Tuesday, April 21, 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



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Feed Mill / Grain Recieving / Meal & Oil Load Out
Monday - Friday  8:00 am - 4:00 pm

HELP WANTED/General Labor
Contact Reid at 712-348-3637


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
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 453'6s
1'6
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 462'0s
1'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @C6K 453'6s
1'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 462'0s
1'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 462'0s
1'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 462'0s
1'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 481'6s
2'2
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 January 2027  @C7H 495'6s
2'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 495'6s
2'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 503'4s
2'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1174'4s
8'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1190'2s
8'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1190'2s
8'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1190'2s
8'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1166'4s
8'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1174'4s
8'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1190'2s
8'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1190'2s
8'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1190'2s
8'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1166'4s
8'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1177'6s
8'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 452'0 455'2 450'6 453'6 1'6 453'6s 05:09P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 460'2 463'4 458'6 462'0 1'6 462'0s 05:07P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 463'4 467'6 462'2 466'0 2'0 465'6s 04:45P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 479'0 483'2 478'0 481'4 2'2 481'6s 05:04P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 492'2 497'2 492'2 495'2 2'2 495'6s 03:53P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 500'2 504'6 499'6 502'6 2'2 503'4s 03:17P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 504'0 508'2 503'6 506'2 1'6 506'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 487'2 488'4 486'6 487'4 1'6 487'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1165'4 1178'4 1165'0 1174'2 8'6 1174'4s 05:15P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1181'0 1194'6 1180'6 1190'4 8'4 1190'2s 05:13P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1174'6 1188'2 1174'4 1184'2 8'2 1184'0s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1151'2 1165'4 1151'2 1162'0 9'4 1162'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1155'4 1170'0 1155'4 1166'4 8'6 1166'4s 05:14P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1169'2 1182'4 1169'2 1179'4 8'4 1179'4s 04:48P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1167'2 1180'6 1167'2 1177'6 8'0 1177'6s 04:45P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1173'0 1184'0 1172'0 1181'2 8'0 1181'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3251 3269 3231 3254 2 3253s 04:45P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3212 3229 3196 3213 3212s 04:45P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3170 3178 3148 3156 - 14 3153s 01:20P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3141 3141 3110 3115 - 21 3112s 01:20P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3121 3121 3090 3094 - 21 3092s 05:11P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3150 3160 3128 3131 - 20 3130s 03:51P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3166 3173 3142 3145 - 18 3145s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3165 3165 3137 3138 - 15 3141s 01:20P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 69.63 72.31 69.42 72.11 2.51 72.14s 04:45P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 69.24 71.82 69.11 71.64 2.35 71.65s 04:55P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 67.65 70.06 67.62 69.83 2.01 69.80s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 66.06 68.40 66.06 68.15 1.84 68.12s 03:51P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 64.68 66.86 64.62 66.65 1.81 66.63s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 63.68 65.81 63.61 65.60 1.78 65.61s 04:45P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.23 65.21 63.12 65.03 1.77 65.07s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 62.46 64.44 62.46 64.29 1.68 64.32s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 94.900 95.700 94.600 95.350 1.175 95.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.800 103.725 102.675 103.050 1.475 103.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 105.000 105.725 104.775 105.200 1.225 105.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 104.700 105.625 104.625 105.175 1.125 105.125s 02:31P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.225 90.475 89.700 90.100 0.775 90.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.500 82.850 82.125 82.400 0.525 82.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.525 85.850 85.100 85.350 0.250 85.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.000 90.000 89.150 89.450 0.125 89.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 0.125 92.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.250 100.250 99.700 99.700 0.150 99.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.350 100.375 99.850 99.850 - 0.150 99.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 99.825 -0.150 99.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 249.000 250.225 246.650 247.525 - 2.175 247.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 245.750 246.800 242.825 243.500 - 2.525 243.550s 02:30P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 241.725 242.700 238.700 239.725 - 1.900 239.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 236.725 238.275 234.625 235.400 - 1.525 235.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 236.350 237.900 234.475 235.000 - 1.550 235.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 236.300 237.825 234.500 234.800 - 1.700 234.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 235.750 237.000 233.825 234.050 - 1.725 234.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 229.150 229.975 227.175 227.225 - 1.725 227.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 368.875 369.975 364.750 366.325 - 2.300 366.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 359.800 364.200 357.325 358.600 - 2.550 358.550s 02:30P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 360.350 364.650 358.000 359.025 - 2.400 358.950s 02:31P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 358.275 362.375 355.825 356.700 - 2.550 356.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 356.800 360.025 353.750 354.350 - 2.500 354.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 353.175 357.250 350.425 351.575 - 2.325 351.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 347.175 350.700 343.975 344.975 - 2.250 345.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 342.100 344.675 338.375 340.150 - 2.200 340.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 16.84 16.85 Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.27 17.30 Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 17.95 17.90 Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
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