Tuesday, June 17, 2025  
 
 
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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 48 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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Monday - Friday  8:00 am - 4:00 pm


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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
 JUN 25 contract only  @C5N 431'4s
-3'2
Chart
 JUL 25 contract only  @C5N 431'4s
-3'2
Chart
 N/C 2025  @C5Z 438'6s
3'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2025  @C5N 431'4s
-3'2
Chart
 July 2025  @C5N 431'4s
-3'2
Chart
 N/C 2025  @C5Z 438'6s
3'6
Chart
 January 2026  @C6H 453'6s
3'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 453'6s
3'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 463'4s
3'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2025  @S5N 1074'0s
4'2
Chart
 July 2025  @S5N 1074'0s
4'2
Chart
 N/C 2025  @S5X 1067'6s
7'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 June 2025  @S5N 1074'0s
4'2
Chart
 July 2025  @S5N 1074'0s
4'2
Chart
 N/C 2025  @S5X 1067'6s
7'2
Chart
 January 2026  @S6H 1090'4s
6'4
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1090'4s
6'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1099'6s
6'0
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 434'6 437'4 429'4 430'6 -3'2 431'4s 02:31P Chart for @C5N Options for @C5N
Sep 25 420'0 425'6 420'0 424'0 4'0 423'6s 02:30P Chart for @C5U Options for @C5U
Dec 25 435'6 440'4 435'6 438'6 3'6 438'6s 02:30P Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 450'6 455'4 450'6 454'2 3'4 453'6s 01:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 460'2 465'0 460'2 463'6 3'2 463'4s 01:20P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 467'2 471'6 467'2 470'2 3'2 470'2s 01:20P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 460'2 463'6 460'2 462'2 3'0 462'4s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 467'4 471'4 467'4 470'0 3'2 470'0s 02:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 1069'6 1075'2 1063'6 1074'0 4'2 1074'0s 02:30P Chart for @S5N Options for @S5N
Aug 25 1071'6 1077'2 1066'4 1076'2 4'4 1076'2s 01:30P Chart for @S5Q Options for @S5Q
Sep 25 1053'4 1061'4 1048'6 1060'4 7'6 1060'6s 01:30P Chart for @S5U Options for @S5U
Nov 25 1060'4 1068'6 1056'0 1068'0 7'2 1067'6s 02:32P Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
Jan 26 1073'6 1081'6 1069'0 1081'0 7'0 1080'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1083'0 1091'4 1078'4 1090'0 6'4 1090'4s 02:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1092'4 1100'4 1088'2 1100'0 6'0 1099'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1098'0 1109'6 1097'4 1108'4 6'2 1108'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 2839 2857 2831 2853 14 2851s 01:30P Chart for @SM5N Options for @SM5N
Aug 25 2877 2899 2870 2894 19 2894s 02:34P Chart for @SM5Q Options for @SM5Q
Sep 25 2904 2929 2898 2925 20 2923s 01:30P Chart for @SM5U Options for @SM5U
Oct 25 2918 2946 2913 2942 22 2940s 02:34P Chart for @SM5V Options for @SM5V
Dec 25 2964 2992 2959 2988 23 2986s 02:34P Chart for @SM5Z Options for @SM5Z
Jan 26 2995 3022 2990 3017 22 3015s 01:30P Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3035 3060 3030 3056 24 3055s 01:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3069 3097 3065 3095 25 3091s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 55.49 55.51 54.02 54.69 -0.32 54.79s 02:30P Chart for @BO5N Options for @BO5N
Aug 25 55.50 55.67 54.21 54.88 -0.32 54.98s 01:30P Chart for @BO5Q Options for @BO5Q
Sep 25 55.57 55.78 54.36 55.03 -0.26 55.12s 01:30P Chart for @BO5U Options for @BO5U
Oct 25 55.44 55.78 54.40 55.04 -0.19 55.14s 02:30P Chart for @BO5V Options for @BO5V
Dec 25 55.60 56.02 54.59 55.23 -0.09 55.36s 02:30P Chart for @BO5Z Options for @BO5Z
Jan 26 55.60 56.06 54.63 55.34 55.46s 01:30P Chart for @BO6F Options for @BO6F
Mar 26 55.48 55.90 54.43 55.21 0.05 55.34s 01:20P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 55.28 55.69 54.42 55.06 0.06 55.16s 01:20P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 25 112.100 112.500 111.300 111.650 - 0.150 111.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE5N Options for @HE5N
Aug 25 112.950 113.375 111.550 111.700 - 0.875 111.800s 02:30P Chart for @HE5Q Options for @HE5Q
Oct 25 96.325 96.800 94.750 95.075 -1.000 95.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE5V Options for @HE5V
Dec 25 86.900 87.225 85.275 85.825 -0.775 86.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 88.000 88.250 86.500 86.950 -0.850 87.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 89.900 90.000 88.725 88.875 -0.725 89.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 92.350 92.350 91.250 91.625 -0.725 91.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 98.475 98.500 97.325 97.325 -0.975 97.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 98.500 98.500 97.375 97.375 -1.075 97.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 97.075 -1.100 96.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 81.800 -1.100 80.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 72.250 -0.875 72.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 227.250 227.250 223.000 223.025 - 3.775 223.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE5M Options for @LE5M
Aug 25 215.550 215.550 210.075 210.350 - 4.900 210.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE5Q Options for @LE5Q
Oct 25 212.700 212.725 208.100 208.225 - 4.350 208.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE5V Options for @LE5V
Dec 25 213.000 213.100 208.950 209.075 - 3.875 209.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 212.600 212.675 209.050 209.150 - 3.475 209.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 211.400 211.600 208.350 208.350 - 3.175 208.725s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 204.125 204.275 201.400 201.425 - 2.900 201.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 200.725 200.725 198.275 198.275 - 2.525 198.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 25 309.350 309.350 302.750 303.000 - 6.875 303.350s 02:30P Chart for @GF5Q Options for @GF5Q
Sep 25 308.800 308.800 302.325 302.525 - 6.675 302.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF5U Options for @GF5U
Oct 25 306.775 306.775 300.350 300.625 - 6.375 301.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF5V Options for @GF5V
Nov 25 303.775 303.900 298.075 298.200 - 6.050 298.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF5X Options for @GF5X
Jan 26 298.275 298.275 292.650 292.750 - 5.875 293.075s 01:05P Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 294.800 294.800 289.800 289.900 - 5.625 290.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 293.950 294.350 290.000 290.000 - 5.625 289.500s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 292.525 292.525 291.350 291.350 - 5.300 288.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
@DK - MILK CLASS IV - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 25 18.40 18.45 01:10P Chart for @DK5M Options for @DK5M
Jul 25 19.07 19.13 01:22P Chart for @DK5N Options for @DK5N
Aug 25 19.30 19.49 01:21P Chart for @DK5Q Options for @DK5Q
Sep 25 19.90 -0.03 19.83 01:10P Chart for @DK5U Options for @DK5U
Oct 25 19.95 20.08 01:10P Chart for @DK5V Options for @DK5V
Nov 25 20.15 20.15 01:10P Chart for @DK5X Options for @DK5X
Dec 25 20.15 20.22 01:44P Chart for @DK5Z Options for @DK5Z
Jan 26 19.75 19.75 19.75 19.75 19.75 01:30P Chart for @DK6F Options for @DK6F
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