Monday, September 28, 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 523'6
-4'4
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 523'6
-4'4
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 November 2026  @C6Z 523'6
-4'4
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 537'0
-5'0
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 523'6
-4'4
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 523'6
-4'4
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 523'6
-4'4
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 537'0
-5'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 537'0
-5'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 537'0
-5'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 543'2
-5'4
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 543'2
-5'4
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 546'2
-5'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 546'2
-5'2
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 546'2
-5'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 523'6
-4'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1296'2
-22'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1296'2
-22'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1318'4
-21'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1318'4
-21'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1326'2
-20'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 25  @S6X 1296'2
-22'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1296'2
-22'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1310'0
-22'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1310'0
-22'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1318'4
-21'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1326'2
-20'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1261'6
-15'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 528'6 529'0 520'4 523'6 -4'4 528'2 07:24A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 542'4 542'4 534'0 537'0 -5'0 542'0 07:24A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 549'0 549'0 540'6 543'2 -5'4 548'6 07:24A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 551'6 552'0 543'4 546'2 -5'2 551'4 07:24A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 523'0 523'6 517'0 519'2 -4'4 523'6 07:24A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 529'2 529'2 521'6 523'6 -4'2 528'0 07:24A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 539'0 539'0 535'4 535'4 -4'6 540'2 07:24A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 545'0 545'4 541'4 541'4 -5'4 547'0 07:24A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1319'0 1322'4 1293'4 1296'2 -22'6 1319'0 07:24A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1332'4 1335'4 1307'4 1310'0 -22'4 1332'4 07:24A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1338'2 1342'2 1315'6 1318'4 -21'0 1339'4 07:24A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1346'0 1349'2 1323'6 1326'2 -20'0 1346'2 07:24A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1350'4 1353'6 1328'4 1331'4 -19'2 1350'6 07:24A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1331'4 1335'4 1313'0 1314'6 -18'2 1333'0 07:24A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1290'2 1293'0 1272'6 1274'4 -17'2 1291'6 07:24A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1277'4 1278'6 1258'6 1261'6 -15'0 1276'6 07:24A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3739 3739 3655 3662 - 77 3739 07:24A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3710 3710 3618 3622 - 88 3710 07:24A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3697 3697 3611 3617 - 81 3698 07:24A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3688 3688 3607 3613 - 70 3683 07:24A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3679 3679 3609 3615 - 64 3679 07:24A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3689 3690 3624 3627 - 63 3690 07:24A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3638 3644 3588 3593 - 55 3648 07:24A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3584 3590 3539 3544 - 51 3595 07:25A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 67.46 67.60 66.94 67.27 0.01 67.26 07:24A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.00 68.18 67.51 67.84 67.84 07:24A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.02 68.37 67.74 68.05 68.05 07:24A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.34 68.60 67.95 68.20 -0.06 68.26 07:24A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.53 68.74 68.14 68.37 -0.06 68.43 07:24A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.50 68.68 68.10 68.31 -0.10 68.41 07:24A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.10 68.21 67.67 67.67 -0.31 67.98 07:24A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.62 67.62 67.17 67.35 -0.15 67.50 07:25A 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 78.175 78.275 -0.975 78.225s 09/27 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 70.275 70.450 68.650 68.975 -0.450 69.025s 09/27 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 71.850 72.050 70.175 70.325 -0.525 70.325s 09/27 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 77.200 77.300 75.700 75.900 -0.375 75.925s 09/27 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 81.575 81.575 80.550 80.550 -0.200 80.700s 09/25 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 90.425 90.425 89.075 89.275 -0.350 89.250s 09/25 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 91.975 92.025 91.125 91.225 -0.300 91.225s 09/25 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 91.775 91.900 91.075 91.150 -0.325 91.150s 09/25 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.000 77.075 76.650 76.650 -0.175 76.625s 09/25 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 70.425 70.425 69.900 69.900 -0.525 69.900s 09/25 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 -0.525 73.500s 09/25 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 218.475 220.400 217.275 218.850 - 0.200 218.875s 09/27 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 220.750 223.200 219.700 222.100 1.050 222.150s 09/27 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.525 225.125 221.750 224.300 1.425 224.300s 09/27 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.200 226.625 223.450 225.800 1.300 225.825s 09/27 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.975 221.275 218.475 220.675 1.350 220.725s 09/25 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 215.650 217.825 215.000 217.350 1.325 217.350s 09/25 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 214.650 216.250 213.750 215.700 1.125 215.800s 09/25 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 215.025 216.600 214.300 216.225 1.325 216.325s 09/25 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 331.800 335.950 331.225 335.000 3.175 334.925s 09/27 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 328.150 333.125 327.525 332.000 3.900 331.975s 09/27 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 320.775 325.425 320.275 324.475 3.700 324.350s 09/27 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 316.225 320.925 316.225 320.300 3.575 320.175s 09/25 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 316.775 320.000 315.950 319.625 3.175 319.450s 09/25 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 315.725 318.325 314.725 318.100 2.975 318.025s 09/25 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 319.000 319.250 315.950 318.750 2.525 318.925s 09/25 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 314.750 316.975 314.750 316.700 2.875 316.700s 09/25 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.12 16.12 16.12 16.12 16.12 02:13A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.12 15.15 15.09 15.10 -0.06 15.16 07:19A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 15.80 15.81 15.72 15.72 -0.14 15.86 07:21A Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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