Friday, August 28, 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
 AUG contract only  @C6U 513'2
3'0
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 537'6
4'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 537'6
4'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6U 513'2
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 537'6
4'2
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 551'2
4'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 551'2
4'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 557'0
4'0
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 557'0
4'0
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 558'0
3'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 528'0
2'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1273'0
5'0
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1273'0
5'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1273'0
5'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1293'4
5'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1273'0
5'0
Chart
 By Sept 11th  @S6X 1273'0
5'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1273'0
5'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1287'4
4'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1293'4
5'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1297'2
4'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1229'6
3'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 508'0 514'4 507'2 513'2 3'0 510'2 04:30A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 531'4 538'2 530'6 537'6 4'2 533'4 04:30A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 545'2 552'2 544'4 551'2 4'0 547'2 04:31A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 551'2 558'2 550'4 557'0 4'0 553'0 04:31A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 552'4 559'2 551'6 558'0 3'6 554'2 04:31A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 525'0 530'2 524'6 528'6 2'2 526'4 04:31A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 525'0 529'0 523'6 528'0 2'4 525'4 04:31A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 534'2 538'0 534'2 536'4 1'4 535'0 04:31A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 1257'4 1268'0 1257'4 1260'6 4'2 1256'4 04:31A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1270'0 1279'4 1269'2 1273'0 5'0 1268'0 04:30A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1284'6 1294'2 1284'2 1287'4 4'4 1283'0 04:31A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1290'2 1299'6 1289'6 1293'4 5'2 1288'2 04:31A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1294'6 1304'2 1294'4 1297'2 4'4 1292'6 04:31A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1296'6 1305'6 1296'2 1299'0 4'4 1294'4 04:31A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1280'2 1287'4 1278'6 1281'2 4'0 1277'2 04:30A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1242'4 1245'2 1242'2 1242'2 3'6 1238'4 04:30A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 3285 3306 3274 3293 - 9 3302 04:30A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3331 3351 3314 3336 - 8 3344 04:30A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3396 3416 3378 3402 - 7 3409 04:30A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3427 3438 3403 3422 - 12 3434 04:30A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3442 3454 3422 3440 - 14 3454 04:30A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3466 3467 3434 3454 - 19 3473 04:30A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3483 3484 3457 3475 - 20 3495 04:30A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3444 3462 3437 3447 - 27 3474 04:30A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 68.81 69.87 68.72 69.38 1.38 68.00 04:30A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 69.12 70.16 68.93 69.69 1.46 68.23 04:30A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.39 70.42 69.20 69.90 1.39 68.51 04:30A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.36 70.34 69.21 69.91 1.40 68.51 04:30A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.31 70.31 69.23 69.87 1.28 68.59 04:30A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.32 70.28 69.22 69.87 1.26 68.61 04:30A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.18 70.08 69.08 69.69 1.22 68.47 04:30A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.65 69.43 68.65 69.26 1.35 67.91 04:30A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 80.800 81.250 80.425 80.525 -0.275 80.625s 08/27 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 70.900 71.650 70.700 71.075 0.225 71.200s 08/27 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 73.650 74.275 73.300 73.750 0.125 73.850s 08/27 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 79.350 79.900 78.800 79.500 0.100 79.550s 08/27 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 83.850 84.250 83.850 84.150 0.150 84.000s 08/27 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 92.425 93.075 92.125 92.775 0.150 92.850s 08/27 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 93.850 94.675 93.825 94.425 0.250 94.475s 08/27 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 93.525 94.275 93.525 94.100 0.325 94.175s 08/27 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 78.575 79.100 78.550 79.100 0.525 79.100s 08/27 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.100 0.525 71.475s 08/27 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 74.775 0.525 74.775s 08/27 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 219.175 221.950 219.000 220.300 1.825 220.300s 08/27 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 211.500 214.225 211.375 212.900 2.150 212.925s 08/27 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 213.275 216.175 213.225 214.750 2.225 214.800s 08/27 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 214.800 217.850 214.675 216.775 2.750 216.825s 08/27 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 216.375 219.600 216.300 218.625 2.975 218.700s 08/27 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 210.875 214.150 210.825 213.050 3.075 213.200s 08/27 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 207.525 211.000 207.525 209.950 3.150 210.075s 08/27 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 206.050 209.525 206.050 209.175 3.300 209.200s 08/27 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 333.200 333.950 332.600 333.800 1.000 333.750s 08/27 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 320.000 325.125 319.775 322.550 3.450 322.450s 08/27 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 315.000 320.850 314.900 318.250 3.825 318.075s 08/27 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 307.950 314.450 307.950 311.650 3.975 311.475s 08/27 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 300.425 307.000 300.400 304.075 3.850 303.925s 08/27 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 298.375 304.075 298.375 301.325 3.675 301.050s 08/27 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 299.450 304.875 299.450 301.525 3.500 301.650s 08/27 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 301.525 304.850 300.000 301.150 3.100 301.325s 08/27 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.66 16.66 16.64 16.64 -0.03 16.67 03:54A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.35 16.38 16.17 16.33 16.33 03:54A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 16.85 16.86 16.75 16.75 -0.10 16.85 04:01A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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