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 420'4
-0'4
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 July 26 contact only  @C6N 420'4
-0'4
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 August 2026  @C6U 428'6
-0'6
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @C6N 420'4
-0'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 420'4
-0'4
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 August 2026  @C6U 428'6
-0'6
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 448'2
-0'4
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 January 2027  @C7H 462'2
-0'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 462'2
-0'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 471'0
-1'0
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 April 2027  @C7K 471'0
-1'0
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 June 2027  @C7N 477'2
-1'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 478'0
-0'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @S6N 1131'2
-0'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1131'2
-0'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1149'4
0'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2026  @S6N 1131'2
-0'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1131'2
-0'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1149'4
0'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1164'2
1'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1134'4
0'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 419'6 422'0 418'4 420'4 -0'4 421'0 03:14A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 428'6 430'4 426'6 428'6 -0'6 429'4 03:14A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 447'6 449'4 446'2 448'2 -0'4 448'6 03:14A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 462'0 463'4 460'4 462'2 -0'6 463'0 03:14A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 471'4 472'4 469'4 471'0 -1'0 472'0 03:14A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 477'4 478'4 475'6 477'2 -1'0 478'2 03:14A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 469'2 471'6 469'2 471'6 0'2 471'4 03:14A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 477'2 478'6 476'2 478'0 -0'2 478'2 03:14A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1132'0 1134'6 1128'6 1131'2 -0'6 1132'0 03:14A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1136'0 1139'2 1133'6 1136'2 -0'4 1136'6 03:14A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1133'0 1139'4 1133'0 1136'2 -0'2 1136'4 03:14A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1149'2 1152'6 1146'4 1149'4 0'2 1149'2 03:14A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1161'2 1166'2 1160'2 1164'2 1'2 1163'0 03:14A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1169'0 1172'4 1167'2 1170'0 0'2 1169'6 03:14A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1176'0 1179'6 1174'6 1177'6 0'4 1177'2 03:14A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1182'2 1186'6 1181'6 1184'4 0'2 1184'2 03:14A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3063 3068 3034 3040 - 8 3048 03:14A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3065 3066 3039 3043 - 7 3050 03:14A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3051 3056 3034 3034 - 7 3041 03:14A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3055 3055 3022 3024 - 5 3029 03:14A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3060 3077 3054 3055 - 6 3061 03:14A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3088 3088 3077 3078 - 4 3082 03:14A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3113 3120 3110 3111 - 7 3118 03:14A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3146 3154 3145 3146 - 5 3151 03:14A 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 70.72 71.14 -0.40 71.54 03:14A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 70.13 70.15 69.36 69.74 -0.39 70.13 03:14A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.51 68.92 68.14 68.52 -0.36 68.88 03:14A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 67.60 67.79 67.09 67.46 -0.36 67.82 03:14A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.13 67.17 66.45 66.81 -0.36 67.17 03:14A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.70 66.84 66.13 66.53 -0.32 66.85 03:14A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.56 66.56 65.84 66.14 -0.42 66.56 03:14A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.10 66.10 65.44 65.77 -0.37 66.14 03:14A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 94.800 95.575 94.175 94.600 -0.150 94.650s 06/17 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 95.050 96.775 94.875 96.550 1.450 96.500s 06/17 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 79.825 81.475 79.775 81.175 1.350 81.275s 06/17 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.525 74.775 73.425 74.400 0.975 74.550s 06/17 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 77.350 78.525 77.300 78.200 0.950 78.400s 06/17 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 82.325 83.225 82.075 82.975 0.825 83.125s 06/17 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 85.625 86.100 85.625 86.100 0.750 86.525s 06/17 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.375 95.025 94.175 94.925 0.575 94.950s 06/17 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.475 95.750 95.250 95.750 0.350 95.725s 06/17 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.425 94.725 94.425 94.725 0.300 94.725s 06/17 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.675 0.200 81.000s 06/17 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 74.225 0.200 74.225s 06/17 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 255.250 256.250 255.000 255.925 0.425 255.725s 06/17 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 249.125 249.850 247.900 249.050 - 0.350 248.850s 06/17 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 241.700 242.600 240.450 241.925 - 0.150 241.850s 06/17 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 240.425 241.250 238.975 240.500 - 0.225 240.500s 06/17 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 240.325 241.100 238.950 240.450 - 0.125 240.525s 06/17 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 239.975 240.625 238.500 239.975 - 0.225 240.025s 06/17 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 232.850 233.900 232.000 233.225 - 0.300 233.300s 06/17 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 229.450 230.225 228.950 229.750 - 0.275 229.750s 06/17 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 367.050 367.875 364.750 367.425 0.550 367.425s 06/17 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 365.250 366.175 362.725 365.625 0.375 365.650s 06/17 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 362.250 363.375 359.850 362.675 0.425 362.850s 06/17 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 358.525 360.050 356.600 359.500 0.525 359.625s 06/17 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 352.375 353.825 350.350 353.325 0.750 353.475s 06/17 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 348.250 349.925 347.200 349.525 1.075 349.725s 06/17 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 347.225 348.725 346.150 348.525 1.125 348.600s 06/17 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 346.275 346.275 346.275 346.275 1.975 346.925s 06/17 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 16.05 16.06 16.05 16.06 0.07 15.99 12:26A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 16.14 16.21 16.10 16.19 0.01 16.18 02:49A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 16.62 16.62 16.60 16.60 0.02 16.58 02:49A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
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