Monday