Tuesday, October 27, 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 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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Harvest Hours Grain Recieving:

GMO & Non-GMO Monday - Saturday     7:30 am - demand

Organic Monday - Friday      7:30 am - 4:00 pm


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
 October 2026  @C6Z 453'4
-1'4
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 November 2026  @C6Z 453'4
-1'4
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 December 2026  @C7H 467'2
-1'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @C6Z 453'4
-1'4
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 November 2026  @C6Z 453'4
-1'4
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 December 2026  @C7H 467'2
-1'4
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 January 2027  @C7H 467'2
-1'4
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 February 2027  @C7H 467'2
-1'4
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 March 2027  @C7K 475'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 475'6
-1'6
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 May 2027  @C7N 482'2
-1'6
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 June 2027  @C7N 482'2
-1'6
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 482'2
-1'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 493'2
-0'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1242'6
1'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1260'0
-1'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1260'0
-1'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1268'6
-1'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @S6X 1242'6
1'4
Chart
 November 2026  @S6X 1242'6
1'4
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1252'6
0'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1252'6
0'2
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1260'0
-1'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1268'6
-1'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1219'0
-2'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 455'0 455'0 453'0 453'2 -1'6 455'0 02:17A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 468'6 468'6 466'6 467'2 -1'4 468'6 02:17A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 477'4 477'4 475'2 475'6 -1'6 477'4 02:16A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 484'0 484'0 482'0 482'2 -1'6 484'0 02:16A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 480'2 480'6 479'0 479'0 -1'2 480'2 02:16A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 494'4 494'4 493'0 493'2 -0'6 494'0 02:16A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 507'4 507'4 506'4 506'6 -1'0 507'6 02:16A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 515'2 515'2 515'2 515'2 0'2 515'0 02:16A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1241'0 1245'4 1239'6 1242'6 1'4 1241'2 02:17A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1252'0 1255'2 1249'4 1253'0 0'4 1252'4 02:17A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1260'0 1263'0 1257'2 1260'0 -1'0 1261'0 02:16A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1269'0 1271'6 1266'0 1268'6 -1'2 1270'0 02:16A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1275'2 1278'2 1273'2 1274'6 -1'6 1276'4 02:16A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1261'6 1262'4 1257'6 1259'6 -1'6 1261'4 02:16A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1231'0 1231'0 1226'2 1229'2 -1'2 1230'4 02:16A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1220'0 1221'2 1217'0 1219'0 -2'2 1221'2 02:16A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3402 3413 3394 3400 - 2 3402 02:16A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3375 3392 3375 3379 - 5 3384 02:16A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3383 3390 3375 3377 - 6 3383 02:16A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3404 3412 3400 3400 - 7 3407 02:16A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3444 3448 3438 3441 - 3 3444 02:16A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3424 3428 3420 3428 4 3424 02:16A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3394 3395 3390 3394 3394 02:16A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3358 3358 3351 3354 - 1 3355 02:16A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 67.05 67.20 66.67 66.78 -0.23 67.01 02:16A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.18 67.37 66.85 66.93 -0.25 67.18 02:16A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.46 67.65 67.14 67.27 -0.19 67.46 02:16A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.73 67.92 67.42 67.49 -0.24 67.73 02:16A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.76 67.93 67.46 67.46 -0.30 67.76 02:16A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.34 67.52 67.08 67.08 -0.26 67.34 02:17A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.90 66.96 66.76 66.87 -0.03 66.90 02:17A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.41 66.41 66.16 66.16 -0.24 66.40 02:17A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 65.250 65.675 64.650 64.725 -0.900 64.675s 10/26 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 67.500 67.700 67.000 67.125 -0.600 67.025s 10/26 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 72.575 72.650 72.175 72.400 -0.425 72.250s 10/26 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 78.375 78.375 78.175 78.175 -0.400 78.175s 10/26 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 87.400 87.525 87.075 87.250 -0.600 87.100s 10/26 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 90.175 90.175 89.675 89.875 -0.550 89.750s 10/26 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.375 90.500 90.075 90.275 -0.525 90.100s 10/26 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 77.725 78.050 77.525 77.650 -0.450 77.625s 10/26 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.675 71.700 71.675 71.700 -0.525 71.225s 10/26 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.700 -0.550 75.200s 10/26 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 79.875 -0.575 79.875s 10/26 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 232.325 232.325 229.750 229.925 0.100 229.975s 10/26 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 232.725 232.900 230.700 231.200 0.075 231.200s 10/26 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.925 235.050 233.650 234.325 1.000 234.350s 10/26 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 236.275 237.000 235.500 236.250 1.300 236.325s 10/26 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 230.300 231.175 229.925 230.475 1.050 230.500s 10/26 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 226.775 227.075 226.025 226.500 0.950 226.550s 10/26 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 224.575 224.925 223.875 224.325 0.975 224.425s 10/26 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 224.625 224.900 223.825 224.300 0.925 224.400s 10/26 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 349.725 350.425 348.875 349.875 1.575 349.900s 10/26 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 350.225 351.125 347.900 348.600 0.425 348.550s 10/26 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 347.850 348.775 345.150 345.925 0.650 346.000s 10/26 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 344.575 345.575 342.075 342.875 0.925 342.900s 10/26 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 343.750 344.275 341.100 341.925 1.125 341.900s 10/26 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 340.550 341.775 339.200 339.625 1.275 339.775s 10/26 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 340.475 341.950 339.300 339.800 1.225 339.975s 10/26 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 337.775 338.425 337.000 337.450 1.475 337.450s 10/26 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 15.27 15.27 15.27 15.27 0.02 15.25 10/26 Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 17.95 18.04 17.91 18.03 0.09 17.94 02:15A Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 16.70 16.61 Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
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