Tuesday, July 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 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
 July 2026  @C6U 449'2
-0'2
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 449'2
-0'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 472'0
-1'0
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 449'2
-0'2
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 449'2
-0'2
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 472'0
-1'0
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 January 2027  @C7H 488'0
-0'4
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 February 2027  @C7H 488'0
-0'4
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 March 2027  @C7K 496'6
-0'4
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 April 2027  @C7K 496'6
-0'4
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 June 2027  @C7N 501'4
0'0
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 N/C 2027  @C7Z 493'4
0'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1214'6
-11'2
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1222'0
-4'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1222'0
-4'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1237'6
-2'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1214'6
-11'2
Chart
 August 2026  @S6Q 1214'6
-11'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1222'0
-4'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1236'0
-4'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1183'6
0'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 447'0 451'0 445'4 449'2 -0'2 449'4 09:06A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 470'0 474'2 469'0 472'0 -1'0 473'0 09:06A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 485'6 489'6 484'6 488'0 -0'4 488'4 09:06A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 494'6 498'4 493'6 496'6 -0'4 497'2 09:06A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 499'0 503'0 498'2 501'4 0'0 501'4 09:06A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 485'2 488'2 484'6 487'0 -0'2 487'2 09:06A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 492'0 494'4 491'2 493'4 0'4 493'0 09:06A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 502'4 504'2 502'4 504'2 0'6 503'4 09:06A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1220'0 1227'4 1213'0 1214'6 -11'2 1226'0 09:06A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1210'0 1217'4 1207'2 1208'6 -6'6 1215'4 09:06A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1221'2 1230'2 1220'2 1222'0 -4'2 1226'2 09:06A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1234'2 1243'6 1234'0 1236'0 -4'0 1240'0 09:06A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1237'2 1244'4 1234'2 1237'6 -2'2 1240'0 09:06A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1239'6 1247'6 1238'0 1241'4 -2'0 1243'4 09:06A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1243'6 1251'6 1242'4 1246'0 -1'4 1247'4 09:06A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1225'0 1234'0 1225'0 1230'0 -0'2 1230'2 09:06A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3221 3252 3211 3244 9 3235 09:06A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3194 3230 3182 3220 8 3212 09:06A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3177 3219 3174 3211 12 3199 09:06A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3234 3260 3205 3252 14 3238 09:06A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3235 3280 3229 3273 16 3257 09:06A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3260 3294 3250 3287 17 3270 09:06A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3260 3308 3260 3302 18 3284 09:06A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3288 3332 3288 3327 19 3308 09:06A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 74.65 75.16 74.03 74.14 -0.54 74.68 09:05A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 73.82 74.32 73.21 73.30 -0.52 73.82 09:05A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 72.80 73.28 72.24 72.30 -0.54 72.84 09:05A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 72.11 72.54 71.51 71.62 -0.51 72.13 09:05A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 71.75 72.13 71.15 71.23 -0.52 71.75 09:05A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 71.17 71.52 70.52 70.62 -0.55 71.17 09:05A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 70.61 70.93 70.00 70.12 -0.47 70.59 09:05A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.95 70.22 69.39 69.47 -0.43 69.90 09:05A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 101.150 101.925 100.975 101.750 0.475 101.275 09:06A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.825 88.175 87.500 88.150 0.425 87.725 09:06A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.125 79.350 78.850 79.300 0.225 79.075 09:06A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.425 82.500 82.075 82.425 0.175 82.250 09:06A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.775 86.875 86.550 86.800 0.125 86.675 09:06A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.975 89.975 89.975 89.975 0.025 89.950 09:06A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.225 98.350 98.000 98.225 0.125 98.100 09:06A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 98.425 98.750 98.425 98.625 0.100 98.525 09:06A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 97.600 97.600 97.600 97.600 97.600 09:06A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 82.475 82.500 82.475 82.500 1.075 82.475s 09:04A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 75.475 1.075 75.475s 09:06A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 227.000 227.750 226.600 227.150 0.625 226.525 09:06A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 223.850 224.675 223.500 223.750 0.450 223.300 09:06A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 223.525 224.375 223.300 223.625 0.625 223.000 09:06A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 224.425 225.300 224.350 224.700 0.750 223.950 09:06A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.500 226.550 225.400 225.850 0.825 225.025 09:06A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 220.000 220.475 219.575 220.225 1.100 219.125 09:06A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 217.600 217.600 217.175 217.550 1.075 216.475 09:04A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 217.825 217.825 216.550 216.550 0.725 215.825 09:05A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 352.450 353.475 351.275 351.350 - 0.650 352.000 09:06A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 346.675 348.050 346.250 346.500 0.250 346.250 09:06A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 340.425 341.875 340.250 340.900 1.075 339.825 09:06A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 335.150 337.000 335.150 336.200 1.600 334.600 09:06A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 328.650 330.725 328.650 330.100 2.150 327.950 09:05A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 325.000 327.200 325.000 327.200 3.050 324.150 09:05A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 324.050 326.025 324.050 325.750 2.300 323.450 09:05A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 323.475 324.250 323.475 323.975 1.800 322.175 09:06A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.72 15.75 15.71 15.75 0.02 15.73 09:03A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 17.37 17.53 17.28 17.38 -0.04 17.42 09:05A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 17.65 17.65 17.48 17.58 -0.04 17.62 09:05A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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