Monday, March 2, 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)







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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
 Mch 26 contract only  @C6K 445'6s
-2'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 445'6s
-2'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 445'6s
-2'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 445'6s
-2'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 454'2s
-1'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 454'2s
-1'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 454'2s
-1'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 470'0s
0'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 482'0s
1'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 482'0s
1'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1164'0s
-6'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1164'0s
-6'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1177'0s
-5'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1177'0s
-5'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1177'0s
-5'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1128'6s
0'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1164'0s
-6'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1164'0s
-6'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1177'0s
-5'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1177'0s
-5'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1177'0s
-5'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1128'6s
0'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1138'6s
1'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 439'4 441'0 431'6 433'0 -5'4 433'2s 02:49P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 451'0 452'4 443'4 445'2 -2'6 445'6s 02:59P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 458'0 460'0 452'0 453'6 -1'6 454'2s 02:43P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 457'4 458'4 453'0 454'4 -0'2 455'4s 02:47P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 469'4 472'0 467'2 469'2 0'4 470'0s 02:55P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 480'4 483'0 479'2 481'4 1'2 482'0s 02:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 487'0 489'0 485'4 488'0 1'6 488'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 490'0 492'2 489'0 491'2 2'2 492'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1165'0 1169'6 1146'4 1149'6 -7'2 1150'0s 02:51P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1178'4 1185'0 1157'4 1161'6 -6'6 1164'0s 02:40P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1190'4 1198'2 1170'4 1175'0 -5'6 1177'0s 02:34P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1178'0 1182'6 1159'6 1165'2 -4'0 1167'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1140'0 1140'2 1125'4 1130'6 -0'2 1132'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1132'0 1136'0 1123'2 1128'0 0'4 1128'6s 02:51P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1142'2 1147'0 1134'0 1138'4 0'4 1139'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1140'4 1145'0 1133'6 1138'0 1'2 1138'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3144 3144 3079 3081 - 72 3083s 01:20P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3205 3206 3119 3125 - 76 3129s 02:38P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3228 3229 3149 3161 - 65 3163s 02:31P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3211 3214 3149 3159 - 57 3161s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3190 3190 3138 3149 - 44 3151s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3148 3148 3119 3131 - 34 3131s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3164 3170 3136 3152 - 27 3152s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3160 3168 3135 3151 - 23 3152s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 63.11 63.11 62.00 62.14 0.88 62.17s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 63.60 64.28 62.54 62.68 0.89 62.74s 02:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 63.60 64.08 62.10 62.73 0.92 62.81s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 62.87 63.40 62.07 62.18 0.89 62.26s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 62.47 62.54 61.42 61.53 0.85 61.60s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 61.73 61.79 60.71 60.80 0.82 60.88s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 61.24 61.62 60.34 60.44 0.79 60.52s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 60.86 61.02 59.94 60.06 0.76 60.11s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.500 96.550 95.075 95.575 -0.150 95.575s 02:31P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 99.700 100.675 99.500 100.050 - 0.100 100.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.300 110.375 109.050 109.475 - 0.075 109.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.450 112.325 111.250 111.525 - 0.075 111.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.400 111.150 110.200 110.525 0.025 110.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.700 93.275 92.625 92.725 0.100 93.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.850 84.275 83.725 83.725 0.175 84.175s 02:31P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.925 86.425 85.875 85.875 0.250 86.400s 02:55P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.350 89.575 89.125 89.125 0.225 89.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.250 0.225 92.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.550 99.750 99.550 99.600 0.200 99.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.775 99.850 99.750 99.850 - 0.050 99.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 229.000 233.775 228.525 233.650 0.875 233.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 226.475 230.275 225.250 230.175 0.500 229.650s 02:31P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 225.325 228.875 224.250 228.750 0.375 228.175s 02:39P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 224.925 228.475 223.250 228.475 0.550 227.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 225.375 229.250 224.025 229.200 0.650 228.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 225.000 229.225 224.475 229.225 0.700 228.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.500 228.325 223.500 228.275 0.700 227.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 217.775 220.500 217.275 220.500 0.600 219.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 351.650 357.700 350.300 357.650 1.850 357.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 346.300 353.900 345.650 353.700 2.125 353.325s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 342.200 350.100 341.500 349.750 2.275 349.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 342.325 350.000 341.725 349.850 2.050 349.375s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 340.850 348.150 340.250 348.125 2.125 347.600s 02:46P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 338.050 345.800 338.050 345.750 2.200 345.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 335.075 342.600 335.075 342.600 2.200 342.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 329.725 335.875 327.875 335.800 2.375 335.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.19 16.37 16.08 16.25 -0.03 16.23 02:59P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.26 17.40 17.02 17.19 -0.08 17.19 02:59P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.71 17.83 17.52 17.70 -0.01 17.69 02:47P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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