Wednesday, March 18, 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 463'2
9'2
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 463'2
9'2
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 474'6
9'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 463'2
9'2
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 463'2
9'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 474'6
9'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 474'6
9'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 474'6
9'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 490'2
8'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 500'2
8'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 500'2
8'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 506'0
7'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1161'6
4'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1161'6
4'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1176'6
5'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1176'6
5'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1176'6
5'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1141'4
10'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1161'6
4'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1161'6
4'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1176'6
5'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1176'6
5'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1176'6
5'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1141'4
10'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1149'4
8'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 454'6 464'4 451'4 463'2 9'2 454'0 01:05P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 466'0 476'0 463'2 474'6 9'2 465'4 01:05P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 468'4 478'6 466'2 477'4 9'2 468'2 01:04P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 482'2 491'6 479'6 490'2 8'4 481'6 01:05P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 493'4 501'2 490'2 500'2 8'0 492'2 01:04P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 500'0 507'0 497'2 506'0 7'4 498'4 01:04P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 502'4 509'4 499'0 508'4 7'2 501'2 01:04P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 478'4 484'6 478'4 484'2 6'0 478'2 01:04P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1156'2 1165'2 1148'0 1161'6 4'6 1157'0 01:05P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1171'2 1180'0 1162'4 1176'6 5'4 1171'2 01:05P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1163'0 1173'0 1154'0 1169'6 7'2 1162'4 01:05P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1133'0 1144'4 1127'2 1141'2 9'6 1131'4 01:05P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1130'0 1145'0 1128'0 1141'4 10'2 1131'2 01:05P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1141'2 1155'2 1139'0 1152'6 10'4 1142'2 01:04P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1141'2 1152'6 1137'2 1149'4 8'6 1140'6 01:05P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1141'0 1155'0 1140'2 1152'4 8'4 1144'0 01:05P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3124 3223 3110 3218 101 3117 01:04P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3121 3195 3108 3189 72 3117 01:05P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3105 3167 3089 3162 62 3100 01:05P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3088 3142 3070 3136 54 3082 01:05P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3071 3121 3051 3115 51 3064 01:05P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3099 3151 3083 3147 49 3098 01:05P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3104 3154 3087 3149 46 3103 01:04P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3096 3146 3082 3141 44 3097 01:04P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 66.00 67.03 64.73 65.79 -0.18 65.97 01:05P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 65.62 66.76 64.60 65.63 -0.09 65.72 01:05P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 64.76 65.76 63.73 64.80 0.05 64.75 01:05P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 63.84 64.76 62.88 63.99 0.12 63.87 01:05P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 63.00 63.85 62.00 63.15 0.19 62.96 01:05P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 62.50 63.35 61.58 62.67 0.17 62.50 01:05P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 62.01 62.84 61.22 62.29 0.21 62.08 01:04P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 61.11 62.12 60.56 61.44 0.08 61.36 01:05P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 93.725 94.075 93.450 93.750 0.025 93.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.300 98.800 98.250 98.700 0.075 98.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.675 107.725 106.925 107.425 - 0.250 107.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.850 109.850 108.975 109.525 - 0.125 109.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 109.125 109.225 108.500 108.950 - 0.225 109.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.375 92.875 91.975 92.550 92.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.075 84.650 83.850 84.475 0.100 84.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.575 87.100 86.300 86.925 0.100 87.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.000 90.475 89.875 90.475 -0.075 90.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.750 92.750 92.750 92.750 0.350 93.150 01:04P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.375 100.525 100.275 100.450 0.075 100.500 01:04P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.750 100.750 100.625 100.625 - 0.125 100.625 01:02P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 234.500 235.675 234.050 235.575 0.175 235.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 232.000 234.325 232.000 234.225 0.300 234.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 230.125 231.925 230.125 231.800 0.275 231.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 228.700 230.000 228.375 229.900 0.200 229.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 229.100 230.325 228.800 230.225 0.275 230.050s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.400 230.575 229.075 230.475 0.375 230.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.850 230.000 228.500 229.925 0.500 229.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 221.950 223.125 221.625 223.125 0.775 222.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 358.000 359.700 357.100 359.475 - 1.075 358.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 352.750 354.675 351.950 354.500 - 0.975 353.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 348.500 350.500 347.725 350.400 - 0.750 349.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 348.925 350.375 347.775 350.250 - 0.725 349.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 347.675 349.125 346.700 349.000 - 0.525 348.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 346.150 347.575 344.950 347.575 - 0.425 347.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 344.100 345.175 343.175 345.175 - 0.325 344.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 338.400 339.200 337.500 339.000 - 0.450 338.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.17 16.17 16.16 16.16 -0.01 16.17 12:58P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.07 17.22 17.01 17.09 -0.01 17.10 01:05P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.75 17.82 17.60 17.62 -0.06 17.68 01:05P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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