Wednesday, April 8, 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 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

HELP WANTED
Contact Reid at 712-348-3637



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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)







US Drought Monitor Link



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  @C6K 448'4
1'2
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 459'0
1'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @C6K 448'4
1'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 459'0
1'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 459'0
1'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 459'0
1'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 476'4
0'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 488'2
0'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 488'2
0'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 495'0
-0'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1162'0
0'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1178'0
0'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1178'0
0'0
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1178'0
0'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1152'2
0'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1162'0
0'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1178'0
0'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1178'0
0'0
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1178'0
0'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1152'2
0'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1157'6
0'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 447'2 448'4 446'4 448'4 1'2 447'2 11:03P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 458'0 459'2 457'2 459'0 1'0 458'0 11:02P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 461'2 462'6 461'0 462'4 0'6 461'6 11:03P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 475'4 476'6 475'0 476'4 0'4 476'0 11:03P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 487'2 488'4 487'0 488'2 0'2 488'0 11:03P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 494'2 495'2 494'2 495'0 -0'2 495'2 11:03P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 498'0 499'0 498'0 499'0 0'2 498'6 11:02P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 482'6 482'6 482'6 482'6 0'0 482'6 11:02P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1162'0 1164'2 1159'6 1162'0 0'0 1162'0 11:03P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1178'0 1180'0 1176'0 1178'0 0'0 1178'0 11:03P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1172'2 1175'0 1171'4 1173'4 0'2 1173'2 11:03P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1149'0 1153'2 1149'0 1152'2 -0'2 1152'4 11:03P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1151'0 1153'2 1150'2 1152'2 0'2 1152'0 11:03P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1161'0 1163'0 1160'2 1162'2 0'2 1162'0 11:03P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1155'4 1158'0 1155'4 1157'6 0'2 1157'4 11:03P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1159'4 1160'2 1159'4 1160'2 0'2 1160'0 11:03P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3135 3137 3126 3135 - 6 3141 11:03P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3120 3135 3120 3133 - 7 3140 11:03P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3113 3119 3110 3117 - 7 3124 11:03P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3087 3091 3084 3090 - 6 3096 11:03P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3059 3066 3059 3059 - 11 3070 11:02P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3091 3101 3091 3098 - 7 3105 11:03P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3105 3108 3105 3105 - 7 3112 11:03P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3100 3102 3100 3102 - 4 3106 11:03P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 67.51 67.75 67.51 67.58 0.16 67.42 11:03P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 67.19 67.61 67.19 67.45 0.18 67.27 11:03P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 66.50 66.56 66.38 66.41 0.19 66.22 11:03P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 65.43 65.45 65.29 65.33 0.16 65.17 11:03P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 64.34 64.37 64.21 64.21 0.13 64.08 11:03P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 63.32 63.68 63.32 63.54 0.14 63.40 11:03P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.24 63.25 63.17 63.17 0.14 63.03 11:03P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 62.68 62.70 62.53 62.53 0.11 62.42 11:03P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 90.750 91.000 90.125 90.175 -0.575 90.200s 02:31P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.600 98.650 96.325 96.525 -2.025 96.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.050 107.350 104.600 104.650 - 2.400 104.650s 03:43P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.800 110.225 107.500 107.650 - 2.100 107.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 109.400 109.700 107.425 107.550 - 1.825 107.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 93.400 93.550 92.050 92.300 -1.225 92.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.875 85.000 84.175 84.450 -0.650 84.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 87.275 87.300 86.675 86.925 -0.400 86.875s 03:59P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.625 90.625 90.125 90.525 -0.150 90.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 -0.100 93.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.650 100.675 100.300 100.625 100.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.750 100.750 100.475 100.750 0.175 100.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 249.000 249.750 247.550 248.975 0.800 249.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 247.225 247.750 244.650 245.750 0.125 245.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 243.525 244.000 241.350 242.250 0.050 242.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 238.725 239.000 237.025 238.475 1.075 238.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 237.700 238.075 236.325 237.775 1.300 238.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 237.725 237.750 236.225 237.525 1.200 237.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 237.125 237.200 235.725 236.900 1.000 237.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 230.125 230.475 229.225 230.000 0.775 230.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 371.800 372.450 368.000 370.550 1.775 370.675s 02:30P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 370.300 370.550 365.525 367.875 1.375 368.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 369.250 369.750 365.200 367.825 1.900 367.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 367.150 367.675 363.250 365.725 1.825 365.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 364.175 364.925 360.975 363.175 1.725 363.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 361.125 362.175 357.925 360.250 1.500 360.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 355.275 355.275 352.600 353.250 1.225 353.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 349.000 349.000 347.800 347.800 1.100 348.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 17.07 17.07 17.07 17.07 -0.14 17.21 06:58P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.10 17.11 Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 17.62 17.64 Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
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