Tuesday, July 14, 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 435'6
-5'2
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 August 2026  @C6U 435'6
-5'2
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 457'2
-6'0
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 435'6
-5'2
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 August 2026  @C6U 435'6
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 457'2
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 January 2027  @C7H 472'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 472'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 481'2
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 April 2027  @C7K 481'2
-5'0
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 June 2027  @C7N 485'6
-5'2
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 N/C 2027  @C7Z 481'2
-3'2
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1191'0
-5'6
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 August 2026  @S6X 1187'2
-7'4
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 N/C 2026  @S6X 1187'2
-7'4
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 January 2027  @S7H 1204'0
-7'6
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GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1191'0
-5'6
Chart
 August 2026  @S6Q 1191'0
-5'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1187'2
-7'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1201'0
-7'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1162'4
-4'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 440'6 0'0 437'6 06:07A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 440'0 440'2 435'0 435'6 -5'2 441'0 06:07A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 462'0 462'2 457'0 457'2 -6'0 463'2 06:08A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 477'4 477'4 472'4 472'6 -5'6 478'4 06:08A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 485'4 485'4 480'6 481'2 -5'0 486'2 06:08A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 490'0 490'0 485'6 485'6 -5'2 491'0 06:08A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 475'6 476'2 474'6 476'2 -1'6 478'0 06:07A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 483'2 483'2 481'2 481'2 -3'2 484'4 06:08A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1207'0 0'0 1202'0 06:08A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1195'0 1195'2 1189'6 1191'0 -5'6 1196'6 06:07A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1182'4 1183'2 1177'4 1177'6 -7'4 1185'2 06:08A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1191'4 1192'4 1186'4 1187'2 -7'4 1194'6 06:08A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1204'2 1206'4 1200'2 1201'0 -7'6 1208'6 06:08A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1207'6 1209'0 1203'4 1204'0 -7'6 1211'6 06:08A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1212'4 1214'2 1209'0 1209'4 -7'6 1217'2 06:08A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1220'0 1220'0 1214'6 1214'6 -8'0 1222'6 06:08A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3400 3168 06:08A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3170 3170 3142 3144 - 28 3172 06:08A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3141 3141 3111 3114 - 26 3140 06:08A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3110 3110 3087 3089 - 27 3116 06:08A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3143 3144 3121 3122 - 28 3150 06:08A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3157 3161 3139 3140 - 29 3169 06:08A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3175 3175 3155 3155 - 31 3186 06:08A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3184 3187 3168 3168 - 32 3200 06:08A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 73.89 73.04 06:08A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 72.87 73.37 72.65 72.97 0.15 72.82 06:08A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 72.11 72.73 72.01 72.33 0.18 72.15 06:08A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 71.47 72.10 71.44 71.67 0.15 71.52 06:08A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 71.16 71.72 71.06 71.37 0.21 71.16 06:08A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 70.98 71.48 70.86 71.11 0.16 70.95 06:08A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 70.43 71.01 70.43 70.69 0.18 70.51 06:08A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.99 70.45 69.89 70.11 0.12 69.99 06:08A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 94.750 94.950 94.625 94.950 94.775s 07/13 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 99.275 100.250 97.750 98.150 - 0.900 98.100s 07/13 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 85.400 86.225 83.825 84.325 -0.800 84.275s 07/13 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 76.500 77.125 74.875 75.125 -1.175 75.075s 07/13 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 79.975 80.475 78.475 78.650 -1.200 78.650s 07/13 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 84.750 85.300 83.350 83.500 -1.150 83.450s 07/13 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 88.950 88.950 87.300 87.300 -1.175 87.375s 07/13 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 96.775 97.025 95.425 95.600 -1.000 95.575s 07/13 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 97.000 97.000 96.175 96.175 -0.950 96.225s 07/13 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 95.600 95.625 95.600 95.625 -0.875 95.625s 07/13 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 81.500 -0.875 80.275s 07/13 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.475 -0.875 73.475s 07/13 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 235.350 236.500 234.625 234.950 - 0.475 234.725s 07/13 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.550 232.550 230.375 230.825 0.075 230.625s 07/13 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.400 232.275 230.175 230.400 0.125 230.400s 07/13 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 231.200 233.075 231.075 231.250 0.100 231.300s 07/13 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.875 233.525 231.475 231.750 0.050 231.775s 07/13 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 225.550 227.000 225.025 225.200 - 0.175 225.250s 07/13 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 222.350 223.500 221.775 221.900 - 0.275 221.900s 07/13 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 221.275 222.475 220.900 220.900 - 0.375 220.900s 07/13 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 354.500 358.550 352.975 354.200 - 0.250 354.350s 07/13 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 351.000 354.700 349.625 350.475 - 0.200 350.825s 07/13 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 346.800 350.525 346.000 346.475 - 0.500 346.850s 07/13 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 343.500 346.700 342.550 342.825 - 0.900 343.125s 07/13 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 337.750 339.850 336.350 336.350 - 0.775 336.700s 07/13 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 333.700 335.675 332.725 332.950 - 0.675 332.825s 07/13 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 332.450 333.325 331.300 331.300 - 0.225 331.775s 07/13 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 330.850 331.050 330.000 330.000 - 0.225 330.000s 07/13 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.77 15.77 15.76 15.76 -0.01 15.77 05:51A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 17.14 17.30 17.14 17.20 0.07 17.13 05:55A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 17.52 17.62 17.52 17.57 0.11 17.46 05:55A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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