Monday, October 19, 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 467'0s
-7'2
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 467'0s
-7'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 480'4s
-6'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @C6Z 467'0s
-7'2
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 467'0s
-7'2
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 480'4s
-6'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 480'4s
-6'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 480'4s
-6'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 488'4s
-5'0
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 488'4s
-5'0
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 495'0s
-4'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 495'0s
-4'2
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 495'0s
-4'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 504'2s
-2'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1253'4s
-7'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1277'6s
-6'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1277'6s
-6'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1287'2s
-5'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @S6X 1253'4s
-7'6
Chart
 November 2026  @S6X 1253'4s
-7'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1268'6s
-7'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1268'6s
-7'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1277'6s
-6'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1287'2s
-5'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1239'4s
-1'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 474'0 474'0 465'6 466'6 -7'2 467'0s 03:57P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 486'4 486'6 479'4 480'6 -6'0 480'4s 03:55P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 493'4 493'6 487'4 488'6 -5'0 488'4s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 499'4 499'6 493'6 495'2 -4'2 495'0s 02:32P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 493'6 494'0 490'0 490'6 -3'0 491'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 505'4 507'2 502'6 504'2 -2'4 504'2s 02:30P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 518'6 520'6 516'6 517'6 -2'4 518'0s 01:30P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 526'0 526'0 524'2 525'2 -2'2 525'4s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1258'6 1265'0 1251'0 1253'0 -7'6 1253'4s 03:46P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1273'0 1280'0 1266'0 1268'2 -7'0 1268'6s 03:26P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1281'4 1288'2 1275'0 1277'2 -6'4 1277'6s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1289'0 1296'0 1283'6 1286'4 -5'0 1287'2s 02:43P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1293'4 1301'4 1289'6 1292'6 -4'4 1293'4s 03:21P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1278'4 1285'0 1275'0 1278'2 -3'2 1279'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1252'0 1252'0 1244'4 1248'0 -2'0 1248'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1236'4 1243'4 1234'6 1239'2 -1'2 1239'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3573 3600 3528 3544 - 23 3548s 03:51P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3550 3574 3511 3524 - 19 3529s 03:47P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3527 3550 3494 3502 - 19 3508s 03:51P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3531 3551 3500 3508 - 17 3514s 03:51P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3556 3576 3527 3535 - 15 3541s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3528 3543 3502 3510 - 11 3514s 01:30P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3485 3494 3465 3475 - 6 3477s 01:20P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3436 3437 3416 3431 3432s 01:30P Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 67.00 67.30 66.11 66.70 -0.44 66.69s 03:51P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.23 67.46 66.28 66.82 -0.46 66.83s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.44 67.65 66.53 67.05 -0.45 67.05s 03:51P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.47 67.85 66.77 67.28 -0.43 67.29s 03:51P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.50 67.87 66.81 67.34 -0.42 67.33s 02:44P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.11 67.46 66.45 66.94 -0.40 66.96s 01:20P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.83 66.91 66.08 66.53 -0.36 66.57s 01:20P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.23 66.44 65.73 66.14 -0.35 66.12s 01:20P Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 67.025 67.700 66.325 66.475 -0.575 66.350s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 69.125 69.900 68.600 68.750 -0.575 68.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 74.550 75.250 73.750 73.875 -0.825 73.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 80.300 80.800 79.900 79.900 -0.400 79.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 89.375 90.050 88.950 89.075 -0.225 89.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 91.750 92.450 91.475 91.675 -0.075 91.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 92.225 92.725 91.800 91.900 -0.100 91.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.075 80.250 79.125 79.200 -0.525 79.325s 03:42P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.500 73.800 72.900 72.900 -0.400 73.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 76.200 -0.400 76.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 81.825 -0.400 81.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 227.550 228.125 226.675 227.500 - 0.050 227.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 228.425 228.600 227.225 227.975 - 0.325 228.025s 02:33P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 231.000 231.500 229.975 230.850 0.050 230.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.200 233.000 231.400 232.475 0.300 232.525s 02:31P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 226.825 227.450 226.025 226.850 0.125 226.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 223.150 223.925 222.500 223.425 0.175 223.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 221.050 222.325 220.800 221.950 0.150 221.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 221.400 222.675 221.250 222.500 0.150 222.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 343.900 345.400 341.900 344.300 0.800 344.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 342.000 344.225 339.775 343.900 2.025 343.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 338.325 340.175 335.900 339.925 1.650 339.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 334.925 336.050 331.950 335.625 1.375 335.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 332.975 335.025 331.150 334.700 1.500 334.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 330.200 333.275 329.650 332.950 1.600 333.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 331.600 334.000 330.500 333.825 1.700 334.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 331.425 331.425 331.425 331.425 1.550 331.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 15.24 15.37 15.24 15.33 0.07 15.34s 04:00P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 17.35 17.80 17.35 17.79 0.36 17.70s 04:00P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 17.29 17.52 17.11 17.52 0.27 17.45s 04:00P Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
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