Tuesday, May 26, 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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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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NON-GMO CORN
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 May 26 contract only  @C6N 458'2
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 June 26 contact only  @C6N 458'2
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 May 2026  @C6N 458'2
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 June 2026  @C6N 458'2
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 July 2026  @C6N 458'2
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 August 2026  @C6U 465'0
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 482'6
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 January 2027  @C7H 497'0
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 February 2027  @C7H 497'0
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 March 2027  @C7K 504'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 504'6
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 June 2027  @C7N 508'0
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 N/C 2027  @C7Z 494'0
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
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 May 2026  @S6N 1185'6
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 June 2026  @S6N 1185'6
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 July 2026  @S6N 1185'6
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 N/C 2026  @S6X 1180'2
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GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1185'6
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 June 2026  @S6N 1185'6
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 July 2026  @S6N 1185'6
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 N/C 2026  @S6X 1180'2
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 January 2027  @S7F 1193'4
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 N/C 2027  @S7X 1143'6
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 458'4 459'6 458'0 458'2 0'6 457'4 08:41P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 465'0 466'4 464'6 465'0 0'6 464'2 08:41P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 482'6 484'2 482'4 482'6 0'6 482'0 08:41P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 497'4 498'4 497'0 497'0 0'4 496'4 08:40P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 504'2 505'6 504'2 504'6 0'6 504'0 08:41P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 509'2 509'2 508'0 508'0 0'2 507'6 08:41P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 491'0 491'0 489'6 489'6 0'0 489'6 08:39P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 494'0 495'2 494'0 494'0 -0'2 494'2 08:40P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1185'4 1188'0 1184'2 1185'6 -0'2 1186'0 08:42P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1184'6 1187'2 1183'6 1186'0 1'0 1185'0 08:43P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1170'6 1173'2 1170'4 1172'2 1'0 1171'2 08:41P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1179'6 1182'0 1179'0 1180'2 0'0 1180'2 08:41P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1192'6 1195'0 1192'6 1193'4 0'0 1193'4 08:41P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1192'0 1195'0 1192'0 1194'0 1'0 1193'0 08:41P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1196'4 1197'0 1195'2 1197'0 1'0 1196'0 08:41P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1201'6 1201'6 1201'2 1201'2 -0'2 1201'4 08:41P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3288 3310 3287 3287 1 3286 08:41P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3219 3223 3214 3214 2 3212 08:41P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3179 3186 3179 3182 5 3177 08:41P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3159 3161 3155 3155 1 3154 08:41P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3198 3210 3196 3196 2 3194 08:41P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3215 3215 3210 3210 1 3209 08:41P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3219 3221 3219 3221 6 3215 08:41P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3222 3227 3222 3224 2 3222 08:41P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 74.50 74.57 74.12 74.21 -0.15 74.36 08:41P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 72.92 73.00 72.69 72.76 -0.12 72.88 08:41P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 71.64 71.75 71.43 71.43 -0.19 71.62 08:41P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 70.49 70.55 70.32 70.35 -0.14 70.49 08:41P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.79 69.84 69.54 69.58 -0.17 69.75 08:41P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.27 69.27 69.05 69.06 -0.17 69.23 08:41P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.75 68.79 68.57 68.60 -0.16 68.76 08:41P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.27 68.27 68.12 68.12 -0.15 68.27 08:41P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 95.700 96.425 95.525 96.000 0.375 96.125s 03:56P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 100.450 101.000 99.600 100.025 - 0.275 100.125s 03:57P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 100.075 100.425 98.550 99.000 - 1.025 99.050s 03:26P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 86.750 87.225 85.425 85.875 -1.175 85.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.825 79.950 78.225 78.650 -1.125 78.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.625 82.625 81.125 81.525 -1.075 81.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.625 86.725 85.050 85.450 -1.025 85.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 90.200 -1.025 88.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 97.050 97.050 95.600 95.950 - 1.100 95.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 97.050 97.075 95.825 95.900 - 0.875 96.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.800 94.800 94.625 94.625 - 0.825 94.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.675 -2.075 81.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 249.050 251.125 247.050 248.350 - 1.075 248.225s 03:43P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 239.000 242.150 237.750 239.300 - 0.450 239.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.250 232.950 229.450 231.100 0.225 230.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 229.700 232.100 229.025 230.675 0.450 230.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 230.750 232.775 229.750 231.350 0.375 231.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.600 232.500 229.575 231.275 0.325 231.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 224.750 226.600 223.700 225.375 0.325 225.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 222.875 223.875 222.000 222.000 0.275 222.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 348.700 353.375 347.400 349.375 - 0.400 349.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 346.050 350.425 344.400 346.975 0.125 347.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 341.925 346.825 341.050 343.975 0.275 343.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 338.625 343.500 337.600 340.550 0.450 340.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 333.025 336.950 331.525 334.550 0.575 334.525s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 329.025 332.925 327.675 330.650 0.650 330.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 329.000 330.650 326.625 327.275 0.550 328.925s 02:47P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 327.000 328.750 324.650 324.650 - 0.050 326.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 16.91 16.91 Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 16.67 16.67 16.60 16.63 0.03 16.60 08:31P Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 16.72 16.80 16.72 16.80 0.19 16.61 08:39P Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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