Wednesday, January 14, 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 422'0s
2'2
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 422'0s
2'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @C6H 422'0s
2'2
Chart
 February 2026  @C6H 422'0s
2'2
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 429'6s
2'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 429'6s
2'0
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 436'0s
1'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 436'0s
1'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 436'0s
1'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 447'6s
2'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1042'4s
3'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1042'4s
3'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1055'0s
3'0
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1055'0s
3'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1068'2s
2'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1068'2s
2'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 January 2026  @S6H 1042'4s
3'6
Chart
 February 2026  @S6H 1042'4s
3'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1055'0s
3'0
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1055'0s
3'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1068'2s
2'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1068'2s
2'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1058'0s
-0'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 420'0 425'0 419'4 422'2 2'2 422'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 428'0 432'6 427'4 430'0 2'0 429'6s 01:20P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 434'6 439'0 434'0 435'6 1'4 436'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 433'2 437'0 432'6 434'6 1'2 434'4s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 445'4 449'2 445'2 447'4 2'0 447'6s 01:22P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 459'2 462'4 459'2 460'6 1'6 461'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 466'4 469'4 466'0 467'4 1'4 467'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 470'0 473'0 470'0 471'2 1'2 471'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 1027'2 1033'2 1027'2 1033'2 7'2 1030'4s 01:20P Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1039'4 1049'2 1039'0 1042'4 3'6 1042'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1052'0 1061'6 1052'0 1055'0 3'0 1055'0s 01:20P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1066'4 1074'6 1066'0 1068'0 2'2 1068'2s 01:21P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1064'4 1072'4 1064'2 1065'2 1'0 1065'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1053'4 1058'6 1051'0 1052'0 0'2 1052'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1058'2 1065'0 1056'6 1058'0 -0'2 1058'0s 01:20P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1071'2 1076'0 1068'2 1069'0 -0'2 1069'6s 01:29P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 2884 8 2872s 01:20P Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 2920 2940 2913 2920 3 2919s 01:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2960 2984 2958 2965 8 2965s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3012 3036 3011 3015 7 3017s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3038 3055 3030 3034 7 3036s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3047 3068 3042 3048 5 3048s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3060 3073 3050 3053 6 3056s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3091 3113 3090 3096 8 3097s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 50.79 -0.02 50.76s 01:20P Chart for @BO6F Options for @BO6F
Mar 26 51.20 51.82 50.83 51.01 -0.22 50.98s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 51.68 52.31 51.36 51.55 -0.19 51.50s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 51.99 52.63 51.71 51.88 -0.15 51.85s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 51.91 52.45 51.59 51.76 -0.13 51.72s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 51.74 52.27 51.42 51.57 -0.13 51.54s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 51.43 51.99 51.17 51.31 -0.12 51.29s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 51.47 51.99 51.18 51.32 -0.11 51.29s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 84.500 86.100 84.300 85.725 1.075 85.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 91.100 92.950 90.700 92.700 1.450 92.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 95.600 96.725 95.600 96.575 1.150 96.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 104.200 105.450 103.925 105.125 0.950 105.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 105.200 106.100 105.050 105.725 0.500 105.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 104.200 104.950 104.150 104.625 0.400 104.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.425 87.750 87.300 87.575 0.200 87.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 78.600 78.850 78.425 78.675 0.150 78.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 81.300 81.300 80.925 81.075 0.150 81.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 84.325 84.325 84.325 84.325 0.100 84.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 87.800 0.100 87.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.200 0.100 95.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 237.225 237.300 234.625 235.075 - 2.100 235.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 238.800 239.025 236.750 237.325 - 1.650 237.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.000 233.525 231.525 232.300 - 1.075 232.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 230.000 230.250 228.450 229.150 - 1.025 229.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 229.425 229.500 227.625 228.400 - 1.200 228.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 229.750 230.000 228.175 228.775 - 1.200 228.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.400 229.775 228.125 228.600 - 1.125 228.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.875 229.125 227.700 228.150 - 0.875 228.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jan 26 366.975 367.000 362.650 365.050 - 1.525 364.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
Mar 26 362.900 362.900 358.125 359.775 - 2.425 359.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 361.000 361.000 356.850 358.075 - 2.425 358.175s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 358.050 358.125 354.150 355.200 - 2.350 355.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 357.050 357.250 353.225 354.175 - 2.250 354.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 353.725 354.775 350.900 351.775 - 2.200 351.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 351.550 351.825 348.000 348.975 - 2.050 349.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 348.250 348.350 345.150 345.750 - 1.875 345.750s 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 14.81 14.73 14.74 -0.03 14.77 02:23P Chart for @DA6F Options for @DA6F
Feb 26 14.92 14.99 14.86 14.88 -0.02 14.87 02:23P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 15.16 15.19 15.01 15.05 -0.05 15.03 02:23P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
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