Thursday, August 13, 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 448'0s
-9'0
Chart
 September 2026  @C6Z 472'0s
-8'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 472'0s
-8'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6U 448'0s
-9'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 472'0s
-8'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 487'6s
-8'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 487'6s
-8'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 496'2s
-8'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 496'2s
-8'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 500'2s
-8'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 492'0s
-6'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1182'2s
-1'0
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1182'2s
-1'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1182'2s
-1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1205'4s
-2'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1182'2s
-1'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1182'2s
-1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1197'6s
-1'2
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1205'4s
-2'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1212'4s
-2'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1168'6s
0'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 456'6 457'2 446'6 448'4 -9'0 448'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 480'4 481'0 470'4 472'2 -8'6 472'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 495'6 496'4 486'4 487'6 -8'6 487'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 503'6 504'4 495'0 496'2 -8'2 496'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 507'0 508'2 499'0 500'6 -8'4 500'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 491'0 491'0 485'0 485'6 -6'4 485'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 497'6 497'6 491'6 491'6 -6'0 492'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 508'4 508'4 503'4 503'4 -5'4 503'4s 01:30P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1165'6 1167'0 1165'4 1167'0 3'4 1168'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1165'0 1171'0 1161'4 1167'2 0'6 1166'0s 01:23P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1183'0 1188'0 1178'6 1183'0 -1'0 1182'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1199'0 1203'4 1194'4 1198'2 -1'2 1197'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1207'6 1211'4 1203'0 1206'0 -2'0 1205'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1214'4 1218'6 1210'4 1213'2 -2'6 1212'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1219'0 1223'0 1215'6 1218'0 -2'2 1217'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1205'0 1208'4 1201'6 1205'0 -1'0 1204'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3250 - 11 3099s 01:20P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3085 3124 3069 3073 - 11 3074s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3103 3140 3091 3095 - 9 3095s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3150 3185 3136 3141 - 11 3140s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3175 3205 3158 3162 - 13 3162s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3202 3230 3183 3186 - 16 3188s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3233 3251 3206 3208 - 22 3211s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3268 3279 3236 3238 - 24 3240s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 68.88 -0.29 68.67s 01:20P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 69.16 69.41 68.50 68.70 -0.37 68.79s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 68.90 69.18 68.34 68.46 -0.36 68.56s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.76 69.04 68.19 68.29 -0.38 68.38s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.56 68.92 68.11 68.18 -0.36 68.28s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.45 68.68 67.96 68.09 -0.32 68.15s 01:20P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.28 68.59 67.85 67.97 -0.30 68.03s 01:20P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.00 68.24 67.58 67.75 -0.24 67.80s 01:20P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 95.500 95.600 95.350 95.375 -0.200 95.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 83.000 83.175 81.675 82.175 -1.425 82.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 74.200 74.325 72.900 73.125 -1.600 73.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 77.500 77.650 76.175 76.325 -1.700 76.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 82.725 82.725 81.400 81.575 -1.650 81.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.550 86.550 85.325 85.625 -1.600 85.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.200 95.225 93.900 94.075 -1.525 93.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 96.100 96.150 95.025 95.275 -1.475 95.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.800 94.800 94.375 94.375 -1.450 94.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.475 80.725 79.625 79.625 -1.200 79.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.000 73.000 72.825 72.825 -0.950 72.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 230.600 230.600 225.350 226.225 - 4.350 226.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 223.400 223.500 219.050 220.300 - 3.750 220.050s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 222.450 222.450 218.300 219.700 - 3.350 219.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.525 222.550 218.925 220.425 - 2.950 220.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 223.275 223.275 219.700 221.125 - 2.700 220.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 216.175 216.175 212.775 214.125 - 2.525 213.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 210.500 211.300 208.650 209.925 - 2.275 209.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 209.625 209.950 207.850 209.075 - 1.750 209.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 345.625 345.925 341.450 343.025 - 3.525 342.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 338.550 339.000 333.950 337.650 - 2.150 337.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 329.175 330.275 325.975 329.350 - 1.600 328.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 322.175 322.900 319.150 322.000 - 1.400 321.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 314.000 314.975 311.475 313.850 - 1.725 313.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 309.650 310.800 307.625 309.675 - 2.100 309.050s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 310.000 310.475 307.700 308.525 - 2.225 308.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 308.150 309.425 306.500 307.450 - 2.150 307.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.58 16.63 16.53 16.59 -0.06 16.59 01:50P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 17.40 17.51 17.29 17.35 -0.01 17.33 01:52P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 17.58 17.66 17.40 17.49 -0.02 17.49 01:52P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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