Monday, July 20, 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
 July 2026  @C6U 447'4
-2'0
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 447'4
-2'0
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 470'6
-2'2
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 447'4
-2'0
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 August 2026  @C6U 447'4
-2'0
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 470'6
-2'2
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 January 2027  @C7H 487'0
-1'4
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 February 2027  @C7H 487'0
-1'4
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 March 2027  @C7K 495'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 495'6
-1'4
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 June 2027  @C7N 500'0
-1'4
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 N/C 2027  @C7Z 492'0
-1'0
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1221'0
-5'0
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 August 2026  @S6X 1222'6
-3'4
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 N/C 2026  @S6X 1222'6
-3'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1236'6
-3'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1221'0
-5'0
Chart
 August 2026  @S6Q 1221'0
-5'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1222'6
-3'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1236'4
-3'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1179'2
-4'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 447'0 448'4 445'4 447'4 -2'0 449'4 09:50P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 470'0 472'0 469'0 470'6 -2'2 473'0 09:50P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 485'6 487'4 484'6 487'0 -1'4 488'4 09:50P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 494'6 496'2 493'6 495'6 -1'4 497'2 09:50P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 499'0 500'6 498'2 500'0 -1'4 501'4 09:50P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 485'2 486'2 484'6 485'6 -1'4 487'2 09:50P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 492'0 493'0 491'2 492'0 -1'0 493'0 09:50P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 502'4 503'2 502'4 503'2 -0'2 503'4 09:50P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1220'0 1222'4 1218'0 1221'0 -5'0 1226'0 09:50P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1210'0 1212'2 1207'4 1210'4 -5'0 1215'4 09:50P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1221'2 1225'0 1220'2 1222'6 -3'4 1226'2 09:50P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1234'2 1238'2 1234'0 1236'4 -3'4 1240'0 09:50P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1237'2 1238'2 1234'2 1236'6 -3'2 1240'0 09:50P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1239'6 1241'6 1238'0 1240'2 -3'2 1243'4 09:50P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1243'6 1245'6 1242'4 1244'0 -3'4 1247'4 09:50P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1225'0 1225'6 1225'0 1225'2 -5'0 1230'2 09:50P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3221 3230 3211 3228 - 7 3235 09:50P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3194 3207 3182 3204 - 8 3212 09:50P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3177 3192 3174 3190 - 9 3199 09:50P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3234 3234 3205 3231 - 7 3238 09:50P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3235 3251 3229 3249 - 8 3257 09:50P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3260 3267 3250 3263 - 7 3270 09:50P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3260 3280 3260 3279 - 5 3284 09:50P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3288 3295 3288 3295 - 13 3308 09:50P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 74.65 74.89 74.52 74.71 0.03 74.68 09:49P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 73.82 74.04 73.69 73.87 0.05 73.82 09:49P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 72.80 73.00 72.66 72.82 -0.02 72.84 09:49P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 72.11 72.28 71.91 72.12 -0.01 72.13 09:49P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 71.75 71.91 71.55 71.73 -0.02 71.75 09:49P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 71.17 71.32 71.01 71.01 -0.16 71.17 09:49P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 70.61 70.73 70.45 70.59 70.59 09:49P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.95 70.08 69.92 69.92 0.02 69.90 09:49P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 101.975 102.200 101.100 101.225 - 0.375 101.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 88.025 88.700 87.625 87.700 -0.225 87.725s 02:30P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 78.875 79.575 78.725 79.050 0.300 79.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 81.650 82.500 81.650 82.225 0.525 82.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 85.950 86.750 85.875 86.650 0.650 86.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.900 90.250 89.875 89.925 0.450 89.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 97.475 98.200 97.425 98.075 0.600 98.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 97.850 98.600 97.850 98.500 0.625 98.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 97.550 97.625 97.550 97.625 0.600 97.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 82.475 82.500 82.475 82.500 1.075 82.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 75.475 1.075 75.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 224.500 226.850 223.675 226.500 2.100 226.525s 02:50P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 220.750 223.525 219.825 223.300 2.600 223.300s 02:30P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 220.525 223.275 219.700 223.000 2.475 223.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 221.525 224.200 220.750 223.875 2.425 223.950s 02:34P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 222.325 225.300 221.775 225.000 2.700 225.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 216.000 219.300 215.750 219.100 2.775 219.125s 02:30P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 213.875 216.550 213.000 216.450 3.075 216.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 212.825 216.025 212.825 216.025 3.000 215.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 345.750 352.600 345.050 352.550 6.050 352.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 339.125 347.000 338.300 346.775 6.900 346.250s 02:35P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 332.825 340.300 331.650 340.025 7.000 339.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 328.000 335.050 326.800 335.025 6.675 334.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 322.550 328.400 320.750 328.300 6.200 327.950s 02:31P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 317.725 324.675 317.725 324.675 5.550 324.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 317.250 323.875 317.050 323.875 5.325 323.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 316.250 322.125 316.250 322.125 5.300 322.175s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.73 15.73 Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 17.37 17.37 17.37 17.37 -0.05 17.42 09:15P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 17.60 17.62 Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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