Monday, July 27, 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 451'6
-12'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 451'6
-12'4
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 474'2
-13'2
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 451'6
-12'4
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 August 2026  @C6U 451'6
-12'4
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 474'2
-13'2
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 January 2027  @C7H 489'6
-13'2
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 February 2027  @C7H 489'6
-13'2
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 March 2027  @C7K 498'6
-12'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 498'6
-12'6
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 June 2027  @C7N 502'4
-11'4
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 N/C 2027  @C7Z 490'4
-6'2
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1207'4
-40'4
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1212'6
-40'6
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 N/C 2026  @S6X 1212'6
-40'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1228'6
-35'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1207'4
-40'4
Chart
 August 2026  @S6Q 1207'4
-40'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1212'6
-40'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1226'4
-40'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1169'2
-20'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 459'2 461'2 448'6 451'6 -12'4 464'2 11:55A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 482'0 485'0 471'2 474'2 -13'2 487'4 11:55A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 497'6 500'0 486'6 489'6 -13'2 503'0 11:55A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 506'2 508'6 495'4 498'6 -12'6 511'4 11:55A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 509'2 511'0 499'2 502'4 -11'4 514'0 11:55A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 490'2 490'2 480'0 484'4 -7'6 492'2 11:55A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 492'2 494'2 485'2 490'4 -6'2 496'6 11:55A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 503'2 503'2 497'6 501'0 -6'6 507'6 11:55A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1240'4 1244'6 1205'4 1207'4 -40'4 1248'0 11:55A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1232'6 1236'6 1197'6 1199'2 -41'0 1240'2 11:55A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1246'0 1250'0 1211'0 1212'6 -40'6 1253'4 11:55A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1259'2 1263'2 1224'6 1226'4 -40'0 1266'4 11:55A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1257'0 1260'6 1225'6 1228'6 -35'2 1264'0 11:55A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1258'4 1262'0 1229'2 1233'2 -31'6 1265'0 11:55A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1261'0 1261'4 1232'0 1237'2 -29'2 1266'4 11:55A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1240'6 1240'6 1214'2 1219'4 -26'0 1245'4 11:55A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3316 3324 3185 3204 -109 3313 11:55A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3302 3318 3182 3194 -114 3308 11:55A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3300 3308 3175 3183 -120 3303 11:55A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3344 3356 3223 3230 -122 3352 11:55A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3369 3380 3251 3257 -120 3377 11:55A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3369 3389 3271 3281 -105 3386 11:55A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3391 3396 3290 3301 - 94 3395 11:55A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3397 3405 3315 3328 - 88 3416 11:55A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 73.58 73.64 71.67 71.69 -2.64 74.33 11:55A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 72.87 72.87 70.90 71.00 -2.47 73.47 11:55A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 71.79 71.94 70.25 70.26 -2.41 72.67 11:55A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 71.23 71.30 69.68 69.70 -2.31 72.01 11:55A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 70.78 70.86 69.41 69.42 -2.14 71.56 11:55A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 70.12 70.19 68.95 68.96 -1.93 70.89 11:55A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.86 69.86 68.56 68.56 -1.74 70.30 11:55A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.87 68.98 68.07 68.08 -1.59 69.67 11:55A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 102.475 102.975 102.100 102.925 0.075 102.850 11:55A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 88.550 88.800 87.300 87.650 -1.375 89.025 11:55A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.750 79.975 78.150 78.450 -1.875 80.325 11:55A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.850 82.850 81.225 81.500 -1.825 83.325 11:55A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 87.600 87.600 85.700 86.000 -1.750 87.750 11:55A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 90.925 90.925 89.325 89.325 -1.600 90.925 11:55A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.650 98.975 97.175 97.475 -1.575 99.050 11:55A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 98.550 98.750 97.600 97.725 -1.675 99.400 11:55A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 96.650 96.925 96.650 96.925 -1.225 98.150 11:55A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 82.575 0.475 83.050s 11:55A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 75.800 0.475 75.800s 11:55A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 223.800 226.650 222.750 224.825 - 2.250 227.075 11:55A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 218.725 221.900 216.950 218.550 - 3.950 222.500 11:55A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 218.300 220.900 216.425 217.250 - 5.025 222.275 11:55A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 218.900 221.125 217.025 217.625 - 5.625 223.250 11:55A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 220.275 222.000 217.825 218.500 - 6.250 224.750 11:55A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 214.400 215.600 211.725 212.025 - 6.675 218.700 11:55A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 211.800 211.925 208.425 208.425 - 7.125 215.550 11:55A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 210.500 211.075 208.050 208.050 - 6.600 214.650 11:55A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 338.650 343.675 337.000 338.650 - 6.675 345.325 11:55A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 334.250 337.900 331.475 332.275 - 9.175 341.450 11:55A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 328.450 330.375 325.250 325.250 -10.750 336.000 11:55A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 323.925 325.275 321.025 321.025 -10.750 331.775 11:55A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 318.000 318.750 314.775 314.775 -10.750 325.525 11:55A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 315.350 315.775 311.500 311.500 -10.750 322.250 11:54A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 315.875 315.875 311.525 311.525 -10.750 322.275 11:54A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 314.550 314.550 310.550 310.600 -10.375 320.975 11:48A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.80 15.80 15.77 15.77 -0.02 15.79 11:55A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 17.19 17.27 16.88 16.99 -0.22 17.21 11:55A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 17.43 17.50 17.12 17.27 -0.22 17.49 11:55A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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