Wednesday, July 29, 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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Local Cash Bids
 
NON-GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 455'2
-3'2
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 455'2
-3'2
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 September 2026  @C6Z 477'0
-3'4
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 477'0
-3'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 455'2
-3'2
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 August 2026  @C6U 455'2
-3'2
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 477'0
-3'4
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 January 2027  @C7H 492'0
-3'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 492'0
-3'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 500'2
-4'0
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 April 2027  @C7K 500'2
-4'0
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 504'2
-3'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 490'2
0'4
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July contract only  @S6X 1200'6
-19'2
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1200'6
-19'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1200'6
-19'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1217'6
-18'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6X 1200'6
-19'2
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1200'6
-19'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1200'6
-19'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1215'2
-18'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1162'6
-11'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 459'2 461'6 451'4 455'2 -3'2 458'4 09:48A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 481'4 483'4 473'0 477'0 -3'4 480'4 09:48A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 496'4 498'6 488'4 492'0 -3'6 495'6 09:48A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 504'6 507'0 496'6 500'2 -4'0 504'2 09:48A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 508'6 510'2 501'2 504'2 -3'4 507'6 09:48A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 484'0 487'0 483'4 485'0 -0'6 485'6 09:48A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 489'4 491'0 486'6 490'2 0'4 489'6 09:48A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 500'2 501'4 498'4 500'6 0'2 500'4 09:48A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1213'4 1217'2 1186'2 1191'0 -21'0 1212'0 09:48A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1207'0 1209'6 1179'4 1185'0 -19'6 1204'6 09:48A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1222'4 1225'0 1196'0 1200'6 -19'2 1220'0 09:48A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1236'2 1239'0 1210'2 1215'2 -18'4 1233'6 09:48A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1238'0 1240'6 1214'0 1217'6 -18'0 1235'6 09:48A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1242'0 1244'2 1219'4 1223'0 -17'0 1240'0 09:48A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1245'2 1248'0 1224'0 1226'6 -16'2 1243'0 09:48A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1228'0 1228'0 1207'4 1209'6 -14'6 1224'4 09:48A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3202 3215 3151 3159 - 44 3203 09:48A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3213 3224 3162 3177 - 36 3213 09:48A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3225 3236 3173 3189 - 38 3227 09:48A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3275 3287 3221 3237 - 41 3278 09:48A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3307 3318 3252 3268 - 41 3309 09:48A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3325 3339 3279 3294 - 39 3333 09:48A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3357 3357 3300 3318 - 35 3353 09:48A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3383 3385 3320 3344 - 36 3380 09:47A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 71.12 71.73 69.07 69.35 -1.41 70.76 09:48A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 70.50 71.11 68.56 68.75 -1.39 70.14 09:48A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 69.86 70.35 67.97 68.17 -1.29 69.46 09:48A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.31 69.77 67.53 67.71 -1.22 68.93 09:48A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.14 69.55 67.42 67.60 -1.16 68.76 09:48A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.78 69.15 67.20 67.32 -1.10 68.42 09:48A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.50 68.75 66.97 67.07 -1.03 68.10 09:48A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.98 68.24 66.65 66.71 -0.93 67.64 09:48A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 102.800 103.000 102.675 102.700 - 0.400 103.100 09:48A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.900 88.425 87.350 87.375 -0.900 88.275 09:48A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.400 79.550 78.500 78.500 -1.175 79.675 09:48A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.400 82.550 81.650 81.650 -1.150 82.800 09:48A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.700 86.825 86.050 86.050 -1.025 87.075 09:48A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.700 89.700 89.700 89.700 -0.600 90.300 09:48A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.150 98.225 97.525 97.525 -0.925 98.450 09:48A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 98.450 98.600 98.075 98.100 -0.775 98.875 09:48A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 97.400 97.500 97.125 97.125 -0.625 97.750 09:48A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 82.575 83.000 82.575 83.000 1.450 82.975s 09:47A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 75.725 1.450 75.725s 09:47A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 227.875 229.175 227.675 228.850 1.375 227.475 09:48A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 222.850 224.500 222.525 223.975 1.800 222.175 09:48A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 221.750 223.675 221.675 223.125 1.825 221.300 09:48A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 221.625 223.600 221.625 223.225 1.700 221.525 09:48A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 222.150 223.600 222.100 223.050 1.250 221.800 09:48A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 215.075 216.175 214.900 215.825 1.150 214.675 09:48A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 211.000 211.825 210.600 211.325 0.700 210.625 09:47A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 210.025 210.050 209.050 210.000 0.950 209.050 09:47A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 343.575 345.675 343.200 343.825 0.750 343.075 09:48A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 337.650 340.200 337.350 338.850 1.625 337.225 09:48A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 327.400 330.425 327.400 329.150 2.325 326.825 09:48A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 321.075 323.475 320.500 322.200 2.400 319.800 09:48A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 313.825 316.000 312.925 314.325 1.900 312.425 09:48A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 311.500 312.000 308.850 310.000 1.600 308.400 09:48A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 311.575 311.575 308.950 310.400 2.425 307.975 09:48A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 309.525 309.525 307.925 309.000 2.075 306.925 09:48A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.79 15.77 Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 16.64 16.77 16.63 16.71 0.09 16.62 09:48A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.97 17.02 16.92 16.96 0.07 16.89 09:48A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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