Wednesday, January 28, 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 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
 JAN 26 contract only  @C6H 429'4
3'0
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 429'4
3'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @C6H 429'4
3'0
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 429'4
3'0
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 437'2
2'4
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 437'2
2'4
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 443'2
2'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 443'2
2'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 443'2
2'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 456'4
2'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1076'2
9'0
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1076'2
9'0
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1088'2
8'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1088'2
8'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1100'6
8'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1100'6
8'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1076'2
9'0
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1076'2
9'0
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1088'2
8'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1088'2
8'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1100'6
8'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1100'6
8'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1088'6
6'0
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 427'0 429'6 426'6 429'4 3'0 426'4 04:55A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 435'0 437'4 434'6 437'2 2'4 434'6 04:55A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 441'0 443'4 441'0 443'2 2'4 440'6 04:55A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 441'0 442'4 440'4 442'4 2'2 440'2 04:55A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 454'0 456'4 454'0 456'4 2'2 454'2 04:55A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 466'2 468'4 466'2 468'4 1'6 466'6 04:55A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 473'4 475'0 473'2 474'6 2'2 472'4 04:55A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 477'2 478'6 477'0 478'6 2'4 476'2 04:55A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1067'2 1077'0 1067'0 1076'2 9'0 1067'2 04:55A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1079'2 1089'0 1079'2 1088'2 8'6 1079'4 04:55A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1092'2 1101'4 1092'0 1100'6 8'2 1092'4 04:55A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1090'0 1098'6 1090'0 1098'2 7'4 1090'6 04:55A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1075'4 1083'4 1075'4 1083'0 7'0 1076'0 04:55A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1081'6 1089'4 1081'4 1088'6 6'0 1082'6 04:55A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1091'4 1100'0 1091'4 1099'4 6'2 1093'2 04:55A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1094'0 1101'2 1094'0 1101'2 5'4 1095'6 04:55A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2935 2971 2935 2970 30 2940 04:55A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2975 3010 2975 3009 29 2980 04:55A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3026 3060 3026 3060 29 3031 04:55A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3047 3076 3047 3075 26 3049 04:55A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3057 3086 3057 3086 27 3059 04:55A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3062 3089 3061 3088 25 3063 04:55A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3097 3126 3097 3126 26 3100 04:55A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3114 3138 3114 3138 23 3115 04:55A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 54.40 54.90 54.31 54.41 54.41 04:55A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 54.90 55.42 54.84 54.95 54.95 04:55A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 55.25 55.74 55.20 55.26 -0.02 55.28 04:55A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 55.03 55.48 54.98 55.04 -0.03 55.07 04:55A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 54.75 55.14 54.75 54.75 -0.04 54.79 04:55A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 54.40 54.75 54.40 54.43 -0.02 54.45 04:55A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 54.35 54.79 54.31 54.37 -0.04 54.41 04:55A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 54.42 54.64 54.42 54.54 0.17 54.37 04:55A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 88.550 89.150 88.100 89.125 0.750 89.050s 01/27 Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 96.800 97.550 96.400 97.025 0.100 96.825s 01/27 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.800 100.850 100.075 100.450 0.200 100.425s 01/27 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.225 109.850 109.075 109.500 0.250 109.375s 01/27 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.650 110.300 109.650 110.150 0.500 110.100s 01/27 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.500 109.000 108.425 108.775 0.600 108.800s 01/27 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.775 91.125 90.775 91.000 0.375 91.025s 01/27 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 81.000 81.375 80.975 81.325 0.425 81.350s 01/27 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 83.250 83.350 83.050 83.300 0.375 83.350s 01/27 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.150 86.225 86.125 86.200 0.350 86.325s 01/27 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.725 0.350 89.725s 01/27 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.200 0.350 97.050s 01/27 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 236.025 236.375 234.725 235.700 - 0.425 235.600s 01/27 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 237.825 238.225 236.250 237.400 - 0.600 237.400s 01/27 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.275 233.775 232.125 233.250 - 0.375 233.250s 01/27 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 230.775 231.500 229.950 231.100 - 0.150 231.025s 01/27 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.300 231.000 229.525 230.625 - 0.125 230.550s 01/27 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.525 231.500 229.975 231.000 - 0.175 231.000s 01/27 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 231.000 231.375 229.900 230.975 - 0.225 230.775s 01/27 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.375 230.725 229.250 230.075 - 0.325 230.050s 01/27 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 366.700 367.250 366.000 366.900 0.150 366.850s 01/27 Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 362.150 363.125 359.975 362.200 - 0.600 362.000s 01/27 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 360.775 361.650 358.625 360.825 - 0.550 360.650s 01/27 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 358.450 359.000 355.975 357.975 - 0.525 357.950s 01/27 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 357.000 358.100 355.200 357.425 - 0.275 357.275s 01/27 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 354.600 355.475 352.975 354.975 - 0.175 354.850s 01/27 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 351.500 352.500 350.000 352.000 351.900s 01/27 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 348.675 348.800 347.525 348.450 - 0.100 348.300s 01/27 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 14.70 14.73 14.69 14.73 0.01 14.72 04:27A Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
Feb 26 15.51 15.60 15.50 15.50 -0.18 15.68 04:46A Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 15.96 16.04 15.92 15.92 -0.25 16.17 04:44A Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
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