Friday, February 27, 2026  
 
 
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 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


NO BEAN RECIEVING MONDAY MARCH 2ND UNTIL NOON FOR REPAIRS

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
 Feb 26 contract only  @C6K 448'4s
5'0
Chart
 Mch 26 contract only  @C6K 448'4s
5'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 448'4s
5'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6K 448'4s
5'0
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 448'4s
5'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 448'4s
5'0
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 456'0s
4'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 456'0s
4'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 456'0s
4'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 469'4s
2'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 480'6s
1'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 480'6s
1'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6K 1170'6s
7'2
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1170'6s
7'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1170'6s
7'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1182'6s
6'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1182'6s
6'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1182'6s
6'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1128'2s
0'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6K 1170'6s
7'2
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1170'6s
7'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1170'6s
7'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1182'6s
6'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1182'6s
6'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1182'6s
6'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1128'2s
0'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1137'4s
0'4
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 432'6 440'0 432'0 438'2 5'4 438'6s 03:29P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 443'0 450'0 442'0 448'2 5'0 448'4s 03:58P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 450'6 457'0 450'0 455'6 4'6 456'0s 03:38P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 452'4 456'4 451'6 455'2 3'0 455'6s 03:40P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 466'2 470'0 466'0 468'6 2'4 469'4s 03:59P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 478'0 481'2 478'0 480'4 1'6 480'6s 03:03P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 484'2 489'0 484'2 486'6 1'4 487'0s 02:31P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 488'2 490'6 488'2 489'6 1'2 490'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1147'4 1161'0 1146'0 1156'6 9'4 1157'2s 02:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1162'6 1175'0 1160'4 1170'0 7'2 1170'6s 03:54P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1174'6 1186'4 1173'0 1182'0 6'4 1182'6s 03:59P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1165'0 1174'6 1163'0 1170'4 4'2 1171'0s 02:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1130'2 1135'6 1126'2 1132'0 1'6 1132'2s 03:09P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1126'0 1131'4 1123'2 1128'2 0'6 1128'2s 03:47P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1138'0 1141'6 1134'2 1138'6 0'4 1138'6s 03:12P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1137'0 1140'6 1133'6 1137'2 0'4 1137'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3187 3188 3145 3155 - 21 3155s 01:20P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3210 3225 3187 3200 - 4 3205s 03:09P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3230 3243 3213 3224 - 3 3228s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3224 3230 3203 3214 - 1 3218s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3187 3206 3179 3192 - 3 3195s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3168 3177 3149 3161 - 5 3165s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3183 3193 3164 3176 - 8 3179s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3180 3190 3162 3173 - 10 3175s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 61.38 61.92 60.99 61.30 61.29s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 61.71 62.43 61.50 61.77 0.09 61.85s 02:38P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 61.58 62.35 61.43 61.82 0.21 61.89s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 60.98 61.79 60.87 61.29 0.24 61.37s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 60.32 61.15 60.24 60.67 0.24 60.75s 01:21P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 59.71 60.46 59.60 59.98 0.21 60.06s 01:27P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 59.40 60.17 59.30 59.65 0.17 59.73s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 58.96 59.79 58.96 59.27 0.16 59.35s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.725 96.375 95.325 95.625 95.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.450 101.000 99.900 100.000 - 0.225 100.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.900 110.550 109.200 109.525 - 0.375 109.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.925 112.550 111.375 111.650 - 0.375 111.675s 02:50P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.900 111.375 110.425 110.550 - 0.400 110.575s 02:51P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.850 93.150 92.700 92.800 -0.025 92.900s 03:57P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.475 84.000 83.475 83.900 0.400 84.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.675 86.175 85.650 86.075 0.400 86.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 88.900 89.300 88.900 89.250 0.450 89.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.000 92.250 92.000 92.250 0.250 92.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.250 99.500 99.250 99.500 0.525 99.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.900 99.900 99.900 99.900 0.325 99.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 246.000 246.100 241.025 244.000 - 2.000 244.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 236.900 237.050 232.000 232.100 - 4.675 232.225s 02:30P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.425 233.625 228.950 229.050 - 4.250 229.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 231.525 231.850 227.450 227.700 - 3.775 227.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.875 231.075 226.900 227.125 - 3.750 227.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 231.000 231.425 227.500 227.800 - 3.475 227.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 231.050 231.275 227.550 227.800 - 3.350 227.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 229.900 230.250 226.600 226.775 - 3.200 226.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 361.100 362.275 354.700 355.225 - 6.225 355.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 358.125 358.825 350.350 350.975 - 7.550 351.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 354.375 355.075 346.150 346.950 - 8.100 347.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 354.575 355.150 346.375 347.000 - 7.975 347.325s 02:30P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 352.725 353.325 344.725 345.350 - 7.850 345.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 350.300 350.800 342.350 342.900 - 7.675 343.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 346.700 347.500 339.675 340.050 - 7.475 340.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 339.900 340.150 333.150 333.400 - 7.550 333.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 14.92 14.94 14.92 14.93 0.01 14.94s 04:00P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 16.50 16.60 16.15 16.30 -0.14 16.28s 04:00P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.26 17.44 17.10 17.31 0.06 17.27s 04:00P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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