Saturday, October 5, 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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Harvest Hours
GMO Grain Monday - Saturday 7:30 am - demand
Non-GMO & Organic Grain Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Feed Mill / 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

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
 October 2024  @C4Z 424'6s
-3'4
Chart
 November 2024  @C4Z 424'6s
-3'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2024  @C4Z 424'6s
-3'4
Chart
 November 2024  @C4Z 424'6s
-3'4
Chart
 December 2024  @C5H 441'6s
-4'2
Chart
 January 2025  @C5H 441'6s
-4'2
Chart
 February 2025  @C5H 441'6s
-4'2
Chart
 March 2025  @C5K 450'4s
-4'4
Chart
 April 2025  @C5K 450'4s
-4'4
Chart
 May 2025  @C5N 455'2s
-4'6
Chart
 June 2025  @C5N 455'2s
-4'6
Chart
 July 2025  @C5N 455'2s
-4'6
Chart
 N/C 2025  @C5Z 453'6s
-3'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2024  @S4X 1037'6s
-8'2
Chart
 November 2024  @S5F 1056'0s
-8'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2024  @S4X 1037'6s
-8'2
Chart
 November 2024  @S5F 1056'0s
-8'4
Chart
 December 2024  @S5F 1056'0s
-8'4
Chart
 January 2025  @S5H 1071'2s
-8'4
Chart
 February 2025  @S5H 1071'2s
-8'4
Chart
 March 2025  @S5K 1085'4s
-8'0
Chart
 April 2025  @S5K 1085'4s
-8'0
Chart
 May 2025  @S5N 1095'4s
-8'0
Chart
 N/C 2025  @S5X 1080'6s
-7'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 24 427'4 427'4 423'0 425'2 -3'4 424'6s 10/04 Chart for @C4Z Options for @C4Z
Mar 25 445'0 445'2 440'2 442'2 -4'2 441'6s 10/04 Chart for @C5H Options for @C5H
May 25 454'0 454'4 449'0 451'0 -4'4 450'4s 10/04 Chart for @C5K Options for @C5K
Jul 25 456'4 459'4 454'2 456'0 -4'6 455'2s 10/04 Chart for @C5N Options for @C5N
Sep 25 451'6 451'6 447'4 448'6 -4'0 448'2s 10/04 Chart for @C5U Options for @C5U
Dec 25 456'0 456'0 452'6 453'4 -3'0 453'6s 10/04 Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 466'4 466'4 463'6 464'4 -3'2 464'2s 10/04 Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 472'6 472'6 469'6 470'0 -3'2 470'0s 10/04 Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 24 1045'0 1055'2 1036'2 1037'6 -8'2 1037'6s 10/04 Chart for @S4X Options for @S4X
Jan 25 1063'4 1073'6 1054'6 1055'6 -8'4 1056'0s 10/04 Chart for @S5F Options for @S5F
Mar 25 1077'6 1088'6 1070'2 1071'0 -8'4 1071'2s 10/04 Chart for @S5H Options for @S5H
May 25 1092'2 1102'2 1084'2 1085'0 -8'0 1085'4s 10/04 Chart for @S5K Options for @S5K
Jul 25 1102'0 1111'6 1094'2 1095'0 -8'0 1095'4s 10/04 Chart for @S5N Options for @S5N
Aug 25 1099'4 1109'4 1092'6 1093'0 -8'0 1094'0s 10/04 Chart for @S5Q Options for @S5Q
Sep 25 1089'2 1094'6 1080'0 1081'0 -7'4 1081'4s 10/04 Chart for @S5U Options for @S5U
Nov 25 1086'2 1095'0 1079'2 1080'0 -7'2 1080'6s 10/04 Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 24 3329 3360 3316 3318 - 23 3305s 10/04 Chart for @SM4V Options for @SM4V
Dec 24 3329 3358 3290 3303 - 20 3305s 10/04 Chart for @SM4Z Options for @SM4Z
Jan 25 3312 3342 3278 3285 - 25 3286s 10/04 Chart for @SM5F Options for @SM5F
Mar 25 3310 3340 3282 3284 - 23 3288s 10/04 Chart for @SM5H Options for @SM5H
May 25 3320 3348 3293 3294 - 22 3298s 10/04 Chart for @SM5K Options for @SM5K
Jul 25 3342 3371 3319 3320 - 19 3323s 10/04 Chart for @SM5N Options for @SM5N
Aug 25 3338 3367 3319 3319 - 13 3323s 10/04 Chart for @SM5Q Options for @SM5Q
Sep 25 3325 3354 3309 3309 - 9 3315s 10/04 Chart for @SM5U Options for @SM5U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 24 44.22 44.22 44.22 44.22 -0.65 44.04s 10/04 Chart for @BO4V Options for @BO4V
Dec 24 44.56 45.29 43.89 44.02 -0.56 43.97s 10/04 Chart for @BO4Z Options for @BO4Z
Jan 25 44.48 45.19 43.85 44.01 -0.49 43.99s 10/04 Chart for @BO5F Options for @BO5F
