Friday, August 14, 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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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
 AUG contract only  @C6U 456'0
8'0
Chart
 September 2026  @C6Z 480'4
8'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 480'4
8'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6U 456'0
8'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 480'4
8'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 496'2
8'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 496'2
8'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 504'0
7'6
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 504'0
7'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 507'0
6'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 495'4
3'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1185'2
3'0
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1185'2
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1185'2
3'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1207'6
2'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1185'2
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1185'2
3'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1200'2
2'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1207'6
2'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1214'0
1'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1167'0
-1'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 448'0 456'4 447'4 456'0 8'0 448'0 11:43A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 472'0 481'0 471'4 480'4 8'4 472'0 11:43A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 487'6 496'6 487'4 496'2 8'4 487'6 11:42A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 496'0 504'2 495'4 504'0 7'6 496'2 11:42A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 499'2 507'4 499'2 507'0 6'6 500'2 11:42A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 484'4 490'0 484'4 490'0 4'4 485'4 11:42A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 492'0 496'0 491'0 495'4 3'4 492'0 11:42A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 503'6 507'0 503'6 507'0 3'4 503'4 11:42A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1167'0 0'0 1168'2 11:43A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1167'2 1176'2 1167'2 1170'4 4'4 1166'0 11:42A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1183'4 1191'4 1182'4 1185'2 3'0 1182'2 11:43A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1198'6 1206'4 1198'0 1200'2 2'4 1197'6 11:42A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1206'2 1214'0 1205'6 1207'6 2'2 1205'4 11:42A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1211'4 1221'0 1211'4 1214'0 1'4 1212'4 11:42A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1219'0 1226'0 1217'6 1218'4 0'6 1217'6 11:42A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1206'0 1212'0 1203'4 1204'2 -0'2 1204'4 11:42A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3250 3099 11:42A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3076 3124 3075 3085 11 3074 11:42A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3096 3141 3096 3101 6 3095 11:42A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3143 3185 3140 3144 4 3140 11:42A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3163 3204 3163 3165 3 3162 11:42A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3189 3228 3186 3188 3188 11:42A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3207 3248 3206 3208 - 3 3211 11:42A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3240 3273 3233 3234 - 6 3240 11:42A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 68.88 68.67 11:42A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.72 69.42 68.33 69.08 0.29 68.79 11:42A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 68.47 69.17 68.08 68.85 0.29 68.56 11:42A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.25 68.98 67.88 68.64 0.26 68.38 11:42A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.25 68.88 67.83 68.48 0.20 68.28 11:42A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.02 68.74 67.73 68.32 0.17 68.15 11:42A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.85 68.60 67.68 68.18 0.15 68.03 11:42A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.70 68.30 67.42 67.93 0.13 67.80 11:43A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 95.350 95.450 95.250 95.400 -0.075 95.475 11:42A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 82.050 82.050 81.175 81.275 -0.850 82.125 11:42A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.000 73.000 72.125 72.275 -0.825 73.100 11:42A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 76.125 76.275 75.375 75.525 -0.725 76.250 11:42A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 81.350 81.525 80.650 80.700 -0.800 81.500 11:42A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 85.450 85.450 84.950 84.950 -0.400 85.350 11:42A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 93.750 93.925 93.150 93.250 -0.725 93.975 11:42A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.000 95.100 94.400 94.525 -0.600 95.125 11:42A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.200 94.350 93.825 93.825 -0.575 94.400 11:42A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.475 80.725 79.625 79.625 -1.200 79.625s 11:42A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.650 72.650 72.500 72.500 -0.325 72.825 11:42A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 222.850 224.500 220.350 221.700 - 4.525 226.225 11:42A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 217.000 219.050 215.225 216.900 - 3.150 220.050 11:42A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 216.075 218.400 214.850 216.625 - 2.825 219.450 11:42A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 217.200 219.250 215.675 217.500 - 2.700 220.200 11:42A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 217.900 219.925 216.225 218.400 - 2.525 220.925 11:42A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 210.550 212.800 209.275 211.325 - 2.550 213.875 11:42A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 206.650 208.675 205.150 207.350 - 2.425 209.775 11:43A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 206.475 206.900 205.475 206.250 - 2.975 209.225 11:43A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 339.025 341.200 336.450 339.600 - 3.225 342.825 11:42A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 331.700 333.825 328.075 332.300 - 4.900 337.200 11:42A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 323.100 325.500 319.450 322.700 - 6.100 328.800 11:42A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 316.775 318.400 312.200 314.600 - 6.875 321.475 11:42A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 309.375 310.250 304.525 306.225 - 7.050 313.275 11:42A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 305.325 305.950 300.925 302.375 - 6.675 309.050 11:42A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 305.425 305.775 301.000 302.600 - 6.125 308.725 11:43A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 305.000 305.000 300.625 302.175 - 5.425 307.600 11:43A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.56 16.60 16.54 16.55 -0.04 16.59 11:42A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 17.37 17.60 17.32 17.38 0.05 17.33 11:42A Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 17.53 17.67 17.38 17.42 -0.07 17.49 11:42A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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