Monday, July 6, 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)







US Drought Monitor Link



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 437'4
-0'6
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 437'4
-0'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 437'4
-0'6
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 437'4
-0'6
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 456'6
-1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 471'6
-0'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 471'6
-0'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 479'6
-0'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 479'6
-0'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 484'4
-1'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 479'4
-1'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1187'0
3'0
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1210'2
2'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1187'0
3'0
Chart
 August 2026  @S6Q 1187'0
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1195'0
2'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1208'2
2'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1164'6
3'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 441'0 441'0 438'4 439'4 -1'2 440'6 08:38P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 437'0 438'0 435'6 437'4 -0'6 438'2 08:38P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 456'6 457'4 455'0 456'6 -1'0 457'6 08:38P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 471'4 471'6 469'6 471'6 -0'6 472'4 08:38P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 478'4 480'0 478'0 479'6 -0'6 480'4 08:38P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 484'2 484'6 483'0 484'4 -1'0 485'4 08:38P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 472'2 472'2 471'4 472'2 -1'4 473'6 08:38P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 479'4 479'6 478'2 479'4 -1'0 480'4 08:38P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1180'4 1181'4 1180'4 1181'4 -0'6 1182'2 08:37P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1181'4 1187'4 1180'0 1187'0 3'0 1184'0 08:38P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1177'2 1183'4 1176'6 1183'4 2'4 1181'0 08:38P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1189'2 1195'2 1188'0 1195'0 2'6 1192'2 08:38P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1202'0 1208'4 1201'4 1208'2 2'6 1205'4 08:38P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1202'4 1210'4 1202'4 1210'2 2'6 1207'4 08:38P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1206'4 1213'6 1206'4 1213'6 2'4 1211'2 08:37P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1214'4 1218'6 1212'2 1218'6 2'2 1216'4 08:38P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3150 3150 08:37P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3130 3135 3116 3130 1 3129 08:37P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3105 3115 3098 3110 - 2 3112 08:37P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3096 3103 3086 3099 - 2 3101 08:37P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3129 3136 3119 3132 - 3 3135 08:37P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3142 3145 3134 3143 - 2 3145 08:37P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3152 3162 3146 3157 - 3 3160 08:37P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3177 3179 3166 3174 - 2 3176 08:38P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 68.35 68.15 08:38P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 67.70 67.95 67.64 67.95 0.19 67.76 08:38P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 67.23 67.50 67.23 67.50 0.11 67.39 08:38P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 66.75 67.07 66.75 67.07 0.13 66.94 08:38P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 66.50 66.76 66.45 66.75 0.12 66.63 08:38P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.45 66.65 66.44 66.57 -0.02 66.59 08:38P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.38 66.53 66.35 66.47 0.03 66.44 08:38P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.37 66.37 66.15 66.25 0.06 66.19 08:38P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 93.550 93.900 93.225 93.600 -0.500 93.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 98.375 99.025 98.175 98.550 -0.225 98.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 81.975 82.925 81.525 82.600 0.550 82.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.550 74.400 72.875 74.350 0.950 74.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 76.925 77.900 76.375 77.875 0.900 77.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 81.925 82.725 81.200 82.675 0.750 82.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.275 86.725 85.525 86.725 0.800 86.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.275 95.050 93.500 95.025 0.725 95.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.000 95.975 95.000 95.975 0.750 95.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.700 0.750 95.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 81.000 0.750 80.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 74.000 0.750 74.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 239.325 240.550 238.300 239.375 - 0.125 239.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 234.325 235.675 233.125 234.925 0.350 234.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 234.550 235.550 233.200 234.750 0.250 234.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.925 236.300 233.750 235.575 0.150 235.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 235.650 236.750 234.475 236.075 0.125 235.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 228.775 230.375 228.325 229.750 0.200 229.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 225.925 227.050 225.925 226.575 0.200 226.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 225.000 226.000 225.000 225.200 0.475 225.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 360.300 363.125 356.625 360.825 - 0.125 360.500s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 358.000 360.350 354.375 358.225 - 0.600 357.875s 02:58P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 355.000 357.325 351.550 355.050 - 0.775 354.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.000 354.150 348.800 352.175 - 0.750 351.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 346.125 347.550 342.550 346.075 - 0.625 345.700s 02:30P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 338.875 343.525 338.750 342.425 - 0.400 342.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 338.200 342.325 338.200 341.325 - 0.300 341.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 339.950 340.525 339.950 340.525 - 0.175 339.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.60 15.60 15.60 15.60 0.02 15.58 07:57P Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 16.13 16.13 16.13 16.13 0.03 16.10 08:28P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.79 16.78 Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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