Tuesday, September 15, 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
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 537'0
1'2
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 537'0
1'2
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 537'0
1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 551'2
1'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 537'0
1'2
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 537'0
1'2
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 537'0
1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 551'2
1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 551'2
1'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 551'2
1'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 557'4
0'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 557'4
0'6
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 560'2
0'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 560'2
0'6
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 560'2
0'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 536'4
0'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1321'6
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1321'6
3'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1346'0
3'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1346'0
3'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1351'2
2'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 16th  @S6X 1321'6
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1321'6
3'0
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1338'4
3'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1338'4
3'2
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1346'0
3'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1351'2
2'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1277'0
2'4
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 535'6 537'4 534'0 537'0 1'2 535'6 10:48P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 550'2 551'6 548'4 551'2 1'0 550'2 10:48P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 556'6 558'0 555'0 557'4 0'6 556'6 10:48P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 559'2 560'4 557'6 560'2 0'6 559'4 10:48P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 532'0 533'0 530'6 533'0 0'4 532'4 10:48P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 535'4 536'4 534'0 536'4 0'4 536'0 10:48P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 546'4 546'4 546'4 546'4 -1'0 547'4 10:48P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 554'0 0'0 554'0 10:48P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1318'0 1322'4 1314'6 1321'6 3'0 1318'6 10:48P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1334'2 1339'0 1331'4 1338'4 3'2 1335'2 10:48P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1342'0 1346'4 1339'2 1346'0 3'0 1343'0 10:48P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1347'6 1352'0 1345'0 1351'2 2'4 1348'6 10:48P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1349'4 1354'6 1348'0 1354'2 2'4 1351'6 10:48P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1330'4 1335'2 1329'2 1335'0 2'4 1332'4 10:48P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1289'0 1292'2 1289'0 1292'2 2'0 1290'2 10:48P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1273'6 1277'0 1271'4 1277'0 2'4 1274'4 10:48P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3601 3617 3587 3611 10 3601 10:48P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3654 3670 3640 3664 10 3654 10:48P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3665 3682 3651 3675 10 3665 10:48P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3664 3676 3648 3675 11 3664 10:48P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3657 3675 3647 3672 8 3664 10:48P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3665 3679 3652 3671 3 3668 10:48P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3613 3629 3606 3629 5 3624 10:48P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3572 3572 3571 3571 4 3567 10:48P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 69.77 70.07 69.48 70.02 0.14 69.88 10:48P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 70.20 70.55 69.95 70.50 0.15 70.35 10:48P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 70.41 70.74 70.14 70.70 0.14 70.56 10:48P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 70.51 70.79 70.24 70.79 0.14 70.65 10:48P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 70.60 70.80 70.30 70.80 0.12 70.68 10:48P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 70.34 70.67 70.20 70.63 0.07 70.56 10:48P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 70.05 70.05 70.03 70.03 0.05 69.98 10:48P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 69.39 69.39 69.37 69.37 0.04 69.33 10:48P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 79.500 80.075 78.875 79.100 -0.525 79.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 70.900 71.225 69.500 69.575 -1.600 69.650s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 73.600 73.725 71.750 71.925 -1.700 71.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 79.400 79.475 77.600 77.925 -1.450 77.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 83.925 83.925 82.325 82.650 -1.200 82.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 92.375 92.700 91.050 91.550 -1.175 91.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 94.225 94.350 92.775 93.350 -1.075 92.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.150 94.150 92.550 93.100 -1.025 92.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.175 80.175 77.825 77.825 -0.925 77.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.275 73.350 71.450 71.450 -0.600 71.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 -0.600 74.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 222.450 222.825 220.000 220.625 - 1.550 220.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 225.400 225.500 222.400 223.200 - 1.800 223.350s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 226.500 226.575 223.775 224.500 - 1.625 224.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 227.550 227.725 225.175 225.750 - 1.575 225.975s 02:31P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 221.550 221.850 219.550 220.075 - 1.425 220.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 218.225 218.775 216.450 216.700 - 1.525 216.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 217.350 217.500 215.350 215.350 - 1.825 215.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 217.925 217.925 215.950 216.075 - 1.775 215.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 343.200 343.200 339.250 340.050 - 3.300 340.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 337.750 337.800 332.750 333.675 - 4.000 333.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 333.325 333.325 327.975 328.775 - 3.875 328.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 324.350 324.625 319.725 320.725 - 3.525 320.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 320.375 320.725 316.000 316.750 - 3.125 317.050s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 320.000 320.775 316.000 317.175 - 2.875 317.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 319.200 319.550 316.200 316.400 - 2.800 316.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 319.125 320.150 315.650 316.825 - 3.175 316.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.11 16.12 Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.87 15.91 Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 16.26 16.26 16.26 16.26 0.05 16.21 10:45P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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