Tuesday, September 15, 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
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 531'6
-1'4
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 531'6
-1'4
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 November 2026  @C6Z 531'6
-1'4
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 December 2026  @C7H 547'0
-1'0
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 531'6
-1'4
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 531'6
-1'4
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 531'6
-1'4
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 December 2026  @C7H 547'0
-1'0
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 January 2027  @C7H 547'0
-1'0
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 February 2027  @C7H 547'0
-1'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 554'4
-0'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 554'4
-0'6
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 May 2027  @C7N 557'6
-0'6
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 June 2027  @C7N 557'6
-0'6
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 July 2027  @C7N 557'6
-0'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 534'4
-0'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1300'4
-3'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1300'4
-3'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1324'2
-3'6
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1324'2
-3'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1330'6
-3'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 16th  @S6X 1300'4
-3'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1300'4
-3'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1316'4
-3'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1316'4
-3'6
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1324'2
-3'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1330'6
-3'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1260'4
-3'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 533'2 533'4 530'2 531'6 -1'4 533'2 02:55A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 548'0 548'6 545'4 547'0 -1'0 548'0 02:55A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 555'0 555'6 552'6 554'4 -0'6 555'2 02:55A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 558'0 558'6 556'0 557'6 -0'6 558'4 02:55A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 531'0 531'0 529'4 531'0 -1'0 532'0 02:55A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 535'0 535'4 533'0 534'4 -0'6 535'2 02:55A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 547'0 547'0 545'0 545'0 -2'0 547'0 02:55A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 552'4 552'4 552'4 552'4 -0'6 553'2 02:55A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1303'2 1303'4 1294'2 1300'4 -3'6 1304'2 02:55A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1319'4 1319'4 1310'2 1316'4 -3'6 1320'2 02:55A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1327'2 1327'2 1318'2 1324'2 -3'6 1328'0 02:55A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1333'0 1333'0 1324'6 1330'6 -3'6 1334'4 02:55A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1336'6 1336'6 1328'6 1334'4 -3'4 1338'0 02:55A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1316'4 1316'6 1311'0 1316'6 -3'0 1319'6 02:55A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1272'4 1275'2 1271'6 1275'2 -3'2 1278'4 02:55A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1261'4 1262'0 1256'6 1260'4 -3'2 1263'6 02:55A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3503 3503 3476 3484 - 18 3502 02:55A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3565 3565 3536 3545 - 17 3562 02:55A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3581 3581 3552 3560 - 18 3578 02:55A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3586 3586 3557 3567 - 17 3584 02:55A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3592 3592 3564 3571 - 19 3590 02:55A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3597 3597 3571 3579 - 17 3596 02:55A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3551 3551 3530 3536 - 15 3551 02:55A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3498 3498 3481 3484 - 14 3498 02:55A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 69.62 70.07 69.24 70.02 0.37 69.65 02:55A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 70.04 70.61 69.78 70.57 0.38 70.19 02:55A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 70.35 70.87 70.08 70.85 0.38 70.47 02:55A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 70.55 71.06 70.28 71.02 0.35 70.67 02:55A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 70.56 71.12 70.37 71.07 0.33 70.74 02:55A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 70.32 71.00 70.32 70.97 0.34 70.63 02:55A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 69.76 70.28 69.76 70.28 0.20 70.08 02:55A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 69.38 69.38 69.38 69.38 -0.10 69.48 02:56A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 81.250 81.375 79.175 79.725 -1.925 79.600s 09/14 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 72.500 72.550 70.025 71.100 -1.450 71.250s 09/14 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 75.125 75.125 72.775 73.525 -1.600 73.600s 09/14 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 80.600 80.600 78.700 79.250 -1.575 79.200s 09/14 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 84.650 84.650 83.450 83.600 -1.525 83.525s 09/14 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 93.650 93.650 92.100 92.475 -1.375 92.375s 09/14 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.225 95.225 93.700 94.150 -1.300 94.025s 09/14 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.650 94.650 93.400 93.850 -1.250 93.750s 09/14 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 79.575 79.575 78.700 78.775 -1.325 78.775s 09/14 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.750 72.750 71.750 71.750 -1.225 71.875s 09/14 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 75.800 75.800 75.800 -0.975 75.475s 09/14 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 220.650 222.575 219.900 222.200 2.575 222.250s 09/14 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 223.300 225.425 222.325 225.100 2.925 225.150s 09/14 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 224.850 226.600 223.850 226.275 2.300 226.300s 09/14 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 226.075 227.950 225.300 227.500 2.075 227.550s 09/14 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 220.300 222.150 219.775 221.600 2.100 221.675s 09/14 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 216.800 219.075 216.775 218.375 2.300 218.400s 09/14 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 216.000 217.600 215.775 217.475 2.675 217.350s 09/14 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 216.000 218.025 216.000 217.975 2.475 217.725s 09/14 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 340.000 343.975 338.950 343.700 5.750 343.575s 09/14 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 334.425 338.200 333.400 337.900 5.350 337.850s 09/14 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 329.575 333.250 329.375 333.050 4.600 332.775s 09/14 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 322.225 325.100 321.900 324.625 3.650 324.350s 09/14 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 319.025 321.050 318.425 320.475 2.800 320.175s 09/14 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 319.625 320.825 318.750 320.025 2.725 320.000s 09/14 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 318.300 319.950 318.000 319.325 2.925 319.100s 09/14 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 319.750 320.475 318.150 320.400 3.350 320.025s 09/14 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.12 16.14 Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.83 15.83 15.82 15.82 -0.11 15.93 02:36A Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 16.19 16.19 16.15 16.16 -0.13 16.29 02:37A Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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