Thursday, March 5, 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 453'4s
9'6
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 453'4s
9'6
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 462'6s
9'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 453'4s
9'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 453'4s
9'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 462'6s
9'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 462'6s
9'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 462'6s
9'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 478'0s
7'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 489'0s
6'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 489'0s
6'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1179'2s
9'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1179'2s
9'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1192'4s
9'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1192'4s
9'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1192'4s
9'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1136'4s
6'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1179'2s
9'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1179'2s
9'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1192'4s
9'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1192'4s
9'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1192'4s
9'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1136'4s
6'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1144'4s
5'4
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 434'0 442'2 433'6 441'6 9'6 441'4s 02:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 442'4 454'4 442'4 453'4 9'6 453'4s 02:46P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 452'4 463'4 452'4 462'6 9'2 462'6s 02:48P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 453'6 464'6 453'6 464'2 8'6 464'2s 02:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 468'6 478'2 468'4 477'6 7'6 478'0s 02:48P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 480'4 489'2 480'2 488'6 6'6 489'0s 02:48P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 488'0 495'0 488'0 494'4 6'0 494'6s 02:43P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 492'2 497'4 492'2 497'0 4'6 497'0s 02:38P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1159'4 1165'2 1153'4 1165'0 9'2 1163'6s 01:21P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1168'2 1181'0 1166'4 1179'0 9'6 1179'2s 02:47P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1182'2 1194'4 1180'4 1192'2 9'4 1192'4s 02:44P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1170'6 1183'0 1170'2 1180'4 8'2 1180'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1135'2 1145'4 1135'2 1143'0 6'6 1142'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1129'6 1139'4 1128'4 1136'4 6'0 1136'4s 02:44P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1140'0 1149'4 1139'2 1146'4 5'6 1146'6s 02:35P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1139'0 1147'4 1138'0 1144'2 5'4 1144'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3069 3069 3042 3060 - 5 3056s 01:20P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3100 3106 3075 3090 - 6 3093s 02:46P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3136 3142 3107 3123 - 10 3126s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3127 3136 3103 3117 - 13 3119s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3112 3122 3090 3102 - 15 3103s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3090 3101 3069 3078 - 16 3080s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3111 3123 3090 3099 - 17 3100s 01:21P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3110 3125 3091 3097 - 19 3099s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 63.70 65.42 63.70 65.42 2.23 65.32s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 63.59 66.12 63.51 65.71 2.11 65.70s 01:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 63.70 65.98 63.55 65.64 1.97 65.60s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 63.02 65.02 62.80 64.74 1.83 64.70s 01:21P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 62.20 64.01 62.02 63.83 1.71 63.74s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 61.29 62.99 61.16 62.81 1.58 62.73s 01:21P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 60.75 62.51 60.75 62.31 1.50 62.23s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 60.36 61.94 60.36 61.81 1.40 61.70s 01:21P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 97.075 97.125 95.425 95.875 -1.400 95.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 101.500 101.650 100.450 100.775 - 1.200 100.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 111.175 111.425 109.875 110.075 - 1.300 109.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 112.950 113.375 112.050 112.325 - 0.850 112.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 111.500 112.050 110.975 111.175 - 0.475 111.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 93.500 94.050 93.400 93.675 0.150 93.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.425 84.975 84.425 84.775 0.300 84.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.625 87.025 86.575 86.925 0.325 86.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.850 90.125 89.850 90.000 0.325 90.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.900 92.900 92.900 92.900 0.150 92.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.000 100.075 99.975 100.000 0.075 100.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.250 100.300 100.000 100.000 0.100 100.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 238.075 239.950 237.525 238.575 0.175 238.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 234.700 236.475 234.250 235.350 0.100 235.275s 02:30P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 232.900 234.325 232.325 233.450 0.175 233.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 231.375 233.100 231.325 232.375 0.175 232.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 232.000 233.500 231.825 232.850 0.175 232.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.175 233.500 231.850 232.850 0.175 232.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.075 232.475 230.875 231.825 0.325 231.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 223.925 225.000 223.825 224.600 0.650 224.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 363.425 364.825 361.375 362.850 - 1.325 362.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 359.800 361.600 357.350 359.125 - 1.750 359.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 356.200 357.800 353.650 355.600 - 1.475 355.525s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 356.025 357.650 353.500 355.800 - 1.100 355.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 354.300 355.850 351.925 354.050 - 1.175 353.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 352.150 353.650 349.725 351.725 - 1.125 351.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 350.225 350.750 347.025 349.200 - 1.025 349.150s 02:30P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.000 343.725 341.425 341.725 - 1.300 342.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.57 16.65 16.40 16.40 -0.17 16.47 02:50P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.58 17.66 17.18 17.18 -0.44 17.36 02:49P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 18.04 18.08 17.57 17.57 -0.47 17.78 02:49P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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