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

	Bulletin Board
	Feed Mill Receiving & Meal / Oil Load Out Monday - Friday  8:00 am - 4:00 pm Harvest Hours: GMO Grain Monday - Saturday 7:30 am - Demand Non-GMO Grain Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Organic Grain Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 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 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) 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 & 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)

	USDA Swine News
	USDA Nat'l Direct Feeder Pigs 9/29 1:25 PM USDA AM Natl Daily Pork Report 9/29 11:11 AM USDA Base Lean Hog Cost 9/29 9:55 AM USDA Daily Slaughter Swine 9/29 9:55 AM USDA PM Natl Daily Pork Report 9/28 3:00 PM USDA IA & S. MN Wkly Barrow&Gilt Wtd 9/27 10:24 PM USDA Nat'l Weekly Direct Hog 9/25 10:27 AM USDA Wkly Ctrl US Meat By-Product(Hog) 9/22 3:25 PM Page Not In Use 2/4 1:35 PM Page Not In Use 2/4 1:35 PM

	DTN Livestock News
	DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 09/29 13:55
	DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 09/29 06:22
	DTN Midday Livestock Comments 09/29 11:29
	DTN Closing Livestock Comment 09/28 15:32
	CME Feeder Cattle Index 09/28
	USDA Hogs & Pigs Report 09/28 14:45
	DTN Livestock Stats at a Glance
	DTN Hog Prices/Trends 09/29 13:55
	Family Business Matters 11/03 09:28

	DTN Dairy News
	USDA CME Cash Cheese Exchange 07/28 12:06
	USDA CME Nonfat Dry Milk Trade 07/28 12:06
	USDA CME Butter Transactions 07/28 12:06
	USDA CME Butter Transactions Recap 04/19 11:45
	USDA Cheese Highlights 05/21 12:37

	DTN Market News
	DTN Weekly DDG Prices Slightly Lower on Average
	DTN Early Word Grains 09/29 05:50
	DTN Midday Grain Comments 09/29 10:53
	DTN Closing Grain Comments 09/29 14:23
	DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 09/29 13:55
	DTN Early Word Livestock Comments 09/29 06:22
	DTN Midday Livestock Comments 09/29 11:29
	DTN Closing Livestock Comment 09/28 15:32
	DTN Chart Technical Points 09/28 16:30
	US Direct Feeder Pigs 09/03

	This Day In History
	September 29, 1932 "Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair more info

	Drought Monitor Link
	Click here "US DROUGHT MONITOR"

	Local Cash Bids
	loading... NON-GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  Sept contract only  @C3Z 476'6s -11'6  N/C 2023  @C3Z 476'6s -11'6 GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  By September 29th  @C3Z 476'6s -11'6  N/C 2023  @C3Z 476'6s -11'6  December 2023  @C4H 491'6s -11'4  January 2024  @C4H 491'6s -11'4  February 2024  @C4H 491'6s -11'4  March 2024  @C4K 500'4s -11'2  April 2024  @C4K 500'4s -11'2  May 2024  @C4N 505'4s -10'6  June 2024  @C4N 505'4s -10'6  July 2024  @C4N 505'4s -10'6 NON-GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  N/C 2023  @S3X 1275'0s -25'4 GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  N/C 2023  @S3X 1275'0s -25'4  November 2023  @S4F 1294'4s -24'6  December 2023  @S4F 1294'4s -24'6  January 2024  @S4H 1310'2s -21'2  February 2024  @S4H 1310'2s -21'2  March 2024  @S4K 1322'0s -18'6  April 2024  @S4K 1322'0s -18'6  May 2024  @S4N 1327'2s -16'0
	Click to view more Grain Bids

	Local Radar
	Lester, IA
	Chg Zip Code:
	View complete Local Weather

	Dow Jones
	Click here for the DOW JONES update

	Lester, IA Location

	Lester, IA Trans-Unloading Facility

	Headline News
	McCarthy Rejects Senate Spending Bill 09/29 06:17
	Biden Offers Dire Warnings About Trump 09/29 06:31
	EU Mediterranean Leaders Meet in Malta 09/29 06:11
	Dem Rising Starts Rally Around Biden 09/29 06:27
	NSA Starting AI Security Center 09/29 06:30
	Trump Won't Try to Move GA Trial 09/29 06:15
	Admin Rolls Out Work Training Guide 09/29 06:20
	Wall Street Climbs After Inflation Repo09/29 09:56

