Tuesday, January 27, 2026  
 
 
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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



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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
 JAN 26 contract only  @C6H 427'2
-1'0
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 427'2
-1'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @C6H 427'2
-1'0
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 427'2
-1'0
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 435'4
-0'4
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 435'4
-0'4
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 441'4
-0'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 441'4
-0'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 441'4
-0'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 454'2
-0'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1067'2
5'4
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1067'2
5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1079'6
5'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1079'6
5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1092'6
5'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1092'6
5'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1067'2
5'4
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1067'2
5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1079'6
5'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1079'6
5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1092'6
5'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1092'6
5'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1083'0
4'0
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 428'2 429'6 426'4 427'2 -1'0 428'2 11:33A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 436'2 437'6 434'4 435'4 -0'4 436'0 11:33A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 442'0 444'0 440'6 441'4 -0'4 442'0 11:32A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 441'2 442'6 440'0 440'4 -0'6 441'2 11:32A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 455'0 456'2 454'0 454'2 -0'6 455'0 11:33A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 467'2 468'4 466'2 466'4 -1'0 467'4 11:32A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 474'0 475'2 472'6 473'0 -0'4 473'4 11:31A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 476'6 478'6 476'2 476'4 -0'6 477'2 11:32A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1060'2 1069'4 1058'4 1067'2 5'4 1061'6 11:33A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1073'0 1082'0 1070'6 1079'6 5'6 1074'0 11:33A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1086'0 1094'6 1084'2 1092'6 5'2 1087'4 11:32A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1085'0 1092'4 1083'0 1091'0 5'0 1086'0 11:32A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1072'4 1078'2 1069'6 1076'6 4'2 1072'4 11:32A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1077'4 1084'6 1076'0 1083'0 4'0 1079'0 11:33A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1088'4 1095'2 1087'2 1094'0 3'6 1090'2 11:32A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1091'0 1097'4 1089'4 1096'2 3'6 1092'4 11:32A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2938 2950 2927 2941 - 2 2943 11:32A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2970 2990 2967 2982 3 2979 11:32A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3026 3040 3019 3034 4 3030 11:32A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3044 3057 3036 3052 6 3046 11:32A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3053 3066 3047 3061 6 3055 11:32A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3057 3069 3050 3065 7 3058 11:32A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3095 3107 3087 3102 7 3095 11:32A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3106 3121 3105 3118 8 3110 11:32A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 53.75 54.53 53.35 54.48 0.59 53.89 11:32A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 54.29 55.05 53.90 54.99 0.57 54.42 11:32A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 54.62 55.39 54.24 55.35 0.58 54.77 11:32A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 54.61 55.19 54.08 55.13 0.55 54.58 11:32A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 54.21 54.90 53.80 54.83 0.52 54.31 11:32A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 53.90 54.57 53.48 54.49 0.49 54.00 11:32A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 53.90 54.54 53.48 54.46 0.48 53.98 11:32A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 53.84 54.49 53.48 54.35 0.39 53.96 11:32A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 88.550 89.050 88.100 88.800 0.500 88.300 11:32A Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 96.800 97.550 96.400 96.800 0.075 96.725 11:32A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.800 100.850 100.075 100.275 0.050 100.225 11:32A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.225 109.850 109.075 109.375 0.250 109.125 11:32A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.650 110.300 109.650 110.025 0.425 109.600 11:32A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.500 109.000 108.425 108.650 0.450 108.200 11:32A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.775 91.125 90.775 91.000 0.350 90.650 11:32A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 81.000 81.250 80.975 81.200 0.275 80.925 11:32A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 83.250 83.250 83.050 83.200 0.225 82.975 11:32A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.150 86.225 86.125 86.200 0.225 85.975 11:32A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.375 0.050 89.375s 11:30A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.200 0.050 96.700s 11:30A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 236.025 236.375 234.725 235.725 - 0.300 236.025 11:32A Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 237.825 238.225 236.250 237.400 - 0.600 238.000 11:32A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.275 233.775 232.125 233.175 - 0.450 233.625 11:32A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 230.775 231.500 229.950 231.000 - 0.175 231.175 11:32A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.300 231.000 229.525 230.575 - 0.100 230.675 11:32A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.525 231.500 229.975 231.075 - 0.100 231.175 11:32A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 231.000 231.375 229.900 231.000 231.000 11:32A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.375 230.725 229.250 230.275 - 0.100 230.375 11:32A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 366.700 367.250 366.000 366.700 366.700 11:32A Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 362.150 363.125 359.975 362.050 - 0.550 362.600 11:32A Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 360.775 361.650 358.625 360.925 - 0.275 361.200 11:32A Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 358.450 359.000 355.975 358.400 - 0.075 358.475 11:32A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 357.000 358.100 355.200 357.450 - 0.100 357.550 11:32A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 354.600 355.475 352.975 354.850 - 0.175 355.025 11:32A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 351.500 352.500 350.000 352.050 0.150 351.900 11:32A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 348.675 348.800 347.525 348.450 0.050 348.400 11:32A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 14.73 14.73 14.70 14.72 14.72 11:31A Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
Feb 26 16.05 16.35 15.40 15.68 -0.35 16.03 11:32A Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 16.40 16.84 15.88 16.18 -0.17 16.35 11:32A Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
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