Wednesday, April 29, 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)







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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
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6N 477'2
1'6
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 May 26 contract only  @C6N 477'2
1'6
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @C6N 477'2
1'6
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 May 2026  @C6N 477'2
1'6
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 June 2026  @C6N 477'2
1'6
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 July 2026  @C6N 477'2
1'6
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 497'6
2'0
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 January 2027  @C7H 510'4
1'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 510'4
1'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 517'4
1'4
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
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 May 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
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 June 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
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 N/C 2026  @S6X 1172'2
5'2
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GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1195'2
6'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1172'2
5'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1180'4
4'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 464'2 466'6 463'6 466'6 1'4 465'2 04:24A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 474'6 477'4 474'0 477'2 1'6 475'4 04:24A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 479'0 482'6 479'0 482'6 2'2 480'4 04:24A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 495'0 497'6 494'2 497'6 2'0 495'6 04:24A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 507'0 510'4 507'0 510'4 1'6 508'6 04:24A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 514'4 517'4 514'2 517'4 1'4 516'0 04:24A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 517'4 520'2 517'2 520'0 1'0 519'0 04:24A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 496'6 498'2 496'6 498'2 0'4 497'6 04:23A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1173'2 1179'2 1171'0 1178'6 5'6 1173'0 04:24A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1189'2 1195'6 1187'0 1195'2 6'0 1189'2 04:24A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1183'6 1189'6 1183'2 1189'4 6'2 1183'2 04:24A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1161'6 1167'4 1161'6 1167'4 5'4 1162'0 04:24A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1166'4 1172'4 1164'0 1172'2 5'2 1167'0 04:23A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1178'0 1183'6 1178'0 1183'4 4'6 1178'6 04:24A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1175'4 1180'6 1175'4 1180'4 4'6 1175'6 04:24A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1177'4 1182'6 1177'4 1182'6 4'6 1178'0 04:22A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3335 3367 3334 3353 19 3334 04:24A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3274 3311 3265 3297 23 3274 04:23A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3204 3235 3195 3225 20 3205 04:24A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3143 3182 3143 3173 18 3155 04:24A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3122 3146 3108 3131 9 3122 04:23A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3136 3173 3136 3162 10 3152 04:23A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3140 3176 3140 3160 5 3155 04:23A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3144 3161 3144 3146 4 3142 04:23A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 73.45 73.86 73.08 73.79 0.41 73.38 04:24A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 72.72 73.14 72.33 73.08 0.56 72.52 04:24A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 70.88 71.40 70.59 71.29 0.57 70.72 04:24A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 69.17 69.86 69.05 69.78 0.64 69.14 04:24A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 68.04 68.52 67.75 68.47 0.66 67.81 04:24A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.12 67.65 66.81 67.61 0.68 66.93 04:24A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.50 67.10 66.31 67.08 0.66 66.42 04:24A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 65.90 66.35 65.66 66.35 0.66 65.69 04:24A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 94.200 94.500 93.700 94.200 -0.225 94.150s 04/28 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.100 102.425 101.100 102.000 - 0.200 101.975s 04/28 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 104.975 104.975 104.025 104.450 - 0.600 104.425s 04/28 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 105.500 105.525 104.675 104.900 - 0.775 104.825s 04/28 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.100 91.100 90.150 90.325 -0.750 90.275s 04/28 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.425 83.425 82.725 82.875 -0.625 82.800s 04/28 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.550 86.550 85.825 85.950 -0.625 85.925s 04/28 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.450 90.450 89.825 89.975 -0.525 89.925s 04/28 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 -0.525 92.875s 04/28 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.775 100.775 100.200 100.325 - 0.575 100.200s 04/28 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.325 100.325 100.325 100.325 - 0.425 100.325s 04/28 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 99.475 99.475 99.475 99.475 - 0.450 99.475s 04/28 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 250.950 253.525 250.400 252.700 2.250 252.675s 04/28 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 249.000 253.750 248.550 253.450 4.550 253.500s 04/28 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 245.500 249.375 245.075 248.950 3.725 249.100s 04/28 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 241.050 244.225 240.700 243.950 3.000 244.050s 04/28 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 240.225 243.250 240.225 242.950 2.575 243.100s 04/28 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 240.425 242.825 240.200 242.550 2.300 242.725s 04/28 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 239.800 241.900 239.375 241.625 2.250 241.800s 04/28 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 232.975 235.175 232.675 235.025 2.375 235.075s 04/28 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 370.300 372.250 369.500 371.825 1.500 372.075s 04/28 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 367.225 372.475 365.750 371.875 4.275 371.725s 04/28 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 368.225 373.750 366.950 373.075 4.800 373.075s 04/28 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 366.025 371.800 364.950 371.275 5.000 371.250s 04/28 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 363.575 369.175 362.650 368.625 5.050 368.850s 04/28 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 360.500 366.125 360.375 365.550 5.050 365.875s 04/28 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 353.925 359.900 353.925 359.400 5.125 359.700s 04/28 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 348.775 354.675 348.775 354.650 5.075 354.600s 04/28 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 17.62 17.62 17.62 17.62 -0.09 17.71 03:01A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 18.20 18.25 18.20 18.25 -0.01 18.26 03:01A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 18.84 18.84 18.84 18.84 0.02 18.82 02:10A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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