Tuesday, March 10, 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 451'0
-2'6
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 451'0
-2'6
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 461'6
-3'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 451'0
-2'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 451'0
-2'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 461'6
-3'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 461'6
-3'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 461'6
-3'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 478'2
-3'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 489'0
-2'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 489'0
-2'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 494'6
-2'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1198'6
2'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1198'6
2'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1211'6
2'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1211'6
2'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1211'6
2'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1150'0
1'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1198'6
2'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1198'6
2'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1211'6
2'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1211'6
2'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1211'6
2'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1150'0
1'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1155'4
1'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 434'6 437'6 432'0 434'2 -3'2 437'4 01:06P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 450'0 453'2 445'4 451'0 -2'6 453'6 01:06P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 461'2 464'6 457'0 461'6 -3'6 465'4 01:07P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 464'6 467'0 459'6 464'2 -4'0 468'2 01:07P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 477'0 480'4 473'2 478'2 -3'4 481'6 01:07P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 488'0 490'6 483'4 489'0 -2'6 491'6 01:07P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 491'2 496'2 490'2 494'6 -2'4 497'2 01:07P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 492'6 498'2 492'6 496'6 -2'4 499'2 01:07P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1180'0 1191'2 1174'6 1185'4 5'0 1180'4 01:06P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1185'4 1207'4 1177'6 1198'6 2'4 1196'2 01:07P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1198'6 1220'0 1190'6 1211'6 2'6 1209'0 01:07P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1182'4 1205'0 1178'6 1197'0 1'2 1195'6 01:07P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1145'4 1163'6 1140'0 1158'2 2'6 1155'4 01:07P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1135'0 1155'0 1133'2 1150'0 1'6 1148'2 01:07P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1151'4 1164'0 1143'0 1159'2 1'6 1157'4 01:07P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1147'2 1159'2 1140'4 1155'4 1'2 1154'2 01:07P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3123 3123 3116 3121 33 3088 01:06P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3145 3185 3125 3149 14 3135 01:07P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3171 3208 3150 3174 11 3163 01:07P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3154 3183 3134 3155 8 3147 01:07P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3125 3154 3112 3131 8 3123 01:07P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3105 3129 3092 3106 7 3099 01:07P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3146 3161 3124 3137 5 3132 01:07P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3141 3159 3127 3138 4 3134 01:07P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 65.49 65.49 64.51 64.51 -1.24 65.75 01:07P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 65.00 66.71 64.38 65.35 -0.75 66.10 01:07P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 64.65 66.27 64.13 64.95 -0.76 65.71 01:07P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 63.96 65.25 63.23 64.10 -0.65 64.75 01:07P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 62.94 64.37 62.73 63.26 -0.63 63.89 01:07P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 62.51 63.45 61.51 62.40 -0.60 63.00 01:07P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 61.92 62.98 61.35 61.98 -0.57 62.55 01:07P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 61.14 62.46 61.00 61.57 -0.47 62.04 01:07P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 95.600 96.625 95.475 96.225 1.250 96.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 101.125 101.850 101.000 101.275 0.975 101.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.500 111.375 110.325 110.550 0.750 110.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 112.750 113.325 112.425 112.775 0.825 112.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 111.400 112.150 111.400 111.875 1.025 111.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 94.000 94.400 93.825 94.200 0.900 94.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.950 85.275 84.850 85.050 0.675 85.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 87.175 87.425 87.000 87.225 0.675 87.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 90.500 90.675 90.200 90.450 0.650 90.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 93.300 93.300 93.300 0.750 93.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 100.450 100.550 100.175 100.300 - 0.075 100.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.575 100.575 100.200 100.275 - 0.125 100.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 231.350 233.050 231.025 232.425 2.225 232.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 228.525 230.675 228.100 230.200 2.775 230.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 226.800 228.725 226.450 228.300 2.775 228.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 225.275 227.475 225.275 227.075 2.775 227.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 226.000 227.875 225.775 227.350 2.675 227.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 226.375 227.900 226.325 227.425 2.650 227.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.625 227.075 225.450 226.525 2.550 226.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.950 220.000 218.625 219.350 2.400 219.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 352.850 355.450 352.000 353.350 2.700 353.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 348.550 351.525 348.075 349.600 3.125 349.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 344.675 347.925 344.575 346.300 3.525 346.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 344.500 347.100 344.050 345.850 3.100 345.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 343.175 345.400 342.250 344.275 3.100 344.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 341.575 343.250 340.250 342.225 3.175 342.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 338.750 340.125 337.475 339.350 3.275 339.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 331.600 333.200 330.675 332.750 3.050 332.550s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.46 16.46 16.15 16.22 -0.20 16.42 01:06P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.25 17.28 16.36 16.38 -0.73 17.11 01:06P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.60 17.60 16.81 16.88 -0.59 17.47 01:06P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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