Tuesday, April 14, 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 443'0s
2'6
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 452'4s
1'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @C6K 443'0s
2'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 452'4s
1'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 452'4s
1'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 452'4s
1'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 470'4s
-0'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 483'4s
-0'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 483'4s
-0'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 490'6s
-0'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1158'0s
-4'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1172'6s
-4'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1172'6s
-4'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1172'6s
-4'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1144'0s
-5'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1158'0s
-4'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1172'6s
-4'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1172'6s
-4'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1172'6s
-4'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1144'0s
-5'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1155'0s
-4'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 440'4 446'0 440'2 443'0 2'6 443'0s 03:34P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 451'0 456'2 451'0 452'2 1'4 452'4s 03:31P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 455'2 459'4 454'4 455'0 -0'4 455'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 471'2 475'0 469'6 470'4 -0'4 470'4s 02:31P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 483'4 487'4 482'6 483'2 -0'2 483'4s 02:34P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 491'2 494'2 490'0 490'2 -0'2 490'6s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 495'2 498'2 493'6 494'4 -0'4 494'2s 02:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 477'4 479'6 476'4 477'0 -0'6 477'2s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1160'4 1168'4 1156'0 1156'4 -4'2 1158'0s 02:30P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1175'4 1183'0 1170'2 1170'6 -4'6 1172'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1168'4 1175'6 1163'4 1163'4 -4'6 1166'0s 01:23P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1146'6 1154'0 1140'6 1140'6 -6'4 1143'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1147'6 1153'4 1141'6 1142'2 -5'6 1144'0s 02:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1158'0 1164'0 1153'0 1153'2 -5'4 1155'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1157'0 1162'2 1152'0 1153'0 -4'4 1155'0s 03:20P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1162'6 1165'4 1155'4 1156'2 -4'4 1158'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3324 3396 3291 3295 - 22 3297s 02:58P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3306 3356 3266 3268 - 16 3273s 03:28P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3243 3295 3219 3220 - 16 3224s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3197 3245 3179 3180 - 13 3183s 01:20P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3161 3206 3144 3149 - 11 3150s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3195 3237 3175 3182 - 12 3183s 02:34P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3204 3243 3183 3189 - 13 3190s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3202 3235 3177 3186 - 12 3186s 01:20P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 66.46 66.64 65.51 66.37 -0.06 66.44s 03:00P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 66.35 66.51 65.35 66.14 -0.14 66.22s 02:32P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 65.31 65.50 64.36 64.95 -0.24 65.08s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 64.11 64.44 63.37 63.82 -0.30 63.96s 02:47P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 63.00 63.28 62.31 62.73 -0.34 62.83s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 62.47 62.70 61.64 61.92 -0.41 62.11s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 62.15 62.33 61.29 61.47 -0.50 61.69s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 61.64 61.82 60.78 60.95 -0.57 61.11s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 90.550 90.600 90.350 90.450 90.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 94.750 95.100 93.950 94.125 -0.625 94.225s 02:59P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 103.125 103.375 102.250 102.475 - 0.675 102.450s 02:41P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 106.075 106.175 105.125 105.325 - 0.725 105.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 105.950 106.150 105.200 105.400 - 0.550 105.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.225 91.225 90.450 90.775 -0.400 90.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.325 83.400 82.850 83.100 -0.350 83.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.075 86.075 85.525 85.850 -0.200 85.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.800 89.800 89.250 89.750 -0.050 89.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 -0.025 92.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.225 100.250 99.700 99.775 - 0.300 99.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.900 - 0.300 100.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 250.750 253.600 250.750 252.550 1.900 252.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 248.500 252.000 248.500 251.350 2.900 251.425s 02:31P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 244.300 247.675 244.300 246.325 2.075 246.525s 02:31P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 240.600 243.500 240.600 241.600 1.225 242.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 240.000 242.750 240.000 240.725 1.050 241.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 239.950 242.100 239.825 240.425 1.225 240.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 238.925 240.875 238.925 239.700 1.325 240.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 231.825 233.800 231.825 233.050 1.500 233.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 374.625 378.500 374.600 375.475 1.400 375.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 373.000 377.575 372.825 374.375 2.025 374.850s 02:30P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 373.325 378.050 373.300 375.425 2.500 375.825s 02:34P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 371.875 376.000 371.875 373.625 2.350 373.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 369.350 373.475 369.350 370.850 2.250 371.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 366.450 370.225 366.250 367.925 2.050 368.300s 02:30P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 359.925 363.575 359.925 361.025 1.825 361.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 354.625 358.250 354.625 355.975 1.700 355.975s 02:30P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 16.97 16.99 16.95 16.97 -0.03 16.97 03:27P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.16 17.27 17.08 17.26 0.12 17.14 03:35P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 17.90 18.12 17.79 18.12 0.22 18.01 03:35P Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
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