Monday, September 28, 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 50 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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Harvest Hours Grain Recieving:

GMO & Non-GMO Monday - Saturday     7:30 am - demand

Organic Monday - Friday      7:30 am - 4:00 pm


Feed Mill 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
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 523'0s
-5'2
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 523'0s
-5'2
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 November 2026  @C6Z 523'0s
-5'2
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 December 2026  @C7H 536'4s
-5'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 523'0s
-5'2
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 523'0s
-5'2
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 523'0s
-5'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 536'4s
-5'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 536'4s
-5'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 536'4s
-5'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 543'4s
-5'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 543'4s
-5'2
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 546'6s
-4'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 546'6s
-4'6
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 546'6s
-4'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 525'0s
-3'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1288'2s
-30'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1288'2s
-30'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1312'0s
-27'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1312'0s
-27'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1319'6s
-26'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 25  @S6X 1288'2s
-30'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1288'2s
-30'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1303'0s
-29'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1303'0s
-29'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1312'0s
-27'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1319'6s
-26'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1257'6s
-19'0
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 528'6 529'0 517'2 522'2 -5'2 523'0s 03:51P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 542'4 542'4 531'2 535'6 -5'4 536'4s 03:18P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 549'0 549'0 538'4 542'6 -5'2 543'4s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 551'6 552'0 541'6 546'0 -4'6 546'6s 02:45P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 523'0 523'6 515'4 519'6 -3'0 520'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 529'2 529'2 520'0 524'2 -3'0 525'0s 02:46P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 539'0 539'0 532'6 536'4 -3'0 537'2s 03:15P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 545'0 545'4 540'4 544'2 -2'6 544'2s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1319'0 1322'4 1279'2 1287'6 -30'6 1288'2s 03:06P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1332'4 1335'4 1293'6 1302'2 -29'4 1303'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1338'2 1342'2 1303'0 1311'4 -27'4 1312'0s 03:42P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1346'0 1349'2 1310'6 1319'0 -26'4 1319'6s 02:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1350'4 1353'6 1316'2 1324'0 -25'6 1325'0s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1331'4 1335'4 1301'0 1308'2 -24'0 1309'0s 01:30P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1290'2 1293'0 1262'6 1269'4 -21'2 1270'4s 02:37P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1277'4 1278'6 1250'0 1256'4 -19'0 1257'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3739 3739 3611 3614 -122 3617s 02:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3710 3710 3581 3590 -116 3594s 03:31P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3697 3697 3584 3595 - 99 3599s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3688 3688 3583 3592 - 87 3596s 03:50P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3679 3679 3587 3594 - 81 3598s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3689 3690 3602 3609 - 78 3612s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3638 3644 3569 3578 - 68 3580s 01:20P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3584 3590 3524 3534 - 59 3536s 01:30P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 67.46 67.60 66.06 67.08 -0.15 67.11s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.00 68.18 66.61 67.63 -0.18 67.66s 03:08P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.02 68.37 66.86 67.78 -0.21 67.84s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.34 68.60 67.15 67.96 -0.23 68.03s 03:45P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.53 68.74 67.36 68.13 -0.21 68.22s 01:30P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.50 68.68 67.38 68.17 -0.16 68.25s 01:20P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.10 68.21 67.00 67.78 -0.13 67.85s 01:20P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.62 67.62 66.55 67.38 -0.10 67.40s 01:20P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 78.400 79.150 78.225 78.475 0.025 78.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 69.275 69.300 68.175 68.500 -0.625 68.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 70.550 70.600 69.225 69.525 -0.950 69.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 75.800 75.950 74.625 74.975 -1.200 74.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 80.375 80.375 79.225 79.225 -1.150 79.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 89.600 89.600 88.000 88.175 -1.200 88.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 91.175 91.275 89.900 90.050 -1.275 89.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.975 91.125 89.875 90.000 -1.175 89.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 76.500 76.625 75.650 75.825 -0.975 75.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 69.850 69.900 69.400 69.400 -0.550 69.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 -0.550 72.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 219.825 219.900 217.300 217.825 - 1.425 217.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 222.800 222.875 220.125 220.975 - 1.350 220.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 225.000 225.000 222.375 223.225 - 1.350 222.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 226.525 226.525 224.275 225.000 - 1.050 224.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 221.000 221.400 219.300 220.075 - 0.850 219.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 215.700 217.850 215.325 216.850 - 0.700 216.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 215.550 216.325 214.700 215.375 - 0.625 215.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 216.650 216.650 215.150 215.475 - 0.775 215.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 335.525 336.600 331.700 332.325 - 3.025 331.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 332.850 333.900 329.025 329.800 - 2.700 329.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 324.900 326.500 321.725 322.600 - 2.375 321.975s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 320.525 322.500 318.025 318.775 - 1.925 318.250s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 319.600 321.650 317.575 318.550 - 1.550 317.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 317.800 320.000 316.175 317.125 - 1.325 316.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 319.925 320.000 317.125 317.950 - 1.475 317.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 315.650 315.650 315.650 315.650 - 1.350 315.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.12 16.13 16.10 16.10 -0.02 16.11 03:00P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.12 15.15 15.02 15.11 -0.05 15.08 03:51P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 15.80 15.81 15.41 15.65 -0.21 15.48 03:51P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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