	Futures
	@C - CORN - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Dec 23 487'4 490'0 475'4 476'0 -11'6 476'6s 02:35P Mar 24 503'0 504'6 490'4 491'2 -11'4 491'6s 02:31P May 24 511'6 513'2 499'2 499'4 -11'2 500'4s 01:30P Jul 24 515'6 517'4 504'2 504'4 -10'6 505'4s 01:30P Sep 24 511'4 512'6 501'6 502'0 -8'6 503'2s 01:30P Dec 24 513'2 515'0 505'4 506'2 -7'2 507'2s 02:36P Mar 25 523'2 524'6 516'2 516'2 -7'0 517'4s 01:30P May 25 528'0 528'2 528'0 528'0 -7'0 522'4s 01:20P @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Nov 23 1300'4 1305'4 1272'4 1275'0 -25'4 1275'0s 02:33P Jan 24 1319'0 1323'4 1292'4 1295'0 -24'6 1294'4s 02:31P Mar 24 1331'4 1335'2 1307'0 1309'6 -21'2 1310'2s 01:30P May 24 1340'4 1345'4 1318'0 1321'4 -18'6 1322'0s 02:31P Jul 24 1343'0 1347'6 1323'0 1326'4 -16'0 1327'2s 01:30P Aug 24 1326'2 1331'0 1307'6 1311'0 -14'0 1311'6s 01:24P Sep 24 1288'2 1291'4 1271'4 1274'6 -10'6 1275'4s 01:20P Nov 24 1270'0 1275'4 1256'2 1258'6 -9'6 1260'0s 01:30P @SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Oct 23 3924 3924 3743 3752 -165 3759s 01:24P Dec 23 3918 3920 3808 3818 -103 3812s 02:31P Jan 24 3880 3889 3791 3797 - 85 3794s 01:30P Mar 24 3813 3829 3747 3752 - 63 3750s 01:24P May 24 3781 3799 3727 3731 - 50 3731s 02:32P Jul 24 3788 3806 3739 3746 - 43 3745s 01:30P Aug 24 3783 3791 3730 3734 - 38 3736s 01:20P Sep 24 3757 3760 3712 3713 - 33 3714s 01:20P @BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Oct 23 58.61 58.77 57.29 57.29 -1.09 57.44s 01:30P Dec 23 56.91 57.30 55.66 55.85 -1.08 55.83s 02:30P Jan 24 56.45 56.76 55.12 55.22 -1.19 55.22s 02:30P Mar 24 55.90 56.24 54.67 54.75 -1.16 54.73s 01:20P May 24 55.67 55.97 54.47 54.56 -1.12 54.53s 02:33P Jul 24 55.48 55.71 54.27 54.35 -1.09 54.31s 01:30P Aug 24 54.99 55.25 53.85 53.89 -1.03 53.90s 01:20P Sep 24 54.48 54.65 53.43 53.48 -0.99 53.45s 01:24P @HE - LEAN HOGS - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Oct 23 82.600 82.600 80.200 80.200 -3.750 80.200s 02:30P Dec 23 73.550 73.675 71.775 71.775 -3.750 71.775s 01:05P Feb 24 77.075 77.075 75.100 75.600 -3.150 75.450s 01:05P Apr 24 82.225 82.275 80.825 81.025 -2.550 80.925s 01:05P May 24 87.625 87.625 85.750 86.675 -2.350 85.950s 01:05P Jun 24 94.925 94.950 94.000 94.300 -1.725 94.125s 02:30P Jul 24 95.525 95.850 94.850 95.200 -1.475 95.225s 01:05P Aug 24 95.225 95.250 94.375 94.775 -1.175 94.775s 02:31P @LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Oct 23 186.350 186.350 184.075 184.175 - 2.300 184.200s 01:05P Dec 23 190.150 190.175 187.850 187.950 - 2.500 187.925s 01:05P Feb 24 194.425 194.500 192.425 192.475 - 2.125 192.500s 02:31P Apr 24 197.125 197.125 195.400 195.450 - 1.925 195.500s 01:05P Jun 24 191.375 191.375 189.500 189.500 - 1.675 189.700s 01:05P Aug 24 189.400 189.450 188.100 188.100 - 1.575 188.250s 01:05P Oct 24 191.775 191.825 190.625 190.800 - 1.650 190.700s 01:05P Dec 24 195.000 195.025 193.725 194.150 - 1.875 193.725s 01:05P @GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Oct 23 254.725 254.725 252.025 252.325 - 2.250 252.475s 01:05P Nov 23 257.475 257.475 254.525 254.900 - 2.775 254.900s 01:05P Jan 24 260.100 260.100 257.600 258.025 - 2.000 258.050s 01:05P Mar 24 262.850 262.900 260.775 261.175 - 1.850 261.275s 01:05P Apr 24 267.000 267.000 265.075 265.175 - 2.050 265.450s 01:05P May 24 270.000 270.025 268.100 268.100 - 2.275 268.225s 01:05P Aug 24 277.825 277.825 275.975 276.150 - 2.125 276.075s 01:05P Sep 24 280.000 280.000 276.950 276.950 - 3.750 276.950s 01:05P @DK - MILK CLASS IV - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Sep 23 18.61 18.84 01:10P Oct 23 20.80 20.80 20.80 20.80 20.80 01:55P Nov 23 20.38 20.38 20.30 20.30 -0.35 20.30 01:55P Dec 23 19.80 -0.11 19.69 01:55P Jan 24 19.25 19.25 01:55P Feb 24 19.30 -0.05 19.25 01:55P Mar 24 19.30 19.30 19.25 19.25 -0.15 19.25 01:55P Apr 24 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 -0.10 19.30 01:55P My Custom Markets Symbol Open High Low Last Change Close Time More

	DTN Top Stories
	Here's what we learned from USDA's Sept. 1 Grain Stocks and Small Grain Summary reports, released on Sept. 29. BUSDA Reports Review Since the previous story was posted, computer models made a rather dramatic change to the weather pattern for next week. :^Ag Weather Forum USDA on Friday released its Sept. 1 Grain Stocks and Small Grains Summary reports. FUSDA Reports Summary Crude oil prices are on the rise and OPEC is at it again. Maybe U.S. agriculture could help? BTodd's Take The House failed to pass the 2024 funding bill for USDA in a late vote Thursday. The Senate is moving ahead on its attempts to prevent a shutdown with a short-term spending bill while the House is now preparing to bring up its own short-term spending bill. Meanwhile, there are moves to oust the House Speaker. 1^Shutdown Looms Amid Budget Gridlock