Tuesday, March 3, 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 446'4s
0'6
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 446'4s
0'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 446'4s
0'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 446'4s
0'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 455'4s
1'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 455'4s
1'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 455'4s
1'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 471'2s
1'2
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 483'0s
1'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 483'0s
1'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1170'4s
6'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1170'4s
6'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
6'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
6'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
6'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1131'4s
2'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1170'4s
6'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1170'4s
6'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
6'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
6'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
6'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1131'4s
2'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1139'4s
0'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 433'2 438'6 432'0 434'4 1'0 434'2s 02:39P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 445'6 451'6 444'2 446'2 0'6 446'4s 02:41P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 453'6 460'4 453'4 455'4 1'2 455'4s 02:39P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 454'4 460'2 454'4 457'0 1'4 457'0s 02:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 469'2 474'2 469'0 471'2 1'2 471'2s 02:40P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 481'0 485'4 480'6 482'6 1'0 483'0s 02:34P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 488'0 491'4 487'4 489'0 0'6 489'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 490'6 495'0 490'6 492'2 0'4 492'6s 02:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1153'0 1169'2 1149'4 1156'6 5'6 1155'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1162'4 1183'0 1160'4 1171'4 6'4 1170'4s 02:37P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1175'0 1196'0 1174'0 1184'2 6'2 1183'2s 02:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1167'0 1183'4 1164'6 1173'2 5'6 1172'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1131'6 1145'0 1129'0 1136'4 4'2 1136'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1127'4 1139'6 1125'0 1131'4 2'6 1131'4s 02:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1138'0 1149'6 1135'4 1141'6 2'4 1141'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1138'0 1147'4 1133'2 1139'6 0'6 1139'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3083 3115 3070 3099 22 3105s 01:20P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3130 3169 3115 3152 18 3147s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3162 3199 3149 3181 14 3177s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3161 3193 3151 3175 10 3171s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3150 3177 3142 3159 4 3155s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3131 3154 3123 3134 2 3133s 01:22P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3151 3173 3141 3155 - 3 3149s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3152 3170 3142 3150 - 5 3147s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 62.55 62.87 62.00 62.00 0.10 62.27s 01:20P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 62.70 63.79 62.31 62.91 0.08 62.82s 02:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 62.77 63.87 62.44 63.00 0.12 62.93s 02:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 62.32 63.27 61.89 62.33 0.06 62.32s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 61.70 62.59 61.25 61.58 61.60s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 61.04 61.80 60.50 60.78 -0.04 60.84s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 60.62 61.39 60.12 60.42 -0.06 60.46s 01:23P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 60.39 60.85 59.77 60.02 -0.04 60.07s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.575 96.125 94.700 95.775 0.175 95.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.150 100.550 99.200 99.925 - 0.100 99.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.625 110.150 108.775 109.475 109.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.600 112.225 110.975 111.450 - 0.200 111.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.500 111.075 109.975 110.275 - 0.375 110.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.800 93.300 92.575 92.825 -0.225 92.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.225 84.250 83.875 84.225 84.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.400 86.475 86.100 86.450 0.025 86.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.625 89.675 89.350 89.675 0.100 89.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.250 0.100 92.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.750 99.900 99.750 99.900 0.150 99.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.150 100.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 231.000 234.750 230.725 234.300 1.025 234.125s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 227.500 230.925 227.175 230.725 1.025 230.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 226.150 229.075 225.500 228.975 0.725 228.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 226.100 228.425 224.950 228.225 0.450 228.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 226.850 229.150 225.800 228.950 0.400 228.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 226.925 229.200 225.950 228.900 0.425 228.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.975 228.075 225.200 227.825 0.450 227.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.525 220.500 217.600 220.225 0.575 220.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 354.700 358.675 352.300 357.100 - 0.075 357.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 349.825 354.700 347.675 353.300 - 0.025 353.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 345.950 350.425 343.450 349.475 - 0.125 349.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 346.200 350.675 343.700 349.500 0.125 349.500s 02:30P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 344.875 348.725 342.000 347.925 0.150 347.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 342.150 346.375 339.975 345.675 0.250 345.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 338.975 343.425 337.150 342.700 0.450 342.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 332.000 336.650 331.475 336.000 0.225 336.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.29 16.54 16.10 16.52 0.29 16.50 02:38P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.16 17.44 16.92 17.42 0.23 17.41 02:40P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.72 17.90 17.49 17.87 0.18 17.88 02:40P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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