Wednesday, February 25, 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


NO BEAN RECIEVING MONDAY MARCH 2ND UNTIL NOON FOR REPAIRS

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
 Feb 26 contract only  @C6H 430'4s
2'6
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 442'0s
3'4
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 442'0s
3'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6H 430'4s
2'6
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 442'0s
3'4
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 442'0s
3'4
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 450'2s
2'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 450'2s
2'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 450'2s
2'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 467'0s
3'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1148'2s
8'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1165'0s
9'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1165'0s
9'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1177'4s
9'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1177'4s
9'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1127'6s
6'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1148'2s
8'6
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1165'0s
9'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1165'0s
9'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1177'4s
9'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1177'4s
9'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1127'6s
6'4
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 428'0 431'2 426'6 431'2 2'6 430'4s 02:42P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 438'4 442'6 438'0 442'0 3'4 442'0s 02:45P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 447'4 450'6 446'4 450'2 2'6 450'2s 02:37P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 449'0 452'4 448'2 452'0 3'2 452'2s 02:31P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'6 467'0 463'2 467'0 3'2 467'0s 02:44P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 476'0 479'0 475'4 479'0 2'4 478'6s 02:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 483'0 485'6 482'6 485'4 2'2 485'2s 01:20P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 486'2 489'2 486'2 489'2 2'2 489'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1138'6 1150'0 1132'2 1148'4 8'6 1148'2s 02:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1155'0 1166'0 1148'2 1165'2 9'6 1165'0s 02:39P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1167'2 1178'4 1161'6 1177'0 9'2 1177'4s 02:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1158'0 1167'6 1152'6 1167'0 9'2 1167'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1124'0 1130'4 1118'0 1129'6 7'2 1130'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1120'0 1128'0 1116'4 1127'0 6'4 1127'6s 02:38P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1130'0 1138'4 1127'4 1137'6 6'6 1138'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1131'0 1138'2 1127'6 1136'6 6'0 1138'0s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3110 3193 3109 3183 76 3183s 02:31P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3144 3224 3144 3218 74 3218s 02:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3176 3246 3176 3242 67 3243s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3171 3234 3171 3230 61 3231s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3162 3213 3162 3211 55 3211s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3135 3186 3135 3185 48 3185s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3160 3208 3160 3205 44 3206s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3176 3210 3174 3203 37 3205s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 60.06 60.55 59.34 60.26 0.23 60.26s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 60.50 60.97 59.80 60.63 0.17 60.67s 02:36P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 60.56 61.03 59.93 60.63 0.07 60.68s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 60.19 60.61 59.55 60.17 60.22s 02:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 59.70 60.08 59.15 59.65 -0.05 59.70s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 59.13 59.50 58.56 59.07 -0.08 59.11s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 58.94 59.26 58.36 58.83 -0.11 58.86s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 58.65 58.94 58.16 58.51 -0.18 58.54s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.750 96.575 95.575 96.200 0.400 96.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.800 101.000 100.275 100.725 0.200 100.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.025 110.500 109.750 110.250 0.150 110.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.800 112.225 111.625 112.100 0.275 112.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.525 111.050 110.425 110.925 0.275 110.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.575 92.950 92.375 92.825 0.175 92.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.150 83.550 83.100 83.400 0.150 83.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.350 85.650 85.350 85.500 0.150 85.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 88.575 88.725 88.575 88.625 0.100 88.675s 02:40P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 91.900 91.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.000 99.125 99.000 99.025 0.025 99.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.500 0.075 99.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 245.325 246.775 245.000 246.050 0.975 246.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 239.500 241.900 239.300 240.300 1.175 240.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 235.850 238.075 235.575 236.750 1.150 236.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 234.075 235.850 233.475 234.675 1.075 234.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 232.700 235.025 232.525 233.875 1.100 233.775s 02:30P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.125 235.325 232.775 234.125 1.050 234.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.850 235.175 232.700 233.950 1.000 233.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.725 234.000 231.725 232.725 0.975 232.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 365.225 368.500 364.375 366.400 1.200 366.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 362.125 366.200 361.625 364.050 1.825 364.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 358.275 362.900 357.875 360.500 2.175 360.650s 02:37P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 358.125 362.550 357.700 360.375 2.300 360.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 356.175 360.275 356.175 358.075 2.225 358.250s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 353.675 357.550 353.675 355.575 2.100 355.550s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 351.400 353.200 351.050 352.125 2.075 352.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 345.750 347.325 344.500 344.975 2.150 344.975s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 15.02 15.02 14.94 14.94 -0.07 15.00 02:45P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 16.48 16.92 16.47 16.83 0.46 16.88 02:44P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.39 17.97 17.38 17.83 0.61 17.85 02:44P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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