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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 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) US Drought Monitor Link 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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	loading... NON-GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  May 26 contract only  @C6N 468'4s -11'4 GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  May 2026  @C6N 468'4s -11'4  June 2026  @C6N 468'4s -11'4  July 2026  @C6N 468'4s -11'4  N/C 2026  @C6Z 490'0s -10'4  January 2027  @C7H 503'2s -10'2  February 2027  @C7H 503'2s -10'2  March 2027  @C7K 510'6s -10'2 NON-GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  May 2026  @S6N 1194'6s -16'6  June 2026  @S6N 1194'6s -16'6  July 2026  @S6N 1194'6s -16'6  N/C 2026  @S6X 1175'4s -14'0 GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  May 2026  @S6N 1194'6s -16'6  June 2026  @S6N 1194'6s -16'6  July 2026  @S6N 1194'6s -16'6  N/C 2026  @S6X 1175'4s -14'0  January 2027  @S7H 1184'2s -13'0
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	Futures
	@C - CORN - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 463'0 463'0 452'2 452'6 -12'6 452'6s 02:51P Jul 26 478'2 479'4 467'4 468'0 -11'4 468'4s 02:41P Sep 26 483'4 484'6 473'2 474'2 -10'4 475'0s 02:30P Dec 26 498'4 499'4 487'6 489'2 -10'4 490'0s 02:52P Mar 27 511'0 512'2 500'6 502'4 -10'2 503'2s 02:34P May 27 519'0 519'6 508'4 510'0 -10'2 510'6s 01:30P Jul 27 523'0 524'0 512'6 513'4 -10'4 514'4s 02:36P Sep 27 502'6 503'2 494'0 496'2 -7'0 497'0s 01:20P @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 1196'2 1196'2 1175'0 1178'2 -16'6 1179'0s 01:30P Jul 26 1211'4 1214'6 1189'6 1194'2 -16'6 1194'6s 02:43P Aug 26 1203'4 1207'6 1184'4 1188'6 -16'0 1189'0s 01:20P Sep 26 1182'6 1185'6 1164'6 1168'4 -15'2 1169'0s 01:30P Nov 26 1188'4 1190'6 1171'2 1174'6 -14'0 1175'4s 02:34P Jan 27 1198'2 1202'2 1183'4 1186'6 -14'0 1187'4s 01:23P Mar 27 1195'2 1198'2 1180'6 1183'4 -13'0 1184'2s 01:30P May 27 1195'2 1198'4 1183'2 1186'0 -12'0 1187'0s 01:30P @SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 3239 3252 3200 3200 - 28 3198s 01:20P Jul 26 3205 3234 3170 3171 - 31 3173s 02:52P Aug 26 3157 3184 3134 3136 - 16 3139s 02:53P Sep 26 3133 3150 3110 3114 - 8 3116s 01:30P Oct 26 3103 3127 3086 3094 - 7 3096s 01:30P Dec 26 3141 3165 3123 3132 - 7 3134s 01:30P Jan 27 3148 3171 3131 3142 - 3 3144s 01:30P Mar 27 3132 3158 3120 3137 6 3138s 01:30P @BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 77.85 77.85 76.01 76.40 -1.89 76.51s 01:30P Jul 26 76.62 76.79 74.30 74.92 -1.89 75.02s 01:30P Aug 26 74.98 75.12 72.75 73.30 -1.80 73.43s 01:30P Sep 26 73.52 73.58 71.35 71.90 -1.71 72.04s 01:30P Oct 26 72.30 72.38 70.06 70.60 -1.67 70.79s 02:30P Dec 26 71.44 71.51 69.18 69.78 -1.65 69.94s 01:30P Jan 27 70.86 70.86 68.60 69.18 -1.63 69.34s 01:30P Mar 27 69.91 70.00 67.76 68.31 -1.58 68.55s 01:30P @HE - LEAN HOGS - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 92.050 92.250 91.550 91.650 -1.100 91.700s 02:51P Jun 26 100.825 100.825 99.500 99.700 - 1.725 99.700s 02:31P Jul 26 103.125 103.125 102.075 102.250 - 1.275 102.250s 01:05P Aug 26 103.900 103.900 103.050 103.275 - 0.900 103.300s 01:05P Oct 26 89.975 89.975 89.275 89.525 -0.700 89.500s 01:05P Dec 26 82.800 82.825 82.000 82.250 -0.750 82.275s 02:31P Feb 27 85.725 85.800 85.025 85.300 -0.750 85.300s 01:05P Apr 27 89.200 89.625 88.775 89.250 -0.675 89.250s 01:05P May 27 93.250 -0.650 92.375s 01:05P Jun 27 99.725 99.850 99.300 99.675 - 0.575 99.650s 01:05P Jul 27 99.575 99.575 99.575 99.575 - 0.700 99.625s 01:05P Aug 27 98.000 - 0.625 98.225s 01:05P @LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Jun 26 253.550 254.675 252.625 253.475 0.250 253.475s 01:05P Aug 26 248.850 250.000 247.975 248.950 0.550 248.900s 01:05P Oct 26 243.550 245.200 242.900 243.800 0.500 243.725s 01:05P Dec 26 243.075 244.675 242.525 243.050 0.250 243.050s 02:31P Feb 27 243.175 244.450 242.600 242.900 242.900s 01:05P Apr 27 242.850 243.600 242.025 242.125 - 0.225 242.075s 01:05P Jun 27 236.725 236.950 235.500 235.500 - 0.200 235.600s 01:05P Aug 27 233.550 233.550 232.425 232.475 - 0.200 232.425s 01:05P @GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 373.175 374.175 371.125 372.325 0.575 372.400s 01:05P Aug 26 373.775 374.875 372.150 372.950 0.750 373.050s 01:05P Sep 26 371.800 373.275 370.650 371.150 0.925 371.300s 01:05P Oct 26 369.250 370.925 368.375 368.800 0.825 368.850s 01:05P Nov 26 366.275 368.000 365.600 365.700 0.725 365.875s 01:05P Jan 27 361.600 362.000 359.750 360.075 0.525 359.875s 01:05P Mar 27 357.050 357.600 355.525 355.625 0.525 355.525s 01:05P Apr 27 355.000 355.000 353.775 353.775 0.600 353.475s 01:05P @DA - MILK CLASS III - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 17.05 17.21 17.05 17.19 0.18 17.14 02:53P Jun 26 17.37 17.75 17.37 17.64 0.35 17.57 02:53P Jul 26 18.03 18.30 18.02 18.22 0.33 18.18 02:53P My Custom Markets Symbol Open High Low Last Change Close Time More

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