Friday, April 26, 2024  
 
 
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 46 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 Receiving & Meal / Oil Load Out
Monday - Friday  8:00 am - 4:00 pm


LFG IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR EXISTING HOG BARNS 

FREE PRICE LATER CORN AND SOYBEANS
(GMO & NON-GMO)



 



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

Larry Van Roekel
Swine
(production & extruded meal) 
712-470-0421

 
Dustin Hoogendoorn

Agronomy/Grain Operations Manager
(seed & commodities)
712-470-7372 



CROP PRODUCTION
(Non-GMO & 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 & 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
 April contract only  @C4N 450'0s
-2'0
Chart
 May contract only  @C4N 450'0s
-2'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2024  @C4N 450'0s
-2'0
Chart
 May 2024  @C4N 450'0s
-2'0
Chart
 June 2024  @C4N 450'0s
-2'0
Chart
 July 2024  @C4N 450'0s
-2'0
Chart
 N/C 2024  @C4Z 473'4s
-2'6
Chart
 January 2025  @C5H 486'6s
-2'6
Chart
 February 2025  @C5H 486'6s
-2'6
Chart
 March 2025  @C5K 495'6s
-3'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April contract only  @S4N 1177'2s
-2'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2024  @S4N 1177'2s
-2'4
Chart
 May 2024  @S4N 1177'2s
-2'4
Chart
 June 2024  @S4N 1177'2s
-2'4
Chart
 July 2024  @S4N 1177'2s
-2'4
Chart
 N/C 2024  @S4X 1174'6s
-0'6
Chart
 December 2024  @S5F 1185'4s
-0'4
Chart
 January 2025  @S5H 1185'6s
0'6
Chart
 February 2025  @S5H 1185'6s
0'6
Chart
 March 2025  @S5K 1190'6s
2'0
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 24 441'0 442'6 439'0 440'0 -1'0 440'0s 03:56P Chart for @C4K Options for @C4K
Jul 24 451'6 454'0 449'2 450'2 -2'0 450'0s 03:56P Chart for @C4N Options for @C4N
Sep 24 461'4 463'2 458'6 459'4 -2'6 459'0s 03:51P Chart for @C4U Options for @C4U
Dec 24 475'4 477'2 473'0 473'2 -2'6 473'4s 03:53P Chart for @C4Z Options for @C4Z
Mar 25 488'6 490'0 486'2 486'6 -2'6 486'6s 03:39P Chart for @C5H Options for @C5H
May 25 497'6 498'6 495'0 495'4 -3'0 495'6s 02:30P Chart for @C5K Options for @C5K
Jul 25 505'0 505'4 501'4 502'0 -3'2 502'2s 01:30P Chart for @C5N Options for @C5N
Sep 25 485'0 485'6 483'0 483'6 -2'0 483'6s 01:20P Chart for @C5U Options for @C5U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 24 1162'2 1164'0 1155'0 1159'2 -3'2 1159'4s 03:50P Chart for @S4K Options for @S4K
Jul 24 1179'0 1181'0 1172'4 1177'0 -2'4 1177'2s 03:35P Chart for @S4N Options for @S4N
Aug 24 1182'2 1183'6 1176'0 1180'2 -2'2 1180'6s 02:46P Chart for @S4Q Options for @S4Q
Sep 24 1171'2 1173'0 1165'6 1170'4 -1'2 1171'0s 01:30P Chart for @S4U Options for @S4U
Nov 24 1175'2 1177'2 1169'6 1174'6 -0'6 1174'6s 02:38P Chart for @S4X Options for @S4X
Jan 25 1186'0 1187'6 1180'4 1185'4 -0'4 1185'4s 01:20P Chart for @S5F Options for @S5F
Mar 25 1184'4 1187'4 1180'0 1186'0 0'6 1185'6s 02:47P Chart for @S5H Options for @S5H
May 25 1188'2 1192'2 1184'0 1190'6 2'0 1190'6s 01:30P Chart for @S5K Options for @S5K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 24 3436 3436 3395 3398 - 39 3400s 03:54P Chart for @SM4K Options for @SM4K
Jul 24 3474 3476 3440 3442 - 29 3447s 01:30P Chart for @SM4N Options for @SM4N
Aug 24 3487 3487 3453 3455 - 28 3458s 01:30P Chart for @SM4Q Options for @SM4Q
Sep 24 3487 3494 3462 3464 - 25 3467s 01:30P Chart for @SM4U Options for @SM4U
Oct 24 3490 3491 3466 3468 - 22 3471s 01:30P Chart for @SM4V Options for @SM4V
Dec 24 3513 3518 3490 3496 - 18 3499s 02:30P Chart for @SM4Z Options for @SM4Z
Jan 25 3522 3522 3499 3508 - 13 3511s 01:30P Chart for @SM5F Options for @SM5F
Mar 25 3506 3511 3492 3500 - 11 3503s 01:30P Chart for @SM5H Options for @SM5H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 24 44.85 45.13 44.66 44.90 0.11 44.93s 02:30P Chart for @BO4K Options for @BO4K
Jul 24 45.44 45.75 45.27 45.56 0.11 45.54s 02:30P Chart for @BO4N Options for @BO4N
Aug 24 45.66 45.98 45.52 45.78 0.13 45.79s 01:30P Chart for @BO4Q Options for @BO4Q
Sep 24 45.77 46.08 45.68 45.92 0.18 45.94s 01:30P Chart for @BO4U Options for @BO4U
Oct 24 45.74 46.08 45.72 45.94 0.23 45.97s 01:20P Chart for @BO4V Options for @BO4V
Dec 24 45.94 46.33 45.86 46.20 0.26 46.20s 01:30P Chart for @BO4Z Options for @BO4Z
