Monday, August 31, 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
 AUG contract only  @C6Z 536'0
-0'4
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 536'0
-0'4
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 536'0
-0'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6Z 536'0
-0'4
Chart
 September 2026  @C6Z 536'0
-0'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 536'0
-0'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 550'2
-1'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 550'2
-1'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 556'6
-0'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 556'6
-0'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 557'6
0'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 528'4
1'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1283'4
-4'4
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1283'4
-4'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1283'4
-4'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1304'2
-2'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1283'4
-4'4
Chart
 By Sept 11th  @S6X 1283'4
-4'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1283'4
-4'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1298'6
-4'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1304'2
-2'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1309'4
-1'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1243'0
1'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 512'0 518'0 509'0 513'2 1'2 512'0 09:43A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 536'0 542'0 531'4 536'0 -0'4 536'4 09:43A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 550'4 556'6 546'2 550'2 -1'0 551'2 09:43A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 556'2 562'6 552'4 556'6 -0'2 557'0 09:43A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 556'4 563'2 553'4 557'6 0'2 557'4 09:43A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 524'4 531'4 523'2 528'0 0'4 527'4 09:43A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 525'2 531'2 522'6 528'4 1'4 527'0 09:42A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 533'4 540'4 533'4 538'2 1'6 536'4 09:43A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 1274'4 1278'4 1266'0 1274'0 -2'2 1276'2 09:43A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1288'0 1294'4 1277'2 1283'4 -4'4 1288'0 09:43A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1302'4 1309'2 1292'4 1298'6 -4'0 1302'6 09:43A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1306'0 1313'4 1298'2 1304'2 -2'2 1306'4 09:43A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1309'6 1317'6 1303'6 1309'4 -1'0 1310'4 09:43A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1311'0 1319'6 1306'0 1313'4 1'4 1312'0 09:43A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1292'6 1301'6 1290'0 1294'6 0'6 1294'0 09:43A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1257'4 1260'0 1252'0 1258'0 3'6 1254'2 09:43A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 3362 3362 3331 3352 - 30 3382 09:43A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3417 3417 3365 3393 - 32 3425 09:43A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3485 3485 3432 3463 - 26 3489 09:43A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3497 3503 3453 3487 - 18 3505 09:43A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3501 3518 3464 3502 - 7 3509 09:43A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3506 3533 3474 3520 3 3517 09:43A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3515 3553 3496 3542 10 3532 09:43A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3500 3532 3476 3517 11 3506 09:42A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 70.34 70.49 69.39 69.59 -1.00 70.59 09:43A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 70.88 71.02 69.56 69.97 -0.85 70.82 09:43A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 71.24 71.38 69.88 70.33 -0.73 71.06 09:43A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 71.23 71.34 69.94 70.33 -0.66 70.99 09:43A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 71.08 71.33 69.96 70.36 -0.56 70.92 09:43A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 70.88 71.20 69.93 70.34 -0.47 70.81 09:43A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 70.73 71.08 69.79 70.10 -0.49 70.59 09:43A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 69.84 70.47 69.32 69.49 -0.46 69.95 09:42A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 81.975 83.750 81.975 83.250 1.350 81.900 09:43A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 72.375 74.000 72.325 73.750 1.450 72.300 09:43A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 74.975 76.400 74.975 76.175 1.200 74.975 09:43A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 80.950 81.850 80.900 81.750 1.100 80.650 09:43A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 85.600 86.150 85.600 86.150 0.950 85.200 09:43A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.225 94.975 94.225 94.875 0.950 93.925 09:43A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.825 96.475 95.800 96.350 0.750 95.600 09:43A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 95.475 96.025 95.475 96.025 0.775 95.250 09:43A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.375 80.700 80.375 80.700 0.700 80.000 09:43A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.075 73.075 73.075 73.075 0.425 72.650 09:43A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.950 1.175 75.950s 09:38A Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 220.000 222.750 220.000 222.750 3.500 219.250 09:43A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 211.800 213.350 211.150 212.575 0.850 211.725 09:43A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 213.800 215.375 213.075 214.625 0.900 213.725 09:43A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 215.575 217.100 214.975 216.600 1.075 215.525 09:43A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 217.575 218.725 216.900 218.175 0.650 217.525 09:43A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 212.300 213.325 211.700 212.675 0.325 212.350 09:43A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 209.350 210.375 208.750 209.675 0.200 209.475 09:43A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 208.375 209.475 208.200 209.475 1.100 208.375 09:43A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 321.000 322.275 319.950 321.200 0.300 320.900 09:43A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 316.675 318.150 315.725 316.950 0.425 316.525 09:43A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 309.925 311.600 309.100 310.375 0.450 309.925 09:43A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 302.000 303.950 301.600 302.775 0.500 302.275 09:43A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 298.300 300.650 298.300 300.125 0.850 299.275 09:43A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 299.750 301.050 299.225 300.550 0.825 299.725 09:43A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 299.625 300.725 299.125 300.250 0.900 299.350 09:43A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 299.900 301.100 299.900 301.100 0.600 300.500 09:43A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.65 16.68 16.64 16.64 -0.02 16.66 08:23A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.54 16.56 16.38 16.48 0.07 16.41 09:42A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 17.18 17.26 16.95 17.13 0.16 16.97 09:40A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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