Mar 25 44.59 45.24 43.99 44.17 -0.44 44.15s 10/04 Chart for @BO5H Options for @BO5H
May 25 44.83 45.38 44.19 44.40 -0.39 44.39s 10/04 Chart for @BO5K Options for @BO5K
Jul 25 44.94 45.50 44.35 44.58 -0.36 44.59s 10/04 Chart for @BO5N Options for @BO5N
Aug 25 44.83 45.32 44.22 44.47 -0.36 44.46s 10/04 Chart for @BO5Q Options for @BO5Q
Sep 25 44.55 45.09 44.13 44.29 -0.33 44.29s 10/04 Chart for @BO5U Options for @BO5U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 24 84.075 84.500 83.775 84.050 -0.150 84.025s 10/04 Chart for @HE4V Options for @HE4V
Dec 24 76.175 77.025 75.775 76.300 -0.250 76.150s 10/04 Chart for @HE4Z Options for @HE4Z
Feb 25 79.800 80.500 79.600 79.925 -0.325 79.825s 10/04 Chart for @HE5G Options for @HE5G
Apr 25 84.025 84.625 83.875 84.075 -0.300 84.150s 10/04 Chart for @HE5J Options for @HE5J
May 25 87.850 88.125 87.675 87.675 -0.250 87.775s 10/04 Chart for @HE5K Options for @HE5K
Jun 25 95.100 95.675 95.075 95.300 -0.050 95.350s 10/04 Chart for @HE5M Options for @HE5M
Jul 25 95.300 95.750 95.200 95.425 0.050 95.550s 10/04 Chart for @HE5N Options for @HE5N
Aug 25 94.325 94.525 94.075 94.325 0.075 94.400s 10/04 Chart for @HE5Q Options for @HE5Q
Oct 25 79.700 79.775 79.450 79.750 0.025 79.725s 10/04 Chart for @HE5V Options for @HE5V
Dec 25 72.925 72.925 72.450 72.800 -0.025 72.800s 10/04 Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 74.900 -0.025 75.800s 10/04 Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 24 186.350 187.300 185.850 187.050 1.000 187.000s 10/04 Chart for @LE4V Options for @LE4V
Dec 24 186.500 187.350 186.100 187.050 0.600 187.000s 10/04 Chart for @LE4Z Options for @LE4Z
Feb 25 187.875 188.325 187.150 187.925 0.200 187.950s 10/04 Chart for @LE5G Options for @LE5G
Apr 25 188.200 188.950 187.650 188.700 0.450 188.750s 10/04 Chart for @LE5J Options for @LE5J
Jun 25 181.925 182.700 181.350 182.425 0.625 182.525s 10/04 Chart for @LE5M Options for @LE5M
Aug 25 179.325 179.900 178.800 179.750 0.675 179.775s 10/04 Chart for @LE5Q Options for @LE5Q
Oct 25 179.800 180.425 179.475 180.300 0.650 180.300s 10/04 Chart for @LE5V Options for @LE5V
Dec 25 181.000 181.600 180.725 181.525 0.675 181.525s 10/04 Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 24 248.975 249.900 248.075 249.775 0.650 249.625s 10/04 Chart for @GF4V Options for @GF4V
Nov 24 248.300 249.650 247.375 249.400 1.150 249.275s 10/04 Chart for @GF4X Options for @GF4X
Jan 25 242.900 244.625 242.175 244.300 1.825 244.375s 10/04 Chart for @GF5F Options for @GF5F
Mar 25 239.700 241.800 239.150 241.475 2.150 241.600s 10/04 Chart for @GF5H Options for @GF5H
Apr 25 240.950 243.075 240.625 242.775 2.225 242.875s 10/04 Chart for @GF5J Options for @GF5J
May 25 242.250 243.925 241.600 243.500 2.200 243.725s 10/04 Chart for @GF5K Options for @GF5K
Aug 25 249.250 250.650 248.825 250.225 1.225 250.400s 10/04 Chart for @GF5Q Options for @GF5Q
Sep 25 249.550 250.000 249.375 250.000 0.450 250.000s 10/04 Chart for @GF5U Options for @GF5U
@DK - MILK CLASS IV - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 24 20.92 0.12 21.10s 10/04 Chart for @DK4V Options for @DK4V
Nov 24 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 0.08 21.10s 10/04 Chart for @DK4X Options for @DK4X
Dec 24 20.40 20.90 20.40 20.90 0.13 21.02s 10/04 Chart for @DK4Z Options for @DK4Z
Jan 25 21.00 0.04 20.90s 10/04 Chart for @DK5F Options for @DK5F
Feb 25 21.20 21.13s 10/04 Chart for @DK5G Options for @DK5G
Mar 25 21.23 21.23 20.88 20.88 0.03 21.23s 10/04 Chart for @DK5H Options for @DK5H
Apr 25 21.25 21.25 21.25 21.25 0.11 21.25s 10/04 Chart for @DK5J Options for @DK5J
May 25 21.39 21.39 21.39 21.39 0.01 21.39s 10/04 Chart for @DK5K Options for @DK5K
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