101.350 103.125 0.700 102.950s 05/07 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 103.250 104.275 102.425 104.225 0.800 104.100s 05/07 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.525 89.950 88.675 89.800 0.275 89.775s 05/07 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.450 82.675 81.400 82.450 0.225 82.500s 05/07 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.375 85.575 84.500 85.300 0.075 85.375s 05/07 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.250 89.500 88.450 89.225 0.100 89.350s 05/07 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.250 0.100 92.475s 05/07 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.650 99.750 99.250 99.250 0.050 99.700s 05/07 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.575 0.050 99.675s 05/07 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 98.000 0.050 98.275s 05/07 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 253.250 253.450 246.925 250.450 - 3.425 250.050s 05/07 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 248.625 248.625 242.125 246.300 - 3.000 245.900s 05/07 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 243.400 243.425 237.025 240.400 - 3.750 239.975s 05/07 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 242.650 242.850 236.700 239.450 - 3.850 239.200s 05/07 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 242.600 242.725 237.075 239.175 - 3.925 238.975s 05/07 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 241.775 241.775 236.500 238.550 - 3.800 238.275s 05/07 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 235.400 235.400 230.325 231.750 - 3.775 231.825s 05/07 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 232.425 232.425 227.625 228.475 - 3.825 228.600s 05/07 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 372.025 372.025 365.000 366.650 - 6.075 366.325s 05/07 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 372.575 372.675 364.975 366.675 - 6.875 366.175s 05/07 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 370.625 370.625 363.325 365.100 - 6.650 364.650s 05/07 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 368.400 368.400 361.000 362.775 - 6.525 362.325s 05/07 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 365.350 365.375 358.050 359.700 - 6.500 359.375s 05/07 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 359.275 359.275 352.325 353.400 - 6.575 353.300s 05/07 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 354.850 354.850 348.150 348.800 - 6.700 348.825s 05/07 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 350.625 350.625 350.300 350.300 - 6.200 347.275s 05/07 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 17.05 17.08 17.03 17.08 0.03 17.05 07:14A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 17.46 17.46 17.36 17.37 -0.10 17.47 07:12A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 18.13 18.13 18.05 18.09 -0.05 18.14 07:06A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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