Tuesday, February 17, 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


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 426'2s
-5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 435'6s
-6'2
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 435'6s
-6'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6H 426'2s
-5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 435'6s
-6'2
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 435'6s
-6'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 444'2s
-5'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 444'2s
-5'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 444'2s
-5'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 460'0s
-4'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1134'0s
1'0
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1148'6s
0'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1148'6s
0'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1161'6s
1'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1161'6s
1'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1117'4s
4'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1134'0s
1'0
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1148'6s
0'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1148'6s
0'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1161'6s
1'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1161'6s
1'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1117'4s
4'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 431'0 431'2 426'0 426'4 -5'4 426'2s 02:42P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 441'0 441'2 435'2 436'0 -6'2 435'6s 02:35P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 449'0 449'0 443'4 444'2 -5'6 444'2s 02:35P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 449'2 449'2 444'0 444'6 -5'4 445'0s 01:22P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'2 463'4 459'0 459'6 -4'4 460'0s 02:39P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 474'6 475'0 471'2 471'6 -4'0 472'2s 02:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 479'4 479'6 477'4 478'4 -3'4 478'6s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 482'6 482'6 480'6 480'6 -3'4 481'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1132'2 1139'2 1125'6 1134'6 1'0 1134'0s 02:41P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1147'4 1153'6 1141'0 1150'0 0'2 1148'6s 02:36P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1159'0 1166'2 1153'2 1162'6 1'2 1161'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1145'4 1154'6 1142'4 1152'6 3'4 1152'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1114'0 1121'2 1111'0 1120'4 3'6 1120'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1112'0 1118'2 1108'2 1117'4 4'0 1117'4s 02:36P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1123'6 1127'6 1118'2 1127'6 4'0 1127'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1120'0 1127'6 1117'6 1127'4 5'0 1127'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3080 3086 3047 3055 - 34 3058s 01:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3126 3127 3093 3105 - 27 3108s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3164 3167 3142 3155 - 18 3157s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3171 3172 3148 3162 - 11 3166s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3155 3168 3143 3160 - 4 3164s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3153 3159 3130 3151 - 1 3153s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3169 3187 3155 3180 2 3182s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3175 3199 3166 3192 4 3194s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 57.09 57.68 56.72 57.35 0.21 57.29s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 57.50 58.09 57.14 57.82 0.29 57.76s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 57.63 58.20 57.31 58.01 0.40 57.96s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 57.28 57.83 56.97 57.67 0.42 57.64s 01:20P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 56.73 57.37 56.58 57.25 0.44 57.20s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 56.17 56.84 56.07 56.72 0.44 56.68s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 56.14 56.67 55.85 56.52 0.43 56.51s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 55.89 56.53 55.74 56.40 0.44 56.37s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 91.500 93.000 91.500 92.225 1.025 92.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 96.100 97.125 96.100 96.225 1.025 96.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 104.825 106.600 104.800 105.800 1.300 105.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 106.625 108.425 106.600 107.700 1.475 107.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 105.400 107.475 105.400 106.700 1.525 106.800s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 88.800 90.250 88.700 89.025 1.100 89.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 80.000 81.400 79.700 79.850 0.625 80.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.400 83.800 82.250 82.350 0.575 82.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.450 86.450 85.825 85.825 0.425 86.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 91.000 0.375 90.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 97.250 97.250 96.675 96.675 0.675 96.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 98.600 0.675 98.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 245.700 247.000 245.325 246.200 3.475 246.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 242.750 244.000 242.100 242.625 2.175 242.800s 02:31P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 237.750 239.225 237.650 238.250 2.300 238.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 235.050 236.425 235.025 235.725 2.150 235.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 234.025 235.575 234.025 234.950 1.950 235.075s 02:34P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 234.825 235.950 234.575 235.350 1.875 235.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.625 235.825 234.350 235.350 1.900 235.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 233.375 234.575 233.225 234.175 1.825 234.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 369.200 372.250 368.925 371.025 4.825 370.975s 02:30P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 366.025 369.450 366.025 367.775 4.375 367.825s 02:31P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 361.900 365.075 361.700 363.775 4.375 363.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 361.650 364.850 361.525 363.675 4.175 363.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 359.825 362.500 359.575 361.625 3.800 361.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 357.250 359.500 357.125 358.925 3.475 358.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 354.050 355.600 354.050 355.300 3.550 355.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 347.000 348.850 347.000 348.600 3.425 348.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 15.06 15.07 15.04 15.06 15.06 02:44P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 15.89 16.09 15.63 16.00 0.12 15.93 02:43P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 16.42 16.57 16.14 16.53 0.21 16.49 02:43P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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