Monday, July 6, 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 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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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
 July 2026  @C6U 438'2
15'2
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 438'2
15'2
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 438'2
15'2
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 438'2
15'2
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 457'6
16'2
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 January 2027  @C7H 472'4
16'2
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 February 2027  @C7H 472'4
16'2
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 March 2027  @C7K 481'0
16'0
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 April 2027  @C7K 481'0
16'0
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 June 2027  @C7N 486'0
15'0
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 N/C 2027  @C7Z 480'4
9'2
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1184'2
48'0
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1192'6
45'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1192'6
45'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1209'0
40'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6Q 1184'2
48'0
Chart
 August 2026  @S6Q 1184'2
48'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1192'6
45'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1206'4
44'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1163'2
27'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 430'0 441'4 430'0 440'6 15'6 425'0 12:57P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 425'0 439'0 425'0 438'2 15'2 423'0 12:57P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 444'4 458'6 444'4 457'6 16'2 441'4 12:57P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 458'6 473'4 458'6 472'4 16'2 456'2 12:57P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'4 481'6 467'4 481'0 16'0 465'0 12:57P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 474'0 487'0 474'0 486'0 15'0 471'0 12:57P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 468'0 475'0 467'6 473'6 10'4 463'2 12:57P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 472'6 482'2 472'6 480'4 9'2 471'2 12:57P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1139'2 1186'4 1139'2 1185'4 53'6 1131'6 12:57P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1140'2 1187'4 1140'2 1184'2 48'0 1136'2 12:57P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1140'0 1184'6 1140'0 1181'2 45'2 1136'0 12:57P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1153'0 1197'0 1153'0 1192'6 45'0 1147'6 12:57P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1167'0 1210'6 1167'0 1206'4 44'2 1162'2 12:57P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1172'4 1213'2 1172'4 1209'0 40'6 1168'2 12:57P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1179'2 1217'6 1179'2 1213'0 38'0 1175'0 12:57P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1184'0 1223'2 1184'0 1217'6 36'2 1181'4 12:57P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3077 3178 3077 3168 91 3077 12:57P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3052 3153 3052 3140 85 3055 12:57P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3030 3133 3030 3120 89 3031 12:57P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3013 3122 3013 3105 91 3014 12:57P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3060 3157 3059 3139 95 3044 12:57P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3076 3170 3076 3150 90 3060 12:57P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3087 3188 3087 3165 78 3087 12:57P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3133 3205 3120 3181 68 3113 12:58P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 68.31 68.35 68.06 68.35 1.40 66.95 12:57P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 67.24 68.18 67.17 67.76 0.99 66.77 12:57P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 66.45 67.79 66.45 67.36 1.02 66.34 12:57P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 66.20 67.28 66.20 66.90 1.09 65.81 12:57P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 65.82 67.00 65.81 66.61 1.18 65.43 12:57P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 65.71 66.88 65.71 66.54 1.21 65.33 12:57P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 65.41 66.64 65.41 66.39 1.25 65.14 12:57P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 65.33 66.32 65.32 66.21 1.36 64.85 12:58P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 93.550 93.900 93.225 93.325 -0.525 93.850 12:57P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 98.375 99.025 98.175 98.475 -0.275 98.750 12:57P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 81.975 82.925 81.525 82.550 0.525 82.025 12:57P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.550 74.400 72.875 74.250 0.875 73.375 12:57P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 76.925 77.900 76.375 77.825 0.850 76.975 12:58P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 81.925 82.725 81.200 82.650 0.725 81.925 12:58P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.275 86.725 85.525 86.725 0.800 85.925 12:58P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.275 95.025 93.500 94.850 0.575 94.275 12:58P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.000 95.600 95.000 95.600 0.375 95.225 12:58P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.700 94.700 94.700 94.700 94.700s 12:58P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 81.000 80.025s 12:58P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.250 73.250s 12:58P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 239.325 240.550 238.300 239.425 0.200 239.225 12:57P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 234.325 235.675 233.125 234.800 0.500 234.300 12:57P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 234.550 235.550 233.200 234.700 0.475 234.225 12:57P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 234.925 236.300 233.750 235.275 0.225 235.050 12:57P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 235.650 236.750 234.475 236.075 0.375 235.700 12:57P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 228.775 230.375 228.325 229.450 0.150 229.300 12:58P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 225.925 227.050 225.925 226.200 0.175 226.025 12:58P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 225.000 226.000 225.000 225.200 0.200 225.000 12:58P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 360.300 363.125 356.625 361.325 0.700 360.625 12:57P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 358.000 360.350 354.375 358.575 0.100 358.475 12:57P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 355.000 357.325 351.550 355.500 - 0.075 355.575 12:57P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.000 354.150 348.800 352.350 - 0.125 352.475 12:58P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 346.125 347.550 342.550 346.425 0.100 346.325 12:58P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 338.875 343.525 338.750 342.475 - 0.125 342.600 12:58P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 338.200 342.325 338.200 342.175 0.675 341.500 12:58P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 339.950 340.525 339.950 340.525 0.450 340.075 12:58P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.58 15.68 15.53 15.57 0.03 15.54 12:54P Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 16.11 16.21 16.01 16.10 0.03 16.07 12:54P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.84 16.87 16.70 16.78 0.03 16.75 12:51P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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