Thursday, November 5, 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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Grain / 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
 November 2026  @C6Z 447'6
3'4
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 461'4
3'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2026  @C6Z 447'6
3'4
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 461'4
3'2
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 461'4
3'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 461'4
3'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 469'6
3'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 469'6
3'2
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 476'4
3'0
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 476'4
3'0
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 476'4
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 488'2
2'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2026  @S7F 1205'6
3'4
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1205'6
3'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1214'0
3'6
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1214'0
3'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1223'0
3'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 November 2026  @S7F 1205'6
3'4
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1205'6
3'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1205'6
3'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1214'0
3'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1223'0
3'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1189'6
1'4
Chart

ORGANIC SOYBEANS CALL FOR PRICING
There are currently no bids for ORGANIC SOYBEANS CALL FOR PRICING at this location.

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 445'4 447'6 444'6 447'6 3'4 444'2 05:22A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 459'4 461'6 459'0 461'4 3'2 458'2 05:22A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 467'6 469'6 467'2 469'6 3'2 466'4 05:21A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 474'6 476'6 474'2 476'4 3'0 473'4 05:21A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 472'2 473'6 471'4 473'6 3'0 470'6 05:22A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 486'2 488'2 485'6 488'2 2'6 485'4 05:21A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 499'0 501'4 499'0 501'4 2'4 499'0 05:22A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 507'2 507'2 507'2 507'2 0'6 506'4 05:22A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1197'6 1198'4 1197'6 1198'4 5'2 1193'2 05:21A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1202'2 1207'6 1198'2 1206'0 3'6 1202'2 05:22A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1210'0 1215'2 1206'0 1214'0 3'6 1210'2 05:22A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1219'2 1224'0 1215'2 1223'0 3'2 1219'6 05:21A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1227'2 1231'4 1222'6 1230'2 3'2 1227'0 05:21A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1215'6 1218'4 1210'6 1218'2 3'2 1215'0 05:22A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1191'0 1192'4 1185'4 1191'6 2'2 1189'4 05:21A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1187'6 1191'2 1184'4 1189'6 1'4 1188'2 05:21A Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3186 3219 3185 3210 24 3186 05:21A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3185 3217 3185 3209 24 3185 05:21A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3192 3221 3192 3215 23 3192 05:21A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3222 3244 3219 3239 20 3219 05:21A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3261 3284 3261 3279 18 3261 05:21A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3265 3283 3263 3279 16 3263 05:21A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3258 3272 3257 3271 14 3257 05:22A Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3252 3255 3243 3255 15 3240 05:22A Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 63.60 63.71 62.57 62.90 -0.63 63.53 05:22A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.75 63.89 62.82 63.15 -0.59 63.74 05:22A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 64.22 64.39 63.35 63.65 -0.57 64.22 05:22A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 64.71 64.74 63.80 64.09 -0.53 64.62 05:22A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 64.90 64.91 64.00 64.29 -0.50 64.79 05:22A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 64.36 64.36 63.81 64.08 -0.49 64.57 05:22A Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 64.16 64.18 63.55 63.79 -0.50 64.29 05:22A Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 63.99 63.99 63.36 63.49 -0.46 63.95 05:22A Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 58.300 58.950 57.100 57.475 -1.050 57.550s 11/04 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 63.250 63.725 62.150 62.250 -1.225 62.300s 11/04 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 69.100 69.350 67.825 68.400 -1.050 68.325s 11/04 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 75.600 75.600 74.300 75.125 -1.250 74.950s 11/04 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 85.175 85.250 83.375 84.025 -1.350 83.925s 11/04 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 88.450 88.550 86.550 87.250 -1.400 87.150s 11/04 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 89.450 89.625 87.625 88.250 -1.500 88.100s 11/04 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 78.925 79.100 76.900 77.450 -1.875 77.350s 11/04 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.725 71.725 70.500 71.025 -1.575 70.950s 11/04 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 74.650 74.675 74.650 74.675 -1.350 74.400s 11/04 Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 80.000 -1.350 78.050s 11/04 Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 219.050 219.200 217.375 218.025 - 0.150 218.000s 11/04 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 222.000 222.250 220.200 220.875 - 0.600 220.825s 11/04 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.200 224.500 222.425 223.225 - 0.500 223.200s 11/04 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 219.325 219.600 217.375 218.125 - 0.725 218.100s 11/04 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 215.800 216.100 213.650 214.400 - 0.850 214.400s 11/04 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 213.625 213.675 211.525 212.325 - 0.925 212.350s 11/04 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 214.025 214.025 211.725 212.475 - 0.950 212.525s 11/04 Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 212.925 212.925 211.950 212.575 - 1.050 212.575s 11/04 Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 335.625 336.000 330.675 332.000 - 2.500 332.025s 11/04 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 329.475 330.075 324.000 325.775 - 2.650 325.725s 11/04 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 325.075 325.750 319.575 320.875 - 3.125 320.850s 11/04 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 324.225 324.225 318.275 319.450 - 3.125 319.400s 11/04 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 321.075 321.750 316.300 317.475 - 3.025 317.375s 11/04 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 322.425 322.600 317.225 318.125 - 2.775 318.400s 11/04 Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 317.450 318.025 314.950 316.400 - 2.850 316.175s 11/04 Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
Oct 27 313.225 313.750 313.225 313.750 - 2.775 313.200s 11/04 Chart for @GF7V Options for @GF7V
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 17.79 17.79 17.79 17.79 -0.06 17.85 05:13A Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 17.11 17.11 17.07 17.08 -0.01 17.09 05:10A Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
Jan 27 16.78 16.78 16.78 16.78 -0.04 16.82 05:21A Chart for @DA7F Options for @DA7F
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