Wednesday, April 1, 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

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
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 452'4
-5'2
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 463'2
-5'0
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @C6K 452'4
-5'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 463'2
-5'0
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 June 2026  @C6N 463'2
-5'0
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 July 2026  @C6N 463'2
-5'0
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 479'6
-4'4
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 January 2027  @C7H 490'4
-4'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 490'4
-4'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 496'4
-5'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1165'2
-5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1180'6
-5'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1180'6
-5'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1180'6
-5'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1153'6
-3'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1165'2
-5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1180'6
-5'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1180'6
-5'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1180'6
-5'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1153'6
-3'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1157'6
-3'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 457'4 460'0 448'4 452'4 -5'2 457'6 11:44A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 468'2 470'6 459'2 463'2 -5'0 468'2 11:44A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 469'4 472'6 461'6 465'4 -4'6 470'2 11:45A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 484'4 486'2 476'0 479'6 -4'4 484'2 11:44A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 495'0 497'0 486'6 490'4 -4'4 495'0 11:45A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 502'4 503'2 493'2 496'4 -5'0 501'4 11:45A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 505'6 506'4 496'4 500'4 -4'4 505'0 11:45A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 486'2 486'2 478'2 481'6 -3'4 485'2 11:45A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1171'4 1174'6 1153'0 1165'2 -5'6 1171'0 11:44A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1186'6 1190'0 1169'0 1180'6 -5'2 1186'0 11:44A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1184'2 1186'6 1167'0 1177'6 -5'6 1183'4 11:45A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1157'0 1161'0 1145'6 1153'6 -4'4 1158'2 11:45A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1155'6 1160'4 1145'6 1153'6 -3'6 1157'4 11:44A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1166'6 1170'0 1156'4 1163'4 -4'0 1167'4 11:45A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1159'4 1163'4 1151'4 1157'6 -3'4 1161'2 11:45A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1163'0 1164'0 1154'0 1161'0 -2'2 1163'2 11:45A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3170 3190 3125 3170 6 3164 11:45A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3150 3169 3118 3153 10 3143 11:45A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3129 3147 3107 3134 12 3122 11:45A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3108 3121 3089 3111 11 3100 11:45A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3091 3100 3074 3093 10 3083 11:45A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3122 3130 3108 3128 13 3115 11:45A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3115 3129 3112 3124 9 3115 11:45A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3097 3107 3090 3107 12 3095 11:45A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 68.95 69.10 66.97 67.16 -1.72 68.88 11:45A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 68.98 69.08 67.10 67.28 -1.60 68.88 11:45A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 68.17 68.20 66.36 66.55 -1.47 68.02 11:45A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 66.95 67.17 65.50 65.72 -1.35 67.07 11:45A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 66.11 66.11 64.51 64.73 -1.28 66.01 11:45A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 65.25 65.40 63.88 64.08 -1.22 65.30 11:45A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 64.82 64.82 63.37 63.59 -1.13 64.72 11:45A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 63.90 63.95 62.64 62.82 -1.05 63.87 11:45A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 90.375 90.950 90.300 90.800 0.375 90.425 11:45A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 96.325 97.075 96.150 96.150 -0.375 96.525 11:45A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 104.850 105.750 104.700 104.875 - 0.175 105.050 11:45A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 107.225 108.250 107.175 107.500 0.275 107.225 11:45A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 107.050 108.075 107.050 107.350 0.275 107.075 11:45A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.750 92.275 91.675 91.800 0.450 91.350 11:45A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.000 84.425 83.725 83.725 0.100 83.625 11:45A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.400 86.750 86.150 86.175 0.175 86.000 11:45A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.975 90.150 89.600 89.600 0.200 89.400 11:45A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.850 -0.400 92.450s 11:42A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.075 100.100 99.850 99.850 0.100 99.750 11:44A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.250 100.250 100.075 100.075 - 0.175 100.075s 11:40A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 243.025 244.500 242.925 243.750 0.725 243.025 11:45A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 243.050 244.800 243.050 243.975 0.700 243.275 11:45A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 239.675 241.250 239.500 240.575 0.775 239.800 11:45A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 235.750 237.050 235.325 236.650 0.775 235.875 11:45A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 235.075 236.400 234.500 236.125 0.800 235.325 11:45A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 235.100 236.425 234.650 236.050 0.800 235.250 11:45A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 234.775 236.100 234.225 235.700 0.925 234.775 11:45A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 228.100 229.600 227.750 229.075 0.975 228.100 11:45A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 369.000 372.825 368.250 371.550 2.425 369.125 11:45A Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 366.500 370.150 365.500 368.875 2.400 366.475 11:45A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 364.425 368.650 363.850 367.650 3.225 364.425 11:45A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 362.125 366.225 361.625 365.300 3.225 362.075 11:45A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 360.125 363.250 359.250 362.625 3.300 359.325 11:45A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 357.325 360.000 356.300 359.475 3.150 356.325 11:45A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 351.000 353.400 350.125 353.075 2.925 350.150 11:45A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 345.000 348.000 344.975 348.000 3.375 344.625 11:45A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 17.45 17.55 17.34 17.49 0.14 17.35 11:43A Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.81 18.06 17.69 18.00 0.28 17.72 11:43A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 18.29 18.47 18.20 18.46 0.27 18.19 11:45A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
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