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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

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	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) US Drought Monitor Link 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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	loading... NON-GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  January 2026  @C6H 437'4 0'0  February 2026  @C6H 437'4 0'0 GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  January 2026  @C6H 437'4 0'0  February 2026  @C6H 437'4 0'0  March 2026  @C6K 445'2 -0'2  April 2026  @C6K 445'2 -0'2  May 2026  @C6N 451'4 -0'4  June 2026  @C6N 451'4 -0'4  July 2026  @C6N 451'4 -0'4  N/C 2026  @C6Z 457'6 -0'6 NON-GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  January 2026  @S6H 1048'6 3'0  February 2026  @S6H 1048'6 3'0  March 2026  @S6K 1060'6 2'2  April 2026  @S6K 1060'6 2'2  May 2026  @S6N 1074'2 2'2  June 2026  @S6N 1074'2 2'2 GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  January 2026  @S6H 1048'6 3'0  February 2026  @S6H 1048'6 3'0  March 2026  @S6K 1060'6 2'2  April 2026  @S6K 1060'6 2'2  May 2026  @S6N 1074'2 2'2  June 2026  @S6N 1074'2 2'2  N/C 2026  @S6X 1064'4 1'6
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	@C - CORN - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Mar 26 437'2 437'4 436'2 437'4 0'0 437'4 07:06P May 26 445'0 445'2 444'2 445'2 -0'2 445'4 07:05P Jul 26 451'4 451'6 450'6 451'4 -0'4 452'0 07:06P Sep 26 445'4 446'0 445'0 445'6 -0'6 446'4 07:06P Dec 26 457'4 458'0 457'0 457'6 -0'6 458'4 07:06P Mar 27 470'4 471'2 470'4 471'2 -0'4 471'6 07:06P May 27 477'4 477'4 477'4 477'4 -1'0 478'4 07:06P Jul 27 481'6 0'0 482'2 07:05P @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Jan 26 1029'6 0'0 1029'4 07:05P Mar 26 1045'6 1048'6 1045'4 1048'6 3'0 1045'6 07:06P May 26 1058'2 1060'6 1058'2 1060'6 2'2 1058'4 07:06P Jul 26 1072'0 1074'2 1071'6 1074'2 2'2 1072'0 07:06P Aug 26 1071'2 1072'6 1071'2 1072'6 2'2 1070'4 07:06P Sep 26 1059'0 1059'0 1058'0 1058'0 0'0 1058'0 07:06P Nov 26 1062'4 1065'0 1062'4 1064'4 1'6 1062'6 07:06P Jan 27 1073'6 0'0 1073'6 07:06P @SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Jan 26 2910 2910 07:06P Mar 26 2960 2969 2958 2968 8 2960 07:06P May 26 3000 3007 2996 3004 5 2999 07:06P Jul 26 3057 3063 3052 3060 4 3056 07:06P Aug 26 3073 3084 3073 3084 7 3077 07:06P Sep 26 3091 3092 07:06P Oct 26 3099 3098 07:06P Dec 26 3136 3143 3134 3142 5 3137 07:04P @BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Jan 26 48.50 48.87 07:06P Mar 26 49.30 49.43 49.28 49.40 0.10 49.30 07:06P May 26 49.87 49.95 49.83 49.93 0.10 49.83 07:06P Jul 26 50.23 50.31 50.19 50.29 0.10 50.19 07:06P Aug 26 50.19 50.19 50.12 50.16 0.09 50.07 07:06P Sep 26 50.01 50.01 50.01 50.01 0.09 49.92 07:06P Oct 26 49.76 49.76 49.76 49.76 0.07 49.69 07:06P Dec 26 49.75 49.78 49.75 49.77 0.06 49.71 07:05P @HE - LEAN HOGS - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Feb 26 84.850 85.050 83.925 84.050 -1.000 84.100s 07:13A Apr 26 89.725 90.075 88.950 89.025 -0.800 89.100s 07:13A May 26 93.800 93.900 93.275 93.350 -0.625 93.375s 01/02 Jun 26 102.600 103.050 102.250 102.325 - 0.500 102.375s 07:13A Jul 26 103.575 104.050 103.475 103.625 - 0.125 103.725s 07:13A Aug 26 102.800 103.125 102.675 102.900 0.075 103.000s 07:13A Oct 26 86.700 86.950 86.600 86.800 0.175 86.900s 07:13A Dec 26 77.975 78.100 77.950 78.000 0.125 78.075s 07:13A Feb 27 80.525 80.600 80.475 80.475 0.125 80.575s 01/02 Apr 27 83.625 83.925 83.625 83.925 0.225 83.850s 01/02 May 27 87.225 0.225 87.225s 01/02 Jun 27 95.000 95.175 95.000 95.175 0.350 95.175s 01/02 @LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Feb 26 231.650 236.300 231.425 236.175 4.400 236.000s 07:13A Apr 26 232.125 236.200 232.125 236.075 3.775 235.975s 07:13A Jun 26 226.700 230.575 226.675 230.475 3.575 230.350s 07:13A Aug 26 223.825 227.250 223.650 227.175 3.525 227.075s 07:13A Oct 26 223.175 226.450 223.000 226.375 3.525 226.275s 07:13A Dec 26 223.350 226.600 223.150 226.600 3.525 226.400s 07:13A Feb 27 222.925 225.975 222.600 225.950 3.500 225.875s 07:13A Apr 27 222.100 225.275 221.850 225.150 3.450 225.100s 07:13A @GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Jan 26 350.325 356.625 350.325 356.350 5.850 356.100s 07:13A Mar 26 345.500 353.525 345.350 353.050 7.625 352.950s 07:13A Apr 26 345.150 352.750 344.825 352.300 8.025 352.250s 01/02 May 26 343.100 350.500 342.700 350.250 8.100 350.200s 01/02 Aug 26 342.550 350.100 342.550 349.675 7.875 349.700s 07:13A Sep 26 341.250 348.100 340.475 347.850 8.075 347.900s 01/02 Oct 26 338.575 345.825 338.150 345.700 8.325 345.700s 01/02 Nov 26 335.050 342.725 335.050 342.725 8.325 342.600s 01/02 @DA - MILK CLASS III - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Jan 26 15.09 15.16 15.03 15.03 -0.04 15.07 06:47P Feb 26 15.34 15.34 15.15 15.15 -0.18 15.33 07:01P Mar 26 15.40 15.43 15.40 15.43 -0.11 15.54 07:02P My Custom Markets Symbol Open High Low Last Change Close Time More

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