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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 45 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.

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	Grain / Feed Mill Receiving - Extruded Meal / Oil Load Out Hours: Mon. - Fri.  8:00 am - 4:30 pm   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

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	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)

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	loading... NON-GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  Jul 21 contract only  @C1U 552'4 2'6  Aug 21 contract only  @C1U 552'4 2'6  N/C 2021  @C1Z 550'0 3'2  December 2021  @C2H 557'4 3'0  January 2022  @C2H 557'4 3'0  March 2022  @C2K 561'6 2'6 GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  July 2021  @C1U 552'4 2'6  August 2021  @C1U 552'4 2'6  N/C 2021  @C1Z 550'0 3'2  January 2022  @C2H 557'4 3'0  February 2022  @C2H 557'4 3'0  March 2022  @C2K 561'6 2'6  June 2022  @C2N 561'4 2'4  N/C 2022  @C2Z 499'6 1'2 NON-GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  July 2021  @S1X 1366'6 9'0  August 2021  @S1X 1366'6 9'0  N/C 2021  @S1X 1366'6 9'0 GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  July 2021  @S1X 1366'6 9'0  August 2021  @S1X 1366'6 9'0  N/C 2021  @S1X 1366'6 9'0  January 2022  @S2H 1361'4 7'0  February 2022  @S2H 1361'4 7'0  March 2022  @S2K 1358'6 8'0  N/C 2022  @S2X 1259'2 1'0 ORGANIC SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  Call For Quotes  NONE
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	Futures
	@C - CORN - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Sep 21 554'0 557'4 551'2 552'4 2'6 549'6 08:27P Dec 21 551'4 555'0 548'6 550'0 3'2 546'6 08:27P Mar 22 559'2 562'2 556'4 558'0 3'4 554'4 08:27P May 22 563'4 566'4 561'0 561'6 2'6 559'0 08:27P Jul 22 564'0 566'4 561'4 561'6 2'6 559'0 08:27P Sep 22 517'2 517'2 515'6 515'6 2'0 513'6 08:27P Dec 22 499'6 501'4 499'0 499'6 1'2 498'4 08:27P Mar 23 507'2 507'2 507'2 507'2 1'4 505'6 08:27P May 23 510'2 6'6 509'4s 08:27P Jul 23 504'4 510'0 504'4 510'0 6'4 511'6s 08:27P Sep 23 467'6 6'4 471'4s 07:19P Dec 23 464'2 464'2 464'2 464'2 0'4 463'6 08:13P Jul 24 453'6 6'4 473'6s 07:19P Dec 24 422'2 424'2 422'2 424'2 3'0 424'0s 07:19P @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Aug 21 1419'2 1427'0 1419'2 1421'6 9'0 1412'6 08:27P Sep 21 1369'0 1377'0 1369'0 1371'2 8'6 1362'4 08:27P Nov 21 1365'0 1372'6 1364'2 1367'0 9'2 1357'6 08:27P Jan 22 1369'4 1377'2 1369'4 1371'2 8'4 1362'6 08:27P Mar 22 1360'4 1366'2 1360'4 1361'4 7'0 1354'4 08:27P May 22 1360'2 1361'6 1355'2 1358'6 8'0 1350'6 08:27P Jul 22 1354'0 1360'0 1354'0 1355'6 6'6 1349'0 08:27P Aug 22 1339'0 1339'0 1337'2 1337'2 5'4 1331'6 08:27P Sep 22 1267'4 1288'6 1267'4 1288'6 8'6 1286'0s 08:27P @SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Aug 21 3558 3570 3536 3555 19 3536 08:27P Sep 21 3545 3562 3528 3546 18 3528 08:27P Oct 21 3542 3552 3521 3535 17 3518 08:27P Dec 21 3570 3589 3559 3573 22 3551 08:27P Jan 22 3585 3585 3568 3568 15 3553 08:27P Mar 22 3566 3572 3560 3560 16 3544 08:27P May 22 3569 3569 3558 3558 16 3542 08:27P Jul 22 3560 3586 3505 3560 - 2 3558s 08:27P Aug 22 3562 3562 3562 3562 18 3544 08:27P @BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Aug 21 67.05 67.17 66.87 66.87 0.44 66.43 08:27P Sep 21 65.50 65.84 65.44 65.55 0.38 65.17 08:27P Oct 21 64.76 65.00 64.67 64.76 0.35 64.41 08:27P @HE - LEAN HOGS - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Aug 21 107.450 107.725 106.900 107.400 0.050 107.400s 02:56P Oct 21 92.650 93.275 91.625 93.150 0.475 93.100s 01:05P Dec 21 85.775 85.875 84.875 85.600 -0.050 85.525s 01:05P Feb 22 87.325 87.450 86.575 87.300 0.025 87.375s 01:05P Apr 22 88.300 88.600 87.625 88.500 0.200 88.500s 01:05P May 22 91.025 91.700 91.025 91.700 0.100 91.500s 01:05P Jun 22 95.250 95.350 94.475 95.325 -0.100 95.275s 01:05P Jul 22 94.275 94.275 93.425 94.200 -0.175 94.150s 01:05P Aug 22 91.375 91.750 91.325 91.750 -0.250 91.775s 01:05P Oct 22 77.700 78.150 77.700 78.150 -0.425 78.150s 01:05P Dec 22 72.975 73.000 72.975 73.000 -0.850 73.000s 01:05P @LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Aug 21 121.750 123.500 121.625 123.100 1.950 123.450s 02:30P Oct 21 127.175 129.275 127.075 128.900 2.050 129.200s 02:30P Dec 21 132.325 134.000 132.250 133.675 1.675 133.975s 01:05P Feb 22 137.200 138.450 137.150 138.050 1.075 138.400s 03:45P Apr 22 139.125 140.075 139.100 139.750 0.625 140.025s 03:04P Jun 22 133.175 134.125 133.150 134.025 0.525 134.100s 01:05P Aug 22 132.250 132.525 132.000 132.525 0.325 132.475s 01:05P Oct 22 135.225 135.325 134.975 135.025 0.300 135.050s 01:05P Dec 22 138.200 138.200 138.000 138.000 0.200 138.000s 01:05P @GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Aug 21 160.450 163.150 160.350 161.850 2.125 162.200s 01:05P Sep 21 163.000 165.525 162.925 164.500 2.300 164.825s 02:30P Oct 21 164.825 167.100 164.750 166.400 1.950 166.450s 01:05P Nov 21 165.850 167.825 165.775 167.075 1.600 167.250s 02:31P Jan 22 165.825 167.450 165.675 166.650 1.150 166.850s 01:05P Mar 22 166.000 167.250 165.975 166.950 0.850 166.875s 01:05P Apr 22 167.250 168.200 167.000 168.000 0.925 167.825s 01:05P May 22 167.875 168.850 167.400 168.850 0.600 168.600s 01:05P @DA - MILK CLASS III - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Jul 21 16.55 16.56 16.53 16.54 -0.06 16.53s 04:00P Aug 21 16.57 16.57 16.57 16.57 16.57 07:50P Sep 21 16.86 16.78 My Custom Markets Symbol Open High Low Last Change Close Time More

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