Monday, May 4, 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

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
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 481'4
1'2
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @C6N 481'4
1'2
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 June 2026  @C6N 481'4
1'2
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 July 2026  @C6N 481'4
1'2
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 501'2
2'4
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 January 2027  @C7H 514'2
2'6
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 February 2027  @C7H 514'2
2'6
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 March 2027  @C7K 521'2
2'4
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1219'6
16'4
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 June 2026  @S6N 1219'6
16'4
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 July 2026  @S6N 1219'6
16'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1195'4
12'6
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GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1219'6
16'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1219'6
16'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1219'6
16'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1195'4
12'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1203'6
10'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 468'2 471'2 466'4 467'6 -0'4 468'2 09:44A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 479'0 483'2 477'2 481'4 1'2 480'2 09:45A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 483'0 488'4 482'2 486'6 2'2 484'4 09:45A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 497'0 502'6 496'4 501'2 2'4 498'6 09:45A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 510'0 515'4 509'4 514'2 2'6 511'4 09:45A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 517'0 522'4 516'6 521'2 2'4 518'6 09:45A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 521'4 525'6 520'0 525'0 2'6 522'2 09:45A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 500'4 504'0 500'4 504'0 3'0 501'0 09:45A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1192'6 1204'4 1192'6 1204'4 16'6 1187'6 09:45A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1203'0 1222'0 1202'2 1219'6 16'4 1203'2 09:45A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1197'6 1214'4 1197'2 1212'6 15'4 1197'2 09:45A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1177'6 1192'4 1177'4 1190'6 13'6 1177'0 09:45A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1183'0 1197'4 1183'0 1195'4 12'6 1182'6 09:45A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1194'0 1209'0 1194'0 1207'2 12'0 1195'2 09:45A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1193'4 1205'2 1192'6 1203'6 10'6 1193'0 09:45A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1197'6 1207'0 1195'4 1205'6 10'0 1195'6 09:45A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3208 3238 3208 3226 18 3208 09:45A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3190 3236 3188 3212 19 3193 09:45A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3149 3183 3141 3171 22 3149 09:45A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3119 3146 3108 3135 19 3116 09:45A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3092 3122 3086 3110 18 3092 09:45A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3120 3159 3120 3146 20 3126 09:45A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3138 3167 3131 3155 20 3135 09:45A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3121 3158 3121 3147 19 3128 09:45A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 76.69 76.89 76.40 76.89 0.24 76.65 09:45A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 75.01 76.12 74.77 76.09 0.93 75.16 09:45A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 73.58 74.39 73.14 74.38 0.84 73.54 09:45A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 72.19 72.87 71.71 72.87 0.74 72.13 09:45A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 70.92 71.58 70.48 71.51 0.63 70.88 09:45A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.73 70.75 69.65 70.60 0.57 70.03 09:45A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.32 70.22 69.12 70.06 0.56 69.50 09:45A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.64 69.39 68.44 69.33 0.56 68.77 09:45A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 92.600 93.000 92.325 92.450 -0.375 92.825 09:45A Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 101.375 101.950 100.575 100.750 - 0.525 101.275 09:46A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 103.425 104.075 102.950 103.200 - 0.175 103.375 09:46A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 103.875 104.575 103.300 103.700 - 0.150 103.850 09:46A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.800 89.875 88.750 89.400 0.150 89.250 09:46A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.325 82.350 81.300 81.950 0.225 81.725 09:46A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.075 85.450 84.450 85.050 0.125 84.925 09:46A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.400 89.400 88.575 89.000 89.000 09:46A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.250 -0.700 91.900s 09:46A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.100 99.300 99.100 99.300 99.300 09:46A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.350 99.400 99.350 99.400 0.050 99.350 09:45A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 98.750 98.750 98.750 98.750 -0.675 98.750s 09:45A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 252.975 253.325 252.125 252.575 - 0.425 253.000 09:45A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 247.800 248.275 246.850 247.200 - 0.625 247.825 09:45A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 242.375 242.625 241.325 241.700 - 0.750 242.450 09:45A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 241.650 241.925 240.650 241.125 - 0.725 241.850 09:45A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 241.850 241.850 240.625 241.175 - 0.675 241.850 09:45A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 240.875 241.175 240.250 240.650 - 0.700 241.350 09:45A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 234.725 234.725 233.925 234.250 - 0.675 234.925 09:45A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 231.550 231.550 231.100 231.100 - 0.875 231.975 09:45A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 371.400 371.800 369.150 370.075 - 1.325 371.400 09:45A Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 372.000 372.525 369.325 370.050 - 2.125 372.175 09:45A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 370.325 370.850 367.675 368.375 - 2.325 370.700 09:45A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 368.025 368.600 365.625 365.625 - 2.975 368.600 09:45A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 365.350 365.550 362.725 363.250 - 2.575 365.825 09:45A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 359.225 359.375 357.150 357.625 - 2.275 359.900 09:45A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 353.300 353.675 353.025 353.025 - 2.150 355.175 09:45A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 351.200 351.200 350.825 350.825 - 2.150 352.975 09:45A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 17.09 17.12 16.99 16.99 -0.09 17.08 09:43A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 17.40 17.40 17.17 17.18 -0.14 17.32 09:45A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 17.97 17.99 17.85 17.89 -0.11 18.00 09:45A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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