Thursday, November 5, 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 50 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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Grain / Feed Mill 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
 November 2026  @C6Z 443'0
-1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 457'2
-1'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2026  @C6Z 443'0
-1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 457'2
-1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 457'2
-1'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 457'2
-1'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 466'0
-0'4
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 466'0
-0'4
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 473'0
-0'4
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 473'0
-0'4
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 473'0
-0'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 485'0
-0'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2026  @S7F 1203'4
1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1203'4
1'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1210'4
0'2
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1210'4
0'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1219'6
0'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2026  @S7F 1203'4
1'2
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1203'4
1'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1203'4
1'2
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1210'4
0'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1219'6
0'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1187'6
-0'4
Chart

ORGANIC SOYBEANS CALL FOR PRICING
There are currently no bids for ORGANIC SOYBEANS CALL FOR PRICING at this location.

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 445'4 447'6 441'6 443'0 -1'2 444'2 09:24A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 459'4 461'6 456'2 457'0 -1'2 458'2 09:24A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'6 470'0 464'4 466'0 -0'4 466'4 09:23A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 474'6 477'2 471'6 473'0 -0'4 473'4 09:23A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 472'2 474'2 469'2 470'4 -0'2 470'6 09:24A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 486'2 488'6 484'2 485'0 -0'4 485'4 09:23A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 499'0 501'4 498'4 498'6 -0'2 499'0 09:23A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 507'2 509'6 507'2 507'4 1'0 506'4 09:23A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1197'6 1200'4 1193'2 1194'4 1'2 1193'2 09:23A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1202'2 1210'0 1198'2 1202'4 0'2 1202'2 09:24A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1210'0 1216'6 1206'0 1209'4 -0'6 1210'2 09:24A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1219'2 1226'0 1215'2 1219'6 0'0 1219'6 09:23A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1227'2 1233'4 1222'6 1226'6 -0'2 1227'0 09:24A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1215'6 1221'0 1210'6 1215'0 0'0 1215'0 09:24A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1191'0 1195'0 1185'4 1189'0 -0'4 1189'4 09:24A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1187'6 1193'6 1184'4 1187'6 -0'4 1188'2 09:24A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3186 3219 3175 3185 - 1 3186 09:24A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3185 3217 3181 3193 8 3185 09:24A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3192 3222 3192 3211 19 3192 09:24A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3222 3245 3219 3242 23 3219 09:24A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3261 3289 3261 3286 25 3261 09:24A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3265 3289 3263 3289 26 3263 09:24A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3258 3284 3257 3283 26 3257 09:24A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3252 3268 3243 3267 27 3240 09:24A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 63.60 63.71 62.51 62.56 -0.97 63.53 09:24A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.75 63.89 62.74 62.77 -0.97 63.74 09:24A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 64.22 64.39 63.24 63.27 -0.95 64.22 09:24A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 64.71 64.74 63.68 63.70 -0.92 64.62 09:24A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 64.90 64.91 63.89 63.91 -0.88 64.79 09:24A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 64.36 64.36 63.70 63.82 -0.75 64.57 09:24A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 64.16 64.18 63.45 63.60 -0.69 64.29 09:24A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 63.99 63.99 63.20 63.29 -0.66 63.95 09:24A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 56.800 56.825 55.275 55.450 -2.100 57.550 09:24A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 61.625 61.650 59.950 60.100 -2.200 62.300 09:24A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 67.750 67.800 66.125 66.375 -1.950 68.325 09:24A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 74.550 74.550 72.950 72.950 -2.000 74.950 09:24A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 83.525 83.525 82.000 82.225 -1.700 83.925 09:24A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 86.750 86.775 85.375 85.525 -1.625 87.150 09:24A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 87.700 87.725 86.375 86.575 -1.525 88.100 09:24A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 76.925 76.975 76.025 76.200 -1.150 77.350 09:24A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 70.400 70.400 69.650 69.700 -1.250 70.950 09:23A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 73.325 73.325 73.325 73.325 -1.075 74.400 09:22A Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 -1.350 78.050s 09:23A Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 217.775 217.825 215.600 216.625 - 1.375 218.000 09:24A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 220.750 220.750 218.850 219.950 - 0.875 220.825 09:24A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 223.200 223.200 221.525 222.475 - 0.725 223.200 09:24A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 217.900 217.900 216.600 217.450 - 0.650 218.100 09:24A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 214.300 214.300 212.950 213.625 - 0.775 214.400 09:24A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 212.075 212.075 211.050 211.625 - 0.725 212.350 09:24A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 212.525 212.525 211.350 211.725 - 0.800 212.525 09:24A Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 211.625 211.900 211.525 211.900 - 0.675 212.575 09:24A Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 332.000 332.000 329.950 330.575 - 1.450 332.025 09:23A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 325.750 325.900 323.450 324.375 - 1.350 325.725 09:23A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 320.700 320.825 318.775 319.575 - 1.275 320.850 09:23A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 319.200 319.225 317.575 318.400 - 1.000 319.400 09:23A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 317.075 317.075 315.700 316.525 - 0.850 317.375 09:23A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 317.925 318.000 316.525 317.900 - 0.500 318.400 09:23A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 314.600 315.500 314.600 315.500 - 0.675 316.175 09:23A Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 312.500 312.500 312.500 312.500 - 0.700 313.200 09:23A Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 17.79 17.79 17.66 17.66 -0.19 17.85 09:23A Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 17.11 17.11 16.94 16.94 -0.15 17.09 09:23A Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
Jan 27 16.78 16.80 16.66 16.67 -0.15 16.82 09:24A Chart for @DA7F Options for @DA7F
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