Wednesday, October 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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Harvest Hours Grain Recieving:

GMO & Non-GMO Monday - Saturday     7:30 am - demand

Organic Monday - Friday      7:30 am - 4:00 pm


Feed Mill 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
 October 2026  @C6Z 480'6s
-2'0
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 480'6s
-2'0
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 494'2s
-2'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @C6Z 480'6s
-2'0
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 480'6s
-2'0
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 494'2s
-2'2
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 494'2s
-2'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 494'2s
-2'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 501'6s
-2'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 501'6s
-2'2
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 507'4s
-2'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 507'4s
-2'2
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 507'4s
-2'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 510'4s
-1'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1277'2s
-6'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1300'0s
-8'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1300'0s
-8'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1308'4s
-8'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @S6X 1277'2s
-6'4
Chart
 November 2026  @S6X 1277'2s
-6'4
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1292'0s
-8'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1292'0s
-8'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1300'0s
-8'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1308'4s
-8'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1249'6s
-8'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 482'2 484'0 478'0 481'0 -2'0 480'6s 03:57P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 496'4 497'6 491'6 494'6 -2'2 494'2s 03:50P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 505'0 505'2 499'4 502'0 -2'2 501'6s 03:51P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 510'0 511'2 505'4 507'6 -2'2 507'4s 03:51P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 501'4 502'0 498'0 499'6 -1'4 499'2s 03:52P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 512'0 513'0 509'4 511'0 -1'0 510'4s 03:52P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 525'2 525'2 523'2 524'2 -1'2 523'6s 03:52P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 531'4 533'2 530'4 530'4 -1'4 531'0s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1282'6 1293'4 1274'2 1277'4 -6'4 1277'2s 03:59P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1299'0 1309'0 1289'2 1292'2 -8'0 1292'0s 03:42P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1307'2 1317'0 1297'2 1300'4 -8'4 1300'0s 03:22P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1316'4 1325'6 1305'6 1309'4 -8'6 1308'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1322'0 1331'2 1311'6 1315'0 -8'6 1314'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1306'6 1313'2 1294'6 1298'4 -8'0 1297'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1270'0 1275'2 1258'0 1262'0 -7'4 1261'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1256'2 1264'0 1246'6 1250'4 -8'0 1249'6s 02:58P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3739 3701s 01:20P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3630 3652 3580 3646 13 3645s 03:54P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3605 3632 3565 3621 10 3618s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3587 3613 3550 3599 7 3594s 03:54P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3589 3614 3555 3598 3 3592s 02:41P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3610 3637 3579 3619 3612s 02:41P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3563 3596 3543 3581 2 3574s 02:39P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3518 3540 3492 3527 7 3523s 01:20P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 67.88 -0.62 67.05s 01:20P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.16 68.25 66.85 67.01 -0.96 67.06s 03:50P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.39 68.49 67.09 67.25 -0.99 67.28s 02:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.79 68.79 67.35 67.51 -0.97 67.54s 03:23P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.88 68.91 67.58 67.74 -0.93 67.76s 02:47P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.95 68.95 67.63 67.76 -0.91 67.78s 02:48P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.38 68.46 67.25 67.37 -0.86 67.40s 03:24P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.90 67.90 66.84 66.94 -0.81 66.97s 02:50P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 75.250 75.600 75.200 75.550 -0.050 75.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 67.400 67.600 66.000 66.075 -1.950 66.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 69.000 69.275 67.675 67.800 -1.750 67.850s 03:52P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 73.675 73.925 72.800 72.875 -1.100 73.050s 02:30P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 78.700 78.700 78.150 78.500 -0.400 78.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 87.400 87.750 86.925 87.450 -0.150 87.650s 02:30P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 89.850 90.200 89.400 89.975 0.050 90.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.175 90.575 89.725 90.350 0.125 90.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 78.450 78.950 78.100 78.700 0.050 78.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.425 72.600 72.375 72.475 -0.100 72.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 76.200 76.200 76.200 76.200 -0.050 76.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 81.600 81.600s Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 224.250 225.200 223.725 223.950 - 0.725 223.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 225.925 227.050 224.950 225.150 - 1.250 225.125s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 228.300 229.300 227.225 227.425 - 1.150 227.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 229.450 230.475 228.525 228.750 - 1.175 228.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 224.275 225.175 223.225 223.500 - 1.100 223.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 220.700 221.525 219.900 220.100 - 0.925 220.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 219.175 219.850 218.375 218.525 - 0.725 218.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 219.175 220.000 218.950 219.075 - 0.450 218.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 342.450 343.200 340.525 340.825 - 2.125 340.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 340.150 341.400 338.050 338.525 - 2.575 338.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 335.075 336.325 333.200 333.725 - 2.250 333.600s 02:30P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 330.575 331.950 329.000 329.775 - 1.900 329.400s 02:30P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 329.725 330.975 327.875 328.925 - 2.025 328.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 328.000 329.200 326.275 326.625 - 2.100 326.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 329.025 330.575 327.500 327.975 - 2.125 327.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 327.400 327.925 326.625 326.625 - 2.100 325.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 15.04 15.06 15.03 15.05 15.05s 04:00P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 16.54 17.01 16.54 17.00 0.34 16.87s 04:00P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 17.04 17.28 17.03 17.27 0.21 17.18s 04:00P Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
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