Saturday, September 12, 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 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
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 530'2s
-3'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 530'2s
-3'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 530'2s
-3'4
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 October 2026  @C6Z 530'2s
-3'4
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 November 2026  @C6Z 530'2s
-3'4
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 December 2026  @C7H 545'4s
-3'6
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 January 2027  @C7H 545'4s
-3'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 545'4s
-3'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 553'0s
-4'0
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 April 2027  @C7K 553'0s
-4'0
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 May 2027  @C7N 556'2s
-3'6
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 June 2027  @C7N 556'2s
-3'6
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 July 2027  @C7N 556'2s
-3'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 532'0s
-4'2
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1296'4s
-35'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1296'4s
-35'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1318'6s
-34'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1318'6s
-34'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1325'0s
-32'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 11th  @S6X 1296'4s
-35'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1296'4s
-35'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1312'0s
-35'2
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1318'6s
-34'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1325'0s
-32'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1255'4s
-22'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 512'0 512'0 507'4 509'4 -3'6 510'2s 09/11 Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 533'2 544'6 523'2 532'0 -3'4 530'2s 09/11 Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 548'2 560'0 538'2 547'0 -3'6 545'4s 09/11 Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 556'2 566'4 545'4 554'4 -4'0 553'0s 09/11 Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 558'6 569'4 549'2 558'0 -3'6 556'2s 09/11 Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 532'4 538'2 523'0 530'2 -5'0 528'4s 09/11 Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 534'4 540'0 525'4 533'2 -4'2 532'0s 09/11 Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 543'4 550'4 537'2 543'6 -3'4 543'4s 09/11 Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 1296'0 1296'0 1296'0 1296'0 -35'6 1280'2s 09/11 Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1330'0 1335'2 1293'0 1299'0 -35'6 1296'4s 09/11 Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1345'0 1350'2 1308'2 1314'2 -35'2 1312'0s 09/11 Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1350'2 1355'2 1315'0 1321'2 -34'0 1318'6s 09/11 Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1354'0 1359'4 1321'0 1327'6 -32'2 1325'0s 09/11 Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1357'6 1360'4 1324'0 1330'2 -30'4 1328'4s 09/11 Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1335'6 1340'0 1306'0 1312'0 -28'4 1310'0s 09/11 Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1291'6 1291'6 1265'4 1271'0 -25'2 1269'0s 09/11 Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 3469 3493 3466 3493 - 18 3470s 09/11 Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3493 3506 3447 3478 - 38 3468s 09/11 Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3555 3570 3508 3538 - 41 3528s 09/11 Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3588 3590 3529 3557 - 42 3547s 09/11 Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3581 3601 3541 3568 - 38 3561s 09/11 Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3589 3607 3552 3574 - 35 3569s 09/11 Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3606 3615 3562 3578 - 34 3577s 09/11 Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3564 3572 3531 3543 - 28 3541s 09/11 Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 70.66 70.66 70.66 70.66 -2.27 69.01s 09/11 Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 71.57 71.72 69.05 69.11 -2.22 69.19s 09/11 Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 72.10 72.23 69.53 69.61 -2.24 69.68s 09/11 Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 72.36 72.48 69.85 69.90 -2.20 69.99s 09/11 Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 72.48 72.63 70.04 70.11 -2.17 70.19s 09/11 Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 72.40 72.60 70.08 70.18 -2.10 70.24s 09/11 Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 72.30 72.43 69.93 70.03 -2.06 70.10s 09/11 Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 71.75 71.75 69.38 69.58 -1.93 69.57s 09/11 Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 82.975 83.275 81.475 81.625 -1.625 81.525s 09/11 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 74.175 74.375 72.600 72.775 -1.650 72.700s 09/11 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 76.600 76.825 75.150 75.275 -1.625 75.200s 09/11 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 82.150 82.150 80.675 80.850 -1.425 80.775s 09/11 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.250 86.250 84.975 84.975 -1.200 85.050s 09/11 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.000 95.025 93.675 93.800 -1.250 93.750s 09/11 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 96.275 96.400 95.250 95.375 -1.025 95.325s 09/11 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 95.700 95.850 94.850 95.100 -0.800 95.000s 09/11 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.875 80.950 79.975 79.975 -0.850 80.100s 09/11 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.825 73.850 72.600 72.600 -0.725 73.100s 09/11 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 77.175 -0.725 76.450s 09/11 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 218.525 220.350 217.925 219.625 1.850 219.675s 09/11 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 220.300 223.075 219.975 222.100 2.625 222.225s 09/11 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 221.925 224.675 221.600 223.975 2.850 224.000s 09/11 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 223.450 226.075 223.100 225.450 2.725 225.475s 09/11 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 217.375 220.200 217.300 219.625 2.550 219.575s 09/11 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 214.025 216.750 213.825 216.225 2.450 216.100s 09/11 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 212.750 215.325 212.750 214.650 2.175 214.675s 09/11 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 213.000 215.425 212.950 215.425 2.300 215.250s 09/11 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 333.500 339.150 332.875 337.875 5.250 337.825s 09/11 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 328.200 333.900 327.850 332.500 4.950 332.500s 09/11 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 323.450 329.350 323.075 328.475 5.400 328.175s 09/11 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 316.500 321.525 316.175 321.025 4.775 320.700s 09/11 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 313.525 318.000 312.800 317.750 4.600 317.375s 09/11 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 313.525 317.675 313.325 317.400 4.250 317.275s 09/11 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 312.900 316.425 312.175 316.175 3.850 316.175s 09/11 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 312.825 316.775 312.675 316.675 4.000 316.675s 09/11 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.15 16.16 16.13 16.15 -0.05 16.15s 09/11 Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 16.08 16.20 15.91 16.11 16.14s 09/11 Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 16.38 16.51 16.21 16.40 0.08 16.48s 09/11 Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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