Friday, January 30, 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 426'2
-4'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 426'2
-4'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 434'4
-4'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @C6H 426'2
-4'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 426'2
-4'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 434'4
-4'4
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 434'4
-4'4
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 441'2
-4'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 441'2
-4'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 441'2
-4'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 455'0
-4'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1066'6
-5'4
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1066'6
-5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1080'0
-5'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1080'0
-5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1094'0
-5'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1094'0
-5'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1083'0
-6'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1066'6
-5'4
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1066'6
-5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1080'0
-5'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1080'0
-5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1094'0
-5'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1094'0
-5'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1083'0
-6'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 430'6 431'6 426'0 426'2 -4'4 430'6 10:55A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 438'4 439'4 434'2 434'4 -4'4 439'0 10:55A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 445'2 446'2 441'2 441'2 -4'4 445'6 10:54A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 444'0 445'2 440'4 441'0 -4'0 445'0 10:54A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 458'4 459'2 454'6 455'0 -4'0 459'0 10:54A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 470'0 470'6 467'2 467'2 -3'6 471'0 10:54A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 476'4 476'4 473'4 473'4 -3'2 476'6 10:54A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 480'0 480'0 477'0 477'0 -3'0 480'0 10:54A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1072'4 1074'0 1062'6 1066'6 -5'4 1072'2 10:55A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1086'2 1087'4 1076'4 1080'0 -5'6 1085'6 10:55A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1100'0 1101'4 1091'0 1094'0 -5'6 1099'6 10:55A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1098'2 1098'4 1088'6 1091'2 -6'2 1097'4 10:55A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1082'6 1083'4 1073'4 1076'0 -6'4 1082'4 10:55A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1089'0 1090'4 1080'2 1083'0 -6'6 1089'6 10:55A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1100'0 1103'0 1091'6 1094'6 -6'0 1100'6 10:55A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1102'0 1106'6 1094'4 1097'2 -6'2 1103'4 10:55A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2955 2964 2929 2938 - 22 2960 10:55A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2997 3005 2973 2981 - 21 3002 10:55A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3054 3056 3028 3034 - 21 3055 10:55A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3073 3075 3048 3053 - 20 3073 10:55A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3083 3086 3060 3065 - 19 3084 10:55A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3087 3090 3066 3072 - 18 3090 10:55A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3125 3128 3105 3110 - 18 3128 10:55A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3139 3143 3120 3125 - 18 3143 10:55A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 54.04 54.10 53.30 53.81 -0.22 54.03 10:55A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 54.61 54.63 53.85 54.38 -0.20 54.58 10:55A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 54.89 54.97 54.17 54.70 -0.21 54.91 10:55A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 54.69 54.69 53.97 54.49 -0.20 54.69 10:55A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 54.41 54.41 53.68 54.21 -0.20 54.41 10:55A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 54.09 54.09 53.36 53.87 -0.22 54.09 10:55A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 54.09 54.10 53.35 53.84 -0.24 54.08 10:55A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 54.04 54.04 53.30 53.77 -0.27 54.04 10:55A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 87.250 87.600 87.150 87.500 -0.200 87.700 10:55A Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 94.925 95.500 94.675 95.250 -0.200 95.450 10:55A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.825 99.200 98.825 99.200 -0.100 99.300 10:55A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.975 108.650 107.825 108.550 0.125 108.425 10:55A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.025 109.675 108.900 109.600 0.175 109.425 10:55A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 107.950 108.675 107.875 108.600 0.250 108.350 10:55A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.675 91.350 90.675 91.300 0.300 91.000 10:55A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 81.425 81.900 81.425 81.850 0.325 81.525 10:54A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 83.600 84.000 83.600 83.950 0.275 83.675 10:54A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 87.000 87.100 86.875 87.100 0.525 86.575 10:54A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.975 0.300 89.975s 10:51A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 97.350 97.350 97.350 97.350 97.350 09:37A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 236.000 238.700 234.875 237.250 1.750 235.500 10:55A Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 237.500 239.750 236.175 238.375 1.100 237.275 10:55A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.500 234.950 232.025 233.450 0.175 233.275 10:55A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 231.225 232.300 229.825 230.950 - 0.275 231.225 10:55A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.850 231.575 229.300 230.150 - 0.725 230.875 10:55A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 231.300 231.900 229.725 230.500 - 0.800 231.300 10:55A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 230.750 231.575 229.500 230.300 - 0.675 230.975 10:55A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 229.125 230.575 228.800 229.725 - 0.300 230.025 10:55A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 365.550 366.000 362.350 363.650 - 1.475 365.125 10:55A Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 363.500 363.900 360.425 361.600 - 1.625 363.225 10:55A Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 360.125 360.600 357.100 358.300 - 1.675 359.975 10:55A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 358.825 359.250 355.675 356.875 - 1.750 358.625 10:55A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 356.200 356.825 353.250 354.100 - 2.025 356.125 10:55A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 352.275 353.800 350.475 351.425 - 1.825 353.250 10:55A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 349.150 350.000 346.800 347.425 - 2.300 349.725 10:55A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 341.225 343.000 340.500 340.500 - 2.350 342.850 10:55A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 14.62 14.64 14.62 14.62 -0.01 14.63 10:04A Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
Feb 26 15.39 15.41 15.27 15.36 0.02 15.34 10:54A Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 15.86 16.00 15.82 16.00 0.10 15.90 10:54A Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
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