Wednesday, April 15, 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

HELP WANTED/General Labor
Contact Reid at 712-348-3637


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
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 451'2s
8'2
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 460'4s
8'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @C6K 451'2s
8'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 460'4s
8'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 460'4s
8'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 460'4s
8'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 478'0s
7'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 491'0s
7'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 491'0s
7'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 498'4s
7'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1167'0s
9'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
10'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
10'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
10'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1154'4s
10'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1167'0s
9'0
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
10'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
10'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1183'2s
10'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1154'4s
10'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1165'4s
10'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 443'0 452'0 442'6 451'6 8'2 451'2s 01:30P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 452'4 461'2 452'2 460'6 8'0 460'4s 01:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 455'0 463'6 455'0 463'4 8'2 463'2s 01:20P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 471'0 478'6 470'2 478'4 7'4 478'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 483'0 491'6 483'0 491'6 7'4 491'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 490'2 499'0 490'2 499'0 7'6 498'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 494'0 502'2 494'0 501'6 7'6 502'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 477'2 483'6 477'2 483'0 5'6 483'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1156'6 1171'0 1156'6 1165'2 9'0 1167'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1171'0 1186'2 1171'0 1181'6 10'4 1183'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1164'4 1179'0 1164'4 1175'0 10'4 1176'4s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1141'6 1155'4 1141'6 1151'4 9'2 1152'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1142'4 1157'2 1141'0 1153'2 10'4 1154'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1153'2 1168'6 1153'2 1165'2 11'0 1166'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1154'4 1167'6 1154'4 1164'4 10'4 1165'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1158'0 1171'0 1157'6 1167'4 10'4 1168'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3297 3353 3286 3343 47 3344s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3267 3318 3259 3310 39 3312s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3222 3259 3210 3252 29 3253s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3180 3215 3169 3209 24 3207s 01:24P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3147 3184 3139 3178 26 3176s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3180 3218 3170 3212 27 3210s 01:24P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3192 3223 3179 3217 27 3217s 01:24P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3186 3215 3177 3209 24 3210s 01:24P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 66.40 67.73 66.13 67.59 1.16 67.60s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 66.14 67.43 65.95 67.31 1.09 67.31s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 64.90 66.14 64.86 65.95 0.88 65.96s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 63.87 64.89 63.76 64.60 0.68 64.64s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 62.64 63.65 62.54 63.31 0.54 63.37s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 61.83 62.83 61.83 62.52 0.43 62.54s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 61.45 62.31 61.45 62.00 0.32 62.01s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 61.20 61.69 60.95 61.36 0.24 61.35s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 90.500 90.750 90.375 90.725 0.200 90.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 94.100 94.375 93.550 93.850 -0.150 94.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 102.450 102.650 101.700 101.825 - 0.500 101.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 105.300 105.825 104.825 104.875 - 0.375 104.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 105.325 105.950 104.975 105.050 - 0.250 105.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.825 91.075 90.325 90.550 -0.100 90.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.100 83.350 82.700 82.975 -0.025 83.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.800 86.125 85.575 85.775 0.050 85.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.450 89.875 89.450 89.575 -0.075 89.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 92.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.925 100.125 99.925 100.100 0.175 100.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.175 100.175 100.150 100.150 0.125 100.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 100.325 100.325s Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 252.550 253.525 251.550 252.675 0.050 252.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 251.100 251.900 249.575 251.225 - 0.350 251.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 246.350 246.950 244.650 246.175 - 0.400 246.125s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 241.700 242.150 239.800 240.600 - 1.250 240.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 241.000 241.475 238.925 239.675 - 1.350 239.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 240.725 241.050 238.500 239.350 - 1.400 239.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 239.825 240.075 237.675 238.425 - 1.400 238.625s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 233.325 233.450 231.100 231.875 - 1.350 231.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 375.800 376.225 371.925 373.375 - 2.375 373.500s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 374.950 374.950 369.400 370.850 - 3.900 370.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 375.425 375.875 370.450 372.075 - 3.625 372.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 373.450 373.950 368.725 370.175 - 3.625 370.325s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 370.850 371.225 365.850 367.500 - 3.725 367.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 368.000 368.000 362.800 364.000 - 3.925 364.375s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 360.925 361.000 355.850 357.050 - 3.875 357.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 356.000 356.000 350.325 350.850 - 4.300 351.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 16.97 17.00 16.90 16.90 -0.07 16.97 02:16P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.16 17.46 17.16 17.37 0.23 17.36 02:17P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 18.11 18.34 18.11 18.28 0.27 18.27 02:18P Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
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