Friday, November 14, 2025  
 
 
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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


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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
 Nov 25 contract only  @C5Z 430'2s
-11'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2025  @C5Z 430'2s
-11'2
Chart
 December 2025  @C6H 444'0s
-11'4
Chart
 January 2026  @C6H 444'0s
-11'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 444'0s
-11'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 452'2s
-10'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 452'2s
-10'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 458'2s
-10'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 458'2s
-10'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 458'2s
-10'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 467'2s
-5'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2025  @S6F 1124'4s
-22'4
Chart
 December 2025  @S6F 1124'4s
-22'4
Chart
 January 2026  @S6H 1136'0s
-20'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1136'0s
-20'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1146'4s
-19'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1146'4s
-19'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1153'2s
-19'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1153'2s
-19'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2025  @S6F 1124'4s
-22'4
Chart
 December 2025  @S6F 1124'4s
-22'4
Chart
 January 2026  @S6H 1136'0s
-20'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1136'0s
-20'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1146'4s
-19'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1146'4s
-19'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1153'2s
-19'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1153'2s
-19'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1115'0s
-6'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 441'4 442'6 429'4 430'2 -11'2 430'2s 03:59P Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 455'2 457'0 443'2 444'0 -11'4 444'0s 03:34P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 463'0 464'6 451'4 452'2 -10'6 452'2s 02:52P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 468'4 470'2 457'4 458'2 -10'2 458'2s 03:33P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 462'4 463'0 454'2 455'0 -7'2 455'2s 02:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 472'2 473'2 466'2 467'0 -5'6 467'2s 03:41P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 484'0 485'2 478'0 479'4 -5'2 479'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 490'2 490'4 484'6 485'6 -5'0 486'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 25 1133'0 1138'6 1116'0 1119'4 -19'2 1112'6s 01:20P Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
Jan 26 1145'2 1152'2 1122'4 1122'4 -22'4 1124'4s 03:34P Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1154'6 1161'4 1134'0 1134'2 -20'6 1136'0s 03:27P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1164'4 1170'6 1144'0 1145'0 -19'6 1146'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1169'4 1177'0 1151'2 1151'6 -19'4 1153'2s 02:31P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1155'4 1161'6 1139'6 1140'0 -16'0 1142'0s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1122'6 1128'0 1112'0 1113'4 -9'2 1115'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1119'0 1125'0 1111'0 1113'0 -6'6 1115'0s 03:44P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 3285 3303 3216 3217 - 59 3225s 02:30P Chart for @SM5Z Options for @SM5Z
Jan 26 3301 3323 3237 3237 - 57 3246s 03:14P Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3338 3353 3268 3269 - 60 3278s 04:38P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3375 3388 3309 3310 - 58 3319s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3409 3430 3354 3354 - 53 3363s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3409 3420 3358 3358 - 43 3367s 01:20P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3384 3401 3349 3351 - 32 3360s 01:20P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3357 3376 3324 3339 - 22 3346s 01:20P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 50.35 50.76 50.01 50.15 -0.10 50.15s 03:28P Chart for @BO5Z Options for @BO5Z
Jan 26 50.61 51.07 50.34 50.48 -0.07 50.49s 01:30P Chart for @BO6F Options for @BO6F
Mar 26 51.14 51.62 50.90 51.03 -0.09 51.04s 03:13P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 51.61 52.03 51.34 51.43 -0.10 51.46s 03:19P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 51.81 52.23 51.52 51.66 -0.09 51.67s 02:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 51.58 51.99 51.30 51.43 -0.08 51.45s 01:20P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 51.36 51.75 51.07 51.23 -0.07 51.24s 01:20P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 51.05 51.40 50.83 50.93 -0.05 50.95s 01:20P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 78.000 79.500 77.925 78.225 0.425 78.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 78.850 80.325 78.600 79.075 0.525 79.375s 03:31P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 82.975 84.025 82.525 82.900 0.300 83.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 86.500 87.000 86.500 87.000 0.325 86.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 94.450 95.000 93.875 94.475 0.475 94.725s 03:30P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 94.575 95.600 94.450 95.125 0.575 95.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 94.075 94.800 93.675 94.325 0.550 94.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 80.450 80.675 80.075 80.100 80.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.650 73.750 73.125 73.175 73.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 76.800 76.800 76.800 76.800 -0.300 76.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 85.000 -0.300 79.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 25 218.325 220.625 215.325 218.900 0.150 219.150s 02:30P Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 217.950 221.100 215.250 219.175 0.575 219.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 217.850 221.100 214.800 219.250 0.975 219.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 210.850 214.100 208.000 212.400 0.750 212.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 207.700 210.050 204.250 208.275 0.525 208.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 206.450 208.525 203.100 206.725 0.400 206.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 205.050 208.075 202.650 206.525 0.375 206.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 204.000 206.950 201.750 205.575 0.325 205.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 25 337.800 339.650 330.000 338.725 1.675 338.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF5X Options for @GF5X
Jan 26 315.975 321.325 310.050 320.175 2.100 320.550s 01:05P Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 308.850 314.500 302.725 313.050 1.575 313.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 306.250 312.275 300.350 310.625 1.725 311.075s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 303.925 309.500 297.875 307.775 2.075 308.500s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 303.575 308.500 297.400 307.075 2.275 307.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 300.200 305.900 295.300 305.250 2.050 305.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 297.475 302.600 293.350 302.375 2.175 302.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 25 17.19 17.23 17.18 17.23 0.02 17.22s 04:00P Chart for @DA5X Options for @DA5X
Dec 25 16.65 16.75 16.52 16.73 -0.04 16.68s 04:00P Chart for @DA5Z Options for @DA5Z
Jan 26 15.97 16.07 15.92 16.04 -0.01 15.99s 04:00P Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
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