Thursday, January 15, 2026  
 
 
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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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Feed Mill / Grain Recieving / 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
Reidk@Lesterfg.com


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

Larryv@Lesterfg.com

Dustin Hoogendoorn
Agronomy/Grain Operations Manager
(seed & commodities)
712-470-7372 
Dustinh@Lesterfg.com




CROP PRODUCTION
(Non-GMO, Organic, & 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, Organic, & 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
 JAN 26 contract only  @C6H 420'2s
-1'6
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 420'2s
-1'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @C6H 420'2s
-1'6
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 420'2s
-1'6
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 427'6s
-2'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 427'6s
-2'0
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 434'0s
-2'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 434'0s
-2'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 434'0s
-2'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 446'6s
-1'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1053'0s
10'4
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1053'0s
10'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1064'2s
9'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1064'2s
9'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1076'2s
8'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1076'2s
8'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1053'0s
10'4
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1053'0s
10'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1064'2s
9'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1064'2s
9'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1076'2s
8'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1076'2s
8'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1064'2s
6'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 422'4 425'0 420'0 420'2 -1'6 420'2s 05:35P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 430'0 432'6 427'2 427'6 -2'0 427'6s 05:28P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 436'0 438'6 433'4 434'0 -2'0 434'0s 04:51P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 434'4 436'6 432'6 433'2 -1'2 433'2s 02:31P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 447'6 449'6 446'4 446'6 -1'0 446'6s 05:22P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 460'4 463'2 460'0 460'0 -0'6 460'2s 03:47P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'4 470'0 467'0 467'0 -0'4 467'2s 05:02P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 472'6 473'6 470'6 471'0 -0'4 471'0s 04:45P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1043'4 1058'2 1041'4 1052'4 10'4 1053'0s 05:08P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1056'2 1070'0 1054'2 1063'6 9'2 1064'2s 05:27P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1068'4 1082'4 1067'6 1075'2 8'0 1076'2s 04:55P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1066'0 1079'2 1065'2 1072'4 7'6 1073'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1053'0 1064'6 1052'2 1058'6 6'4 1058'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1058'2 1070'4 1058'0 1063'6 6'2 1064'2s 02:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1069'4 1081'2 1069'2 1075'2 5'6 1075'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1072'0 1081'6 1071'6 1077'0 6'0 1078'0s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2920 2945 2890 2892 - 27 2892s 05:37P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2965 2991 2937 2938 - 26 2939s 04:49P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3017 3042 2992 2995 - 22 2995s 04:45P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3036 3059 3012 3013 - 22 3014s 02:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3055 3071 3025 3026 - 22 3026s 02:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3056 3079 3030 3031 - 25 3031s 01:20P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3098 3121 3067 3071 - 29 3068s 03:52P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3125 3137 3086 3087 - 31 3087s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 51.02 53.03 50.37 52.91 1.99 52.97s 04:45P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 51.53 53.53 50.91 53.42 1.97 53.47s 05:18P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 51.91 53.79 51.26 53.67 1.88 53.73s 04:45P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 51.85 53.56 51.18 53.46 1.79 53.51s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 51.67 53.32 50.98 53.21 1.71 53.25s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 51.41 53.02 50.73 52.88 1.64 52.93s 01:20P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 51.43 52.97 50.74 52.84 1.59 52.88s 04:45P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 51.52 52.96 50.94 52.85 1.55 52.89s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 85.700 87.900 85.600 87.800 2.100 87.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 92.675 95.150 92.500 95.000 2.300 95.000s 03:08P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 96.375 98.475 96.200 98.425 1.900 98.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 105.100 107.175 105.000 107.000 1.800 107.075s 02:35P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 105.800 107.500 105.800 107.350 1.550 107.425s 02:36P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 104.850 106.075 104.725 105.875 1.250 106.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.625 88.450 87.625 88.375 0.775 88.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 78.750 79.225 78.750 79.175 0.450 79.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 81.150 81.700 81.150 81.575 0.400 81.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 84.550 84.850 84.550 84.775 0.350 84.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 88.150 0.350 88.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.200 0.350 95.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 235.300 236.200 234.950 236.075 0.900 236.050s 02:36P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 237.475 238.550 237.225 238.400 1.100 238.425s 02:30P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 232.500 233.975 232.200 233.825 1.575 233.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 229.350 231.175 229.125 231.050 1.825 231.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 228.500 230.475 228.325 230.350 1.950 230.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 228.925 230.925 228.925 230.850 1.975 230.875s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.000 230.650 229.000 230.600 1.850 230.600s 02:30P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.200 229.925 228.125 229.875 1.675 229.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 365.025 368.525 365.025 368.525 3.675 368.425s 04:38P Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 360.250 364.675 359.325 364.575 4.850 364.550s 04:38P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 358.500 363.050 357.775 362.875 4.750 362.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 355.500 360.100 355.500 359.875 4.625 360.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 354.500 358.650 354.350 358.375 4.175 358.525s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 352.200 355.775 352.200 355.525 3.750 355.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 351.000 352.550 350.900 352.275 3.300 352.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 347.025 348.825 347.025 348.600 3.050 348.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 14.75 14.74 Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
Feb 26 14.95 15.00 Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 15.17 15.17 15.17 15.17 0.08 15.09 05:14P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
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