Saturday, January 24, 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 430'4s
6'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 430'4s
6'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @C6H 430'4s
6'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 430'4s
6'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 438'0s
5'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 438'0s
5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 443'6s
5'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 443'6s
5'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 443'6s
5'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 455'2s
3'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1067'6s
3'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1067'6s
3'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1079'4s
3'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1079'4s
3'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1092'4s
3'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1092'4s
3'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1067'6s
3'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1067'6s
3'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1079'4s
3'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1079'4s
3'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1092'4s
3'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1092'4s
3'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1082'0s
4'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 423'6 431'2 422'4 430'6 6'4 430'4s 01/23 Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 431'6 439'0 431'2 438'4 5'6 438'0s 01/23 Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 438'4 444'4 437'4 444'0 5'2 443'6s 01/23 Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 437'4 443'2 437'2 442'2 4'2 442'0s 01/23 Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 451'2 456'4 451'0 455'4 3'4 455'2s 01/23 Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 464'0 468'6 463'6 468'0 3'0 467'6s 01/23 Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 470'6 475'2 470'2 474'2 2'6 474'0s 01/23 Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 475'2 478'6 474'0 477'6 2'4 477'4s 01/23 Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1063'4 1071'4 1061'2 1067'4 3'6 1067'6s 01/23 Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1075'6 1084'0 1074'0 1079'0 3'2 1079'4s 01/23 Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1088'6 1096'6 1087'0 1092'0 3'4 1092'4s 01/23 Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1086'4 1094'2 1085'0 1090'2 3'6 1090'4s 01/23 Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1071'4 1079'2 1069'4 1075'6 4'6 1076'2s 01/23 Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1077'0 1084'6 1075'4 1081'4 4'6 1082'0s 01/23 Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1088'0 1095'6 1087'0 1093'0 5'0 1093'2s 01/23 Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1090'0 1098'0 1089'6 1095'0 5'0 1095'2s 01/23 Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2962 3002 2955 3001 37 2999s 01/23 Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2993 3027 2987 3022 28 3021s 01/23 Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3044 3070 3033 3067 28 3067s 01/23 Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3056 3084 3048 3082 26 3081s 01/23 Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3060 3090 3058 3089 24 3089s 01/23 Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3067 3091 3060 3091 22 3090s 01/23 Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3103 3127 3094 3127 21 3125s 01/23 Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3117 3141 3110 3140 20 3140s 01/23 Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 53.78 54.62 53.63 53.93 0.21 53.99s 01/23 Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 54.34 55.15 54.19 54.49 0.19 54.52s 01/23 Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 54.65 55.44 54.51 54.82 0.20 54.85s 01/23 Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 54.48 55.18 54.30 54.58 0.18 54.62s 01/23 Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 54.16 54.87 54.03 54.27 0.16 54.32s 01/23 Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 53.89 54.55 53.72 53.93 0.13 53.97s 01/23 Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 53.88 54.49 53.70 53.90 0.14 53.95s 01/23 Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 53.81 54.44 53.71 53.88 0.11 53.94s 01/23 Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 88.475 88.800 88.175 88.425 -0.125 88.350s 01/23 Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 96.350 96.750 95.900 96.225 -0.175 96.175s 01/23 Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.000 100.000 99.425 99.550 - 0.225 99.550s 01/23 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 108.625 108.975 108.350 108.550 - 0.125 108.500s 01/23 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.050 109.425 108.950 109.175 0.125 109.175s 01/23 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 107.600 107.975 107.550 107.925 0.275 107.875s 01/23 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.925 90.550 89.900 90.500 0.575 90.525s 01/23 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 80.375 80.950 80.375 80.925 0.525 80.925s 01/23 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.475 82.975 82.475 82.975 0.475 82.925s 01/23 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 85.500 85.575 85.500 85.575 0.500 85.925s 01/23 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.325 0.500 89.325s 01/23 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.200 0.475 96.650s 01/23 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 232.975 235.800 230.700 234.925 2.525 234.900s 01/23 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 235.175 238.150 232.650 237.000 2.100 236.925s 01/23 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 231.175 233.800 228.925 232.550 1.600 232.500s 01/23 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 228.900 231.375 226.900 230.000 1.275 230.025s 01/23 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 228.650 230.850 226.825 229.450 0.950 229.425s 01/23 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 229.375 231.300 227.500 229.975 0.750 229.925s 01/23 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.375 231.125 227.550 229.925 0.675 229.825s 01/23 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.550 230.400 226.900 229.050 0.575 229.075s 01/23 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 364.000 366.275 361.200 364.800 1.075 364.800s 01/23 Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 359.500 361.650 354.550 360.000 0.900 360.175s 01/23 Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 357.950 360.125 353.125 358.600 0.800 358.750s 01/23 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 355.450 357.375 350.475 355.900 0.575 356.050s 01/23 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 354.700 356.775 350.000 355.200 0.400 355.325s 01/23 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 352.400 354.100 347.525 352.600 0.400 352.750s 01/23 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 348.875 350.700 344.500 349.575 0.475 349.675s 01/23 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 345.100 347.050 341.850 345.900 0.400 345.900s 01/23 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 14.66 14.71 14.66 14.71 -0.04 14.69s 01/23 Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
Feb 26 14.91 15.41 14.88 15.34 0.28 15.28s 01/23 Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 15.16 15.73 15.16 15.66 0.39 15.60s 01/23 Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
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