Tuesday, March 17, 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 454'0
0'0
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 454'0
0'0
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 466'0
0'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 454'0
0'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 454'0
0'0
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 466'0
0'2
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 466'0
0'2
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 466'0
0'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 481'6
1'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 492'2
2'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 492'2
2'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 498'4
2'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1157'0
1'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1157'0
1'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1171'2
3'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1171'2
3'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1171'2
3'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1131'2
10'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1157'0
1'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1157'0
1'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1171'2
3'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1171'2
3'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1171'2
3'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1131'2
10'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1140'2
9'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 453'6 459'0 449'2 454'0 0'0 454'0 01:16P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 464'2 470'4 461'0 466'0 0'2 465'4 01:16P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 466'2 472'0 464'0 468'6 1'4 468'2 01:16P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 478'4 484'2 477'6 481'6 1'6 481'6 01:16P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 489'6 494'4 488'0 492'2 2'0 492'2 01:16P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 494'6 500'2 494'0 498'0 2'2 498'4 01:16P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 499'6 503'0 497'6 501'0 2'0 501'2 01:16P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 477'6 480'6 474'2 477'6 1'0 478'2 01:16P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1147'0 1170'4 1145'2 1157'0 1'6 1157'0 01:16P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1161'0 1185'0 1159'6 1171'2 3'6 1171'2 01:16P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1148'6 1174'0 1148'6 1161'6 9'4 1162'4 01:15P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1118'6 1142'0 1118'6 1131'0 9'2 1131'4 01:15P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1118'0 1141'6 1118'0 1131'2 10'4 1131'2 01:16P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1131'0 1152'0 1130'4 1142'2 10'4 1142'2 01:16P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1136'2 1150'0 1135'6 1140'2 9'6 1140'6 01:15P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1134'0 1152'2 1134'0 1143'2 10'2 1144'0 01:15P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3122 3150 3076 3116 - 6 3117 01:16P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3131 3156 3089 3115 - 12 3117 01:15P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3112 3139 3083 3098 - 15 3100 01:15P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3093 3120 3073 3081 - 12 3082 01:15P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3074 3097 3060 3063 - 8 3064 01:15P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3105 3131 3096 3097 - 7 3098 01:15P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3109 3135 3100 3100 - 7 3103 01:16P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3101 3129 3094 3095 - 1 3097 01:16P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 63.60 66.42 63.50 65.91 1.97 65.97 01:15P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 63.48 66.15 63.32 65.65 2.03 65.72 01:15P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 62.69 65.16 62.60 64.70 1.96 64.75 01:15P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 61.93 64.27 61.93 63.82 1.93 63.87 01:15P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 61.13 63.32 61.13 62.90 1.81 62.96 01:15P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 60.73 62.86 60.68 62.46 1.78 62.50 01:15P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 60.70 62.33 60.47 62.03 1.73 62.08 01:16P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 60.05 61.57 59.92 61.32 1.67 61.36 01:16P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 93.500 94.200 93.200 93.800 0.225 93.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.350 98.675 97.875 98.550 0.300 98.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.100 107.900 106.475 107.800 0.525 107.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.175 109.900 108.475 109.775 0.475 109.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.200 109.375 108.000 109.275 0.500 109.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.900 92.775 91.650 92.625 0.500 92.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.850 84.600 83.400 84.350 0.625 84.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.300 87.050 85.975 86.775 0.625 86.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.675 90.500 89.675 90.475 0.650 90.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.800 92.800 92.800 92.800 92.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.325 100.325 100.325 100.325 0.475 100.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.725 100.750 100.725 100.750 0.925 100.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 233.750 235.700 233.600 235.000 1.975 235.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 232.250 234.125 231.850 233.525 1.825 233.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 230.025 231.750 229.675 231.075 1.650 231.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 228.125 229.900 227.975 229.325 1.525 229.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 228.475 230.150 228.125 229.600 1.650 229.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 228.300 230.300 228.225 229.700 1.650 229.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 227.700 229.500 227.475 229.200 1.625 229.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 220.725 222.600 220.475 221.875 1.500 221.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 356.000 360.125 355.925 359.450 4.350 359.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 350.650 355.350 350.200 354.525 4.950 354.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 346.275 351.300 345.825 350.300 5.075 350.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 345.675 351.125 345.675 350.200 5.225 350.525s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 344.700 349.525 344.550 348.900 5.100 349.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 343.500 347.800 343.000 347.175 4.925 347.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 341.375 345.600 341.375 344.975 4.650 345.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 335.700 339.925 335.700 339.350 4.325 339.375s 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 16.17 16.17 01:11P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 16.84 17.12 16.73 17.07 0.27 17.10 01:15P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.50 17.73 17.45 17.68 0.25 17.68 01:15P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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