Thursday, June 18, 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 417'4s
-3'4
Chart
 July 26 contact only  @C6N 417'4s
-3'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 425'2s
-4'2
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @C6N 417'4s
-3'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 417'4s
-3'4
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 August 2026  @C6U 425'2s
-4'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 444'0s
-4'6
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 January 2027  @C7H 457'6s
-5'2
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 February 2027  @C7H 457'6s
-5'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 466'4s
-5'4
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 April 2027  @C7K 466'4s
-5'4
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 473'0s
-5'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 472'4s
-5'6
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @S6N 1122'6s
-9'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1122'6s
-9'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1142'6s
-6'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @S6N 1122'6s
-9'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1122'6s
-9'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1142'6s
-6'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1156'4s
-6'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1126'4s
-7'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 419'6 422'0 415'0 417'4 -3'4 417'4s 03:56P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 428'6 430'4 423'0 425'2 -4'2 425'2s 03:17P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 447'6 449'4 441'6 444'2 -4'6 444'0s 03:55P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 462'0 463'4 455'6 458'2 -5'2 457'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 471'4 472'4 464'6 466'4 -5'4 466'4s 01:20P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 477'4 478'4 471'2 473'0 -5'2 473'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 469'2 471'6 464'4 465'6 -5'4 466'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 477'2 478'6 471'2 472'0 -5'6 472'4s 03:41P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1132'0 1134'6 1118'4 1122'0 -9'2 1122'6s 03:51P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1136'0 1139'2 1123'6 1127'6 -8'4 1128'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1133'0 1139'4 1124'2 1128'0 -8'0 1128'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1149'2 1152'6 1138'0 1142'0 -6'4 1142'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1161'2 1166'2 1152'0 1155'2 -6'4 1156'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1169'0 1172'4 1159'2 1162'2 -6'4 1163'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1176'0 1179'6 1166'6 1169'0 -6'4 1170'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1182'2 1186'6 1174'2 1176'4 -7'0 1177'2s 02:50P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3063 3068 2992 3008 - 35 3013s 03:55P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3065 3066 2998 3009 - 37 3013s 03:07P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3051 3056 2998 3006 - 33 3008s 03:10P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3055 3055 2994 3000 - 29 3000s 03:03P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3060 3077 3029 3033 - 28 3033s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3088 3088 3048 3054 - 28 3054s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3113 3120 3081 3090 - 29 3089s 01:20P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3146 3154 3116 3122 - 27 3124s 01:20P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 71.58 71.60 68.00 69.70 -1.85 69.69s 03:51P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 70.13 70.15 66.80 68.55 -1.70 68.43s 03:11P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.51 68.92 65.90 67.52 -1.50 67.38s 03:44P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 67.60 67.79 65.10 66.55 -1.42 66.40s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.13 67.17 64.62 65.94 -1.37 65.80s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.70 66.84 64.37 65.66 -1.34 65.51s 03:08P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.56 66.56 64.13 65.41 -1.33 65.23s 03:08P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.10 66.10 63.75 64.96 -1.28 64.86s 01:20P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 94.800 95.100 94.100 94.975 0.375 95.025s 02:44P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 96.300 96.875 95.325 96.725 0.225 96.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 81.175 81.450 80.200 81.275 0.050 81.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 74.500 74.575 73.450 74.225 -0.150 74.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 78.325 78.350 77.325 77.975 -0.225 78.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 83.150 83.250 82.225 82.675 -0.275 82.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.950 86.950 86.100 86.100 -0.150 86.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.000 95.075 94.350 94.550 -0.225 94.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.825 95.825 95.250 95.250 -0.325 95.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.725 95.125 94.600 94.600 - 0.125 94.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.675 -0.125 80.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 74.100 -0.125 74.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 255.525 255.550 253.700 255.100 - 0.925 254.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 248.225 248.875 245.775 246.750 - 2.225 246.625s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 240.875 241.850 239.250 240.100 - 1.875 239.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 239.775 240.725 238.275 239.125 - 1.475 239.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 239.775 240.700 238.575 239.275 - 1.225 239.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 239.425 240.175 238.300 239.000 - 0.975 239.050s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 232.825 233.350 231.675 232.225 - 0.875 232.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 229.750 229.750 228.050 228.775 - 0.975 228.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 366.600 369.025 365.200 366.925 - 0.825 366.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 364.450 366.900 363.300 364.825 - 0.975 364.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 362.675 363.900 360.500 361.825 - 1.100 361.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 358.975 360.475 357.325 358.700 - 1.075 358.550s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 352.425 354.475 351.350 352.950 - 0.700 352.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 348.600 349.950 348.100 349.225 - 0.425 349.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 347.550 349.025 347.400 348.325 - 0.300 348.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 345.500 345.500 345.500 345.500 - 0.500 346.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 16.05 16.07 16.04 16.07 0.08 16.07s 04:00P Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 16.14 16.32 16.10 16.24 0.03 16.21s 04:00P Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 16.62 16.70 16.60 16.65 0.05 16.63s 04:00P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
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