Wednesday, March 11, 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)







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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Local Cash Bids
 
NON-GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 Mch 26 contract only  @C6K 460'2
8'0
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 460'2
8'0
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 471'4
8'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 460'2
8'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 460'2
8'0
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 471'4
8'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 471'4
8'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 471'4
8'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 487'6
8'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 497'0
6'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 497'0
6'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 503'0
7'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1224'0
22'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1224'0
22'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1236'6
21'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1236'6
21'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1236'6
21'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1166'6
13'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1224'0
22'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1224'0
22'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1236'6
21'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1236'6
21'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1236'6
21'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1166'6
13'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1170'6
11'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 441'0 444'4 439'0 444'4 8'2 436'2 10:51A Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 453'2 461'2 451'4 460'2 8'0 452'2 10:51A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 464'0 472'4 462'6 471'4 8'2 463'2 10:51A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 466'2 475'0 465'2 474'0 8'2 465'6 10:51A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 480'0 488'4 479'2 487'6 8'0 479'6 10:51A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 490'2 497'6 489'4 497'0 6'6 490'2 10:51A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 496'4 503'0 494'6 503'0 7'0 496'0 10:51A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 498'0 504'6 496'6 504'2 6'0 498'2 10:51A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1202'6 1211'2 1202'6 1210'0 22'6 1187'2 10:51A Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1207'0 1226'2 1203'4 1224'0 22'2 1201'6 10:51A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1218'2 1238'6 1216'4 1236'6 21'6 1215'0 10:51A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1209'0 1221'0 1201'6 1218'4 18'2 1200'2 10:51A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1166'2 1177'4 1161'6 1175'6 14'6 1161'0 10:51A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1156'2 1168'6 1154'0 1166'6 13'2 1153'4 10:51A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1165'4 1177'2 1163'2 1175'2 12'4 1162'6 10:51A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1162'4 1172'4 1159'2 1170'6 11'6 1159'0 10:51A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3116 3141 3101 3141 23 3118 10:51A Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3141 3167 3116 3162 17 3145 10:51A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3167 3193 3145 3186 15 3171 10:51A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3141 3166 3124 3161 6 3155 10:51A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3130 3140 3100 3136 4 3132 10:51A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3100 3118 3081 3114 4 3110 10:51A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3142 3148 3113 3145 3 3142 10:51A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3130 3144 3113 3143 1 3142 10:51A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 67.94 67.94 67.94 67.94 2.61 65.33 10:51A Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 66.75 68.63 66.62 68.26 2.64 65.62 10:51A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 66.20 68.22 66.20 67.81 2.61 65.20 10:51A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 65.00 67.21 65.00 66.78 2.45 64.33 10:51A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 65.05 66.25 64.46 65.89 2.35 63.54 10:51A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 64.16 65.24 63.58 64.89 2.18 62.71 10:51A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 63.24 64.66 63.06 64.32 2.05 62.27 10:51A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.15 64.09 62.58 63.88 2.08 61.80 10:51A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.800 96.325 95.625 95.800 -0.275 96.075 10:51A Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.775 101.025 100.400 100.400 - 0.950 101.350 10:51A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.025 110.175 109.300 109.475 - 1.175 110.650 10:51A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 112.400 112.400 111.500 111.625 - 1.175 112.800 10:51A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 111.425 111.475 110.700 110.850 - 1.075 111.925 10:51A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 93.950 93.975 93.350 93.500 -0.750 94.250 10:51A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.750 84.975 84.275 84.675 -0.375 85.050 10:51A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.700 87.200 86.700 86.825 -0.400 87.225 10:51A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.175 90.500 90.100 90.150 -0.300 90.450 10:50A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 93.300 93.300 93.300 0.750 93.300s 10:38A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.425 100.300 99.425 100.100 - 0.200 100.300 10:50A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.400 100.400 100.275 100.275 100.275 10:49A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 231.600 231.800 230.000 230.650 - 1.725 232.375 10:51A Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 229.250 229.400 227.575 228.525 - 1.675 230.200 10:51A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 227.475 227.625 225.900 226.575 - 1.775 228.350 10:51A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 225.850 226.275 224.550 225.175 - 1.850 227.025 10:51A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 226.000 226.700 224.900 225.450 - 1.900 227.350 10:51A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 226.200 226.825 225.150 225.675 - 1.725 227.400 10:51A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.350 226.025 224.575 224.925 - 1.550 226.475 10:51A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.275 219.025 217.450 217.450 - 1.825 219.275 10:51A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 352.000 352.000 347.950 348.975 - 4.375 353.350 10:51A Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 347.775 347.800 342.975 344.125 - 5.550 349.675 10:51A Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 344.425 344.450 339.275 340.400 - 6.000 346.400 10:51A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 343.000 343.700 339.400 340.325 - 5.525 345.850 10:51A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 341.275 342.175 338.000 338.925 - 5.200 344.125 10:51A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 340.675 340.675 336.175 336.925 - 5.175 342.100 10:51A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 337.000 337.250 333.725 333.725 - 5.675 339.400 10:51A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 331.925 331.925 327.125 327.125 - 5.425 332.550 10:51A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.17 16.23 16.14 16.22 16.22 10:50A Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 16.35 16.36 16.16 16.32 -0.04 16.36 10:51A Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 16.87 16.87 16.71 16.81 -0.07 16.88 10:51A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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