Monday, March 23, 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 460'2
-5'2
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 460'2
-5'2
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 471'0
-5'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 460'2
-5'2
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 460'2
-5'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 471'0
-5'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 471'0
-5'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 471'0
-5'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 487'4
-3'2
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 497'6
-2'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 497'6
-2'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 504'2
-1'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1164'2
3'0
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1164'2
3'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1180'0
3'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1180'0
3'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1180'0
3'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1147'2
6'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1164'2
3'0
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1164'2
3'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1180'0
3'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1180'0
3'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1180'0
3'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1147'2
6'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1153'6
6'4
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 465'2 473'6 456'4 460'2 -5'2 465'4 01:08P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 475'2 484'0 467'4 471'0 -5'0 476'0 01:08P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 477'2 485'4 469'4 473'6 -4'2 478'0 01:08P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 490'0 498'0 482'6 487'4 -3'2 490'6 01:08P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 500'0 506'4 491'6 497'6 -2'4 500'2 01:08P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 504'4 511'6 497'4 504'2 -1'6 506'0 01:08P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 507'0 514'0 500'0 505'6 -2'6 508'4 01:08P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 487'4 488'6 480'0 484'2 -1'6 486'0 01:08P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1160'0 1171'4 1152'4 1164'2 3'0 1161'2 01:08P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1175'4 1187'0 1168'2 1180'0 3'4 1176'4 01:08P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1168'0 1181'2 1162'4 1174'2 4'2 1170'0 01:08P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1140'4 1154'0 1135'2 1148'0 5'2 1142'6 01:08P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1141'0 1151'4 1133'6 1147'2 6'2 1141'0 01:08P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1149'4 1162'0 1144'6 1158'4 7'0 1151'4 01:08P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1146'2 1157'0 1142'0 1153'6 6'4 1147'2 01:08P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1147'0 1157'6 1144'4 1154'0 5'0 1149'0 01:08P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3276 3324 3249 3267 - 13 3280 01:08P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3239 3280 3213 3234 - 10 3244 01:08P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3203 3248 3180 3198 - 15 3213 01:08P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3160 3215 3144 3162 - 18 3180 01:08P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3137 3185 3113 3133 - 17 3150 01:08P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3160 3216 3140 3162 - 19 3181 01:08P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3171 3213 3141 3164 - 16 3180 01:08P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3148 3191 3122 3144 - 15 3159 01:08P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 65.53 66.38 64.22 65.57 0.06 65.51 01:08P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 65.30 66.15 64.08 65.43 0.13 65.30 01:08P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 64.48 65.28 63.28 64.71 0.29 64.42 01:08P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 63.67 64.37 62.46 63.87 0.29 63.58 01:08P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 62.94 63.45 61.69 62.98 0.28 62.70 01:08P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 62.42 62.95 61.22 62.48 0.21 62.27 01:08P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 61.93 62.60 60.98 62.24 0.28 61.96 01:08P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 61.28 61.96 60.43 61.59 0.28 61.31 01:08P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 91.450 91.925 90.700 90.750 -0.475 90.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 95.675 96.400 95.475 95.475 - 0.075 95.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 104.475 105.850 104.325 104.375 - 0.075 104.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 106.775 107.875 106.450 106.525 - 0.175 106.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 106.150 107.400 106.000 106.075 - 0.225 106.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.450 91.175 90.150 90.250 -0.175 90.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.200 83.400 82.575 82.650 -0.150 82.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.650 86.025 85.300 85.375 -0.050 85.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.450 89.575 89.100 89.175 -0.100 89.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.750 0.050 92.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.750 99.750 99.525 99.525 - 0.225 99.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 234.550 235.500 233.350 235.400 1.250 235.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.700 235.050 232.600 234.700 1.225 234.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 230.800 232.100 229.975 231.725 0.925 231.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 228.625 229.275 227.450 229.050 0.800 229.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 228.825 229.550 227.775 229.300 0.675 229.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 228.450 229.925 228.175 229.600 0.675 229.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.675 229.450 227.750 229.025 0.700 228.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 221.350 222.600 221.225 222.025 0.700 222.050s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 358.550 359.550 356.900 358.350 0.700 358.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 352.400 353.950 349.875 352.150 1.300 352.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 347.500 349.875 345.425 348.225 1.975 348.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 346.250 349.250 344.750 348.225 2.150 348.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 345.225 347.500 343.650 346.900 2.125 347.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 343.325 345.825 342.050 345.600 1.950 345.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 341.350 343.825 340.775 343.625 1.900 343.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 336.000 338.275 334.050 338.275 2.175 338.075s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.14 16.16 16.12 16.12 -0.02 16.14 12:57P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.36 17.58 17.20 17.34 0.10 17.24 01:07P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.74 17.97 17.68 17.71 0.14 17.57 01:07P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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