Monday, July 20, 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
 July 2026  @C6U 450'2
5'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 450'2
5'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 473'2
5'6
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 450'2
5'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 450'2
5'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 473'2
5'6
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 January 2027  @C7H 488'6
5'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 488'6
5'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 497'0
5'2
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 April 2027  @C7K 497'0
5'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 501'2
4'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 493'6
3'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1220'0
15'4
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1218'4
15'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1218'4
15'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1234'0
14'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1220'0
15'4
Chart
 August 2026  @S6Q 1220'0
15'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1218'4
15'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1232'2
15'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1181'0
9'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 449'0 451'2 447'0 450'2 5'4 444'6 05:36A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 472'0 474'0 470'0 473'2 5'6 467'4 05:36A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 487'0 489'4 485'6 488'6 5'6 483'0 05:36A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 495'6 498'0 494'2 497'0 5'2 491'6 05:36A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 500'2 502'4 498'4 501'2 4'4 496'6 05:36A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 487'6 488'0 486'0 487'4 3'2 484'2 05:36A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 492'2 494'6 491'0 493'6 3'6 490'0 05:36A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 505'0 505'0 502'2 502'2 1'4 500'6 05:36A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1210'0 1220'4 1209'0 1220'0 15'4 1204'4 05:36A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1200'0 1208'2 1197'0 1208'0 14'4 1193'4 05:36A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1210'0 1218'6 1207'4 1218'4 15'4 1203'0 05:36A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1222'0 1232'4 1221'2 1232'2 15'4 1216'6 05:36A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1226'0 1234'0 1224'0 1234'0 14'0 1220'0 05:36A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1230'0 1238'4 1229'0 1238'2 13'0 1225'2 05:36A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1230'4 1243'0 1230'4 1243'0 12'4 1230'4 05:36A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1221'6 1226'2 1220'2 1226'2 11'6 1214'4 05:36A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3212 3226 3199 3223 21 3202 05:36A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3183 3196 3167 3195 24 3171 05:36A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3162 3176 3146 3175 26 3149 05:36A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3193 3213 3182 3212 27 3185 05:36A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3213 3230 3199 3227 24 3203 05:36A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3224 3241 3214 3239 20 3219 05:36A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3244 3252 3232 3250 16 3234 05:36A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3267 3279 3259 3273 14 3259 05:36A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 75.21 75.51 74.75 75.15 0.34 74.81 05:36A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 74.29 74.60 73.87 74.24 0.31 73.93 05:36A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 73.45 73.68 72.96 73.30 0.28 73.02 05:36A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 72.74 73.11 72.32 72.70 0.27 72.43 05:36A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 72.63 72.72 71.94 72.26 0.19 72.07 05:36A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 71.93 72.20 71.39 71.71 0.18 71.53 05:36A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 71.50 71.52 70.91 71.07 0.13 70.94 05:36A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 70.74 70.74 70.21 70.33 0.06 70.27 05:36A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 100.500 102.025 100.500 101.575 1.375 101.650s 07/19 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.150 88.375 86.925 87.850 1.025 87.950s 07/19 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 78.100 79.025 78.025 78.650 0.825 78.775s 07/19 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 81.250 81.925 81.175 81.600 0.600 81.725s 07/19 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 85.750 86.200 85.625 85.900 0.275 86.025s 07/19 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.600 89.650 89.375 89.375 -0.100 89.500s 07/17 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 97.375 97.725 97.275 97.450 0.125 97.500s 07/19 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 97.925 98.150 97.800 97.825 97.900s 07/19 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 97.100 97.375 97.000 97.000 -0.100 97.000s 07/19 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 81.500 -0.100 81.400s 07/17 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 74.400 -0.100 74.400s 07/17 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 227.250 227.250 224.200 224.350 - 2.650 224.425s 07/19 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 223.350 223.450 220.500 220.625 - 2.575 220.700s 07/19 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 223.350 223.350 220.325 220.400 - 2.675 220.525s 07/19 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 224.100 224.125 221.200 221.475 - 2.475 221.525s 07/19 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.375 224.550 221.800 222.225 - 2.050 222.325s 07/19 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 217.750 218.200 215.625 216.300 - 1.725 216.350s 07/19 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 214.900 214.900 212.700 213.425 - 1.500 213.400s 07/19 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 213.025 213.125 212.075 212.875 - 1.175 212.825s 07/19 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 346.675 348.125 344.575 345.925 - 0.650 345.950s 07/19 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 340.225 341.050 337.450 339.075 - 1.000 339.350s 07/19 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 334.300 334.625 330.525 332.550 - 1.625 332.825s 07/19 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 329.250 330.150 325.750 327.400 - 2.125 327.925s 07/19 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 323.125 323.925 319.625 321.375 - 2.200 321.750s 07/19 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 319.400 320.325 316.425 318.475 - 2.050 318.600s 07/17 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 319.100 319.675 316.000 317.525 - 1.700 318.125s 07/17 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 317.500 317.500 314.000 316.850 - 1.350 316.875s 07/17 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.72 15.72 15.72 15.72 -0.02 15.74 03:34A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 17.79 17.79 17.74 17.79 -0.03 17.82 07/19 Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 18.07 18.11 Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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