Jan 25 46.05 46.47 46.02 46.36 0.27 46.36s 01:20P Chart for @BO5F Options for @BO5F
Mar 25 46.43 46.60 46.21 46.54 0.30 46.53s 01:20P Chart for @BO5H Options for @BO5H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 24 95.000 95.000 93.950 94.225 -1.000 94.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE4K Options for @HE4K
Jun 24 104.500 104.550 102.225 102.475 - 2.525 102.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE4M Options for @HE4M
Jul 24 107.475 107.475 105.475 105.875 - 1.850 105.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE4N Options for @HE4N
Aug 24 105.175 105.200 103.375 103.875 - 1.450 103.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE4Q Options for @HE4Q
Oct 24 86.400 86.475 85.325 85.775 -0.900 85.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE4V Options for @HE4V
Dec 24 77.625 77.625 76.475 76.825 -0.725 76.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE4Z Options for @HE4Z
Feb 25 80.525 80.525 79.550 79.975 -0.525 80.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE5G Options for @HE5G
Apr 25 84.075 84.075 83.150 83.675 -0.375 83.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE5J Options for @HE5J
May 25 87.450 -0.325 87.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE5K Options for @HE5K
Jun 25 93.500 93.650 92.875 93.650 -0.050 93.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE5M Options for @HE5M
Jul 25 94.300 94.300 94.300 94.300 -0.375 94.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE5N Options for @HE5N
Aug 25 92.850 -0.375 92.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE5Q Options for @HE5Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 24 184.425 184.950 183.700 184.700 0.725 184.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE4J Options for @LE4J
Jun 24 177.850 179.650 177.050 178.625 0.775 178.575s 02:34P Chart for @LE4M Options for @LE4M
Aug 24 176.250 177.925 175.600 176.750 0.725 176.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE4Q Options for @LE4Q
Oct 24 179.900 181.575 179.475 180.500 0.900 180.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE4V Options for @LE4V
Dec 24 184.175 185.700 183.950 184.750 0.700 184.875s 02:32P Chart for @LE4Z Options for @LE4Z
Feb 25 187.700 189.175 187.450 188.225 0.700 188.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE5G Options for @LE5G
Apr 25 190.000 191.525 189.950 190.625 0.675 190.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE5J Options for @LE5J
Jun 25 185.500 186.250 184.900 185.725 0.600 185.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE5M Options for @LE5M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 24 246.475 249.250 246.400 248.250 2.450 248.700s 02:30P Chart for @GF4K Options for @GF4K
Aug 24 258.900 261.550 258.350 260.175 2.250 260.550s 02:52P Chart for @GF4Q Options for @GF4Q
Sep 24 260.000 262.425 259.475 261.200 2.150 261.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF4U Options for @GF4U
Oct 24 260.050 262.525 259.650 261.300 2.025 261.725s 02:56P Chart for @GF4V Options for @GF4V
Nov 24 259.300 261.375 258.700 260.250 1.850 260.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF4X Options for @GF4X
Jan 25 256.800 258.175 256.100 257.400 1.875 257.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF5F Options for @GF5F
Mar 25 254.975 256.975 254.975 256.250 1.875 256.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF5H Options for @GF5H
Apr 25 257.000 258.500 257.000 257.950 2.875 258.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF5J Options for @GF5J
@DK - MILK CLASS IV - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 24 20.11 20.17s 04:00P Chart for @DK4J Options for @DK4J
May 24 20.10 20.10s 04:00P Chart for @DK4K Options for @DK4K
Jun 24 20.49 0.04 20.34s 04:00P Chart for @DK4M Options for @DK4M
Jul 24 20.52 0.03 20.55s 04:00P Chart for @DK4N Options for @DK4N
Aug 24 20.88 0.03 20.85s 04:00P Chart for @DK4Q Options for @DK4Q
Sep 24 21.10 0.03 21.09s 04:00P Chart for @DK4U Options for @DK4U
Oct 24 20.96 0.01 21.21s 04:00P Chart for @DK4V Options for @DK4V
Nov 24 21.58 21.29s 04:00P Chart for @DK4X Options for @DK4X
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