Friday, September 25, 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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Harvest Hours Grain Recieving:

GMO & Non-GMO Monday - Saturday     7:30 am - demand

Organic Monday - Friday      7:30 am - 4:00 pm


Feed Mill 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
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 523'4
-4'0
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 523'4
-4'0
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 November 2026  @C6Z 523'4
-4'0
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 December 2026  @C7H 536'6
-4'6
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 523'4
-4'0
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 October 2026  @C6Z 523'4
-4'0
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 November 2026  @C6Z 523'4
-4'0
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 December 2026  @C7H 536'6
-4'6
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 January 2027  @C7H 536'6
-4'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 536'6
-4'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 542'2
-6'0
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 April 2027  @C7K 542'2
-6'0
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 May 2027  @C7N 545'2
-6'2
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 June 2027  @C7N 545'2
-6'2
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 July 2027  @C7N 545'2
-6'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 523'0
-4'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1308'4
-9'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1308'4
-9'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1330'0
-9'6
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1330'0
-9'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1336'6
-10'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 25  @S6X 1308'4
-9'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1308'4
-9'0
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1322'4
-9'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1322'4
-9'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1330'0
-9'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1336'6
-10'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1271'6
-7'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 526'4 526'6 514'6 523'4 -4'0 527'4 10:10A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 540'0 540'4 528'6 536'6 -4'6 541'4 10:10A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 547'6 547'6 535'6 542'2 -6'0 548'2 10:10A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 550'4 551'0 539'0 545'2 -6'2 551'4 10:10A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 521'2 521'2 513'0 518'4 -4'2 522'6 10:10A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 525'6 526'0 518'0 523'0 -4'2 527'2 10:10A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 538'0 538'0 530'4 535'0 -4'4 539'4 10:10A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 541'2 543'0 538'0 542'2 -4'2 546'4 10:10A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1317'4 1318'2 1297'4 1308'4 -9'0 1317'4 10:10A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1331'6 1332'2 1312'4 1322'4 -9'4 1332'0 10:10A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1338'6 1339'6 1321'0 1330'0 -9'6 1339'6 10:10A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1346'2 1346'6 1328'6 1336'6 -10'0 1346'6 10:10A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1350'6 1351'0 1333'6 1341'4 -9'6 1351'2 10:10A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1329'4 1329'4 1317'0 1324'6 -8'4 1333'2 10:10A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1290'4 1290'4 1278'4 1285'4 -7'4 1293'0 10:10A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1276'6 1278'2 1265'2 1271'6 -7'2 1279'0 10:10A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3760 3769 3685 3719 - 42 3761 10:10A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3707 3724 3650 3688 - 36 3724 10:10A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3694 3705 3639 3674 - 32 3706 10:10A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3673 3687 3628 3659 - 29 3688 10:10A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3671 3686 3629 3654 - 30 3684 10:10A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3677 3691 3642 3665 - 29 3694 10:10A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3637 3646 3603 3624 - 25 3649 10:10A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3582 3590 3555 3572 - 22 3594 10:10A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 66.93 67.03 66.06 66.70 -0.23 66.93 10:10A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.55 67.66 66.65 67.40 -0.15 67.55 10:10A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.87 67.91 66.95 67.66 -0.16 67.82 10:10A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.10 68.20 67.28 67.91 -0.20 68.11 10:10A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.30 68.33 67.54 68.12 -0.22 68.34 10:10A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.34 68.38 67.59 68.07 -0.32 68.39 10:10A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.98 68.01 67.22 67.69 -0.28 67.97 10:10A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.53 67.53 66.75 67.12 -0.41 67.53 10:10A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 79.525 79.800 78.675 78.875 -0.325 79.200 10:10A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 70.275 70.450 68.750 69.050 -0.425 69.475 10:10A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 71.850 72.050 70.400 70.700 -0.150 70.850 10:10A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 77.200 77.300 75.950 76.200 -0.100 76.300 10:10A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 81.575 81.575 80.700 80.700 -0.200 80.900 10:10A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 90.425 90.425 89.375 89.550 -0.050 89.600 10:10A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 91.975 92.025 91.300 91.450 -0.075 91.525 10:10A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 91.775 91.900 91.250 91.375 -0.100 91.475 10:10A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.000 77.075 76.800 76.800 76.800 10:09A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 70.425 70.425 70.075 70.075 -0.350 70.425 10:09A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 -0.025 74.025s 10:08A Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 218.475 219.425 217.775 217.850 - 1.225 219.075 10:10A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 220.750 221.950 219.800 220.350 - 0.750 221.100 10:10A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.525 223.925 221.750 222.500 - 0.375 222.875 10:10A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.200 225.675 223.450 224.300 - 0.225 224.525 10:10A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.975 220.400 218.475 219.225 - 0.150 219.375 10:10A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 215.650 217.050 215.000 215.800 - 0.225 216.025 10:10A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 214.650 215.575 214.525 214.525 - 0.150 214.675 10:10A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 215.025 215.275 214.875 214.875 - 0.125 215.000 10:10A Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 331.800 335.000 331.450 332.650 0.900 331.750 10:10A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 328.150 331.925 327.525 329.500 1.425 328.075 10:10A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 320.775 324.500 320.275 322.075 1.425 320.650 10:10A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 316.225 320.325 316.225 318.150 1.550 316.600 10:10A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 316.775 319.825 316.775 318.150 1.875 316.275 10:10A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 315.725 318.225 315.725 316.775 1.725 315.050 10:10A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 319.000 319.250 318.600 319.250 2.850 316.400 10:10A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 314.000 - 0.600 313.825s 10:11A Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.13 16.13 16.12 16.12 16.12 09:47A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.33 15.39 15.25 15.37 0.07 15.30 10:09A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 15.87 15.90 15.79 15.85 -0.03 15.88 10:10A Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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