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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 424'6s
4'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 424'6s
4'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @C6H 424'6s
4'4
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 424'6s
4'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 432'0s
4'2
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 April 2026  @C6K 432'0s
4'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 438'0s
4'0
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 June 2026  @C6N 438'0s
4'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 438'0s
4'0
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 449'6s
3'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1057'6s
4'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1057'6s
4'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1068'6s
4'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1068'6s
4'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1081'2s
5'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1081'2s
5'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1057'6s
4'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1057'6s
4'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1068'6s
4'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1068'6s
4'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1081'2s
5'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1081'2s
5'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1069'0s
4'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 420'2 427'2 420'0 425'0 4'4 424'6s 01:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 427'6 434'2 427'2 432'4 4'2 432'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 434'0 439'6 433'4 438'2 4'0 438'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 433'4 437'4 432'4 436'6 3'0 436'2s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 447'0 450'4 446'2 450'0 3'0 449'6s 01:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 460'4 463'2 459'6 462'6 2'4 462'6s 01:20P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'6 470'0 467'2 469'2 2'0 469'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 471'4 474'4 471'0 473'0 2'0 473'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1053'0 1059'0 1047'6 1056'2 4'6 1057'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1064'2 1070'2 1059'4 1067'4 4'4 1068'6s 01:20P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1076'0 1082'2 1072'4 1079'4 5'0 1081'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1073'2 1078'4 1070'0 1076'2 4'4 1077'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1058'6 1064'0 1056'2 1061'4 4'2 1063'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1063'6 1069'6 1062'0 1067'2 4'6 1069'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1076'2 1080'4 1073'6 1078'4 4'6 1080'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1078'0 1082'4 1075'0 1080'0 4'2 1082'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2895 2905 2884 2899 8 2900s 01:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2944 2955 2930 2949 12 2951s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 2994 3013 2987 3010 15 3010s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3017 3035 3007 3030 18 3032s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3030 3050 3019 3045 20 3046s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3036 3056 3024 3052 23 3054s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3070 3094 3060 3091 24 3092s 01:20P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3084 3114 3084 3112 24 3111s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 52.97 53.48 52.24 52.51 -0.36 52.61s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 53.41 53.97 52.76 53.05 -0.32 53.15s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 53.62 54.22 53.06 53.37 -0.26 53.47s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 53.56 53.97 52.86 53.17 -0.23 53.28s 01:20P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 53.19 53.67 52.65 52.92 -0.20 53.05s 01:20P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 52.86 53.37 52.38 52.62 -0.20 52.73s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 52.88 53.27 52.32 52.55 -0.18 52.70s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 53.08 53.23 52.35 52.58 -0.18 52.71s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 87.600 88.475 87.600 88.350 0.475 88.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 94.750 95.975 94.650 95.250 0.200 95.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.000 98.900 98.000 98.700 0.250 98.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 106.850 107.575 106.525 107.400 0.425 107.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 107.025 107.925 107.025 107.750 0.450 107.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 105.750 106.450 105.625 106.225 0.325 106.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 88.325 88.750 88.125 88.550 0.275 88.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.200 79.400 78.925 79.150 0.100 79.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 81.625 81.650 81.350 81.550 81.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 84.775 85.000 84.775 85.000 0.075 84.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 88.225 0.075 88.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.200 0.075 95.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 236.250 236.275 229.250 232.075 - 3.900 232.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 238.600 238.600 231.275 233.925 - 4.450 233.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.900 233.975 227.500 229.575 - 4.300 229.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 231.075 231.175 225.350 227.200 - 3.850 227.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.250 230.500 225.100 226.875 - 3.550 226.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.650 230.950 226.050 227.600 - 3.350 227.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 230.525 230.700 226.175 227.625 - 3.100 227.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 229.750 230.000 226.050 227.375 - 2.975 226.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 368.400 368.700 359.525 361.750 - 6.500 361.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 364.600 365.000 355.300 356.150 - 8.100 356.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 363.000 363.375 353.675 354.750 - 8.025 354.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 360.000 360.150 350.775 352.050 - 7.750 352.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 358.575 358.600 349.525 351.025 - 7.325 351.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 355.825 355.825 347.000 348.400 - 7.075 348.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 352.450 352.475 344.150 345.350 - 6.850 345.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 348.800 348.800 340.700 342.000 - 6.800 342.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 14.76 14.76 14.72 14.75 0.01 14.74 01:55P Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
Feb 26 14.95 15.14 14.92 15.05 0.05 15.07 01:55P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 15.17 15.19 15.03 15.17 0.08 15.15 01:55P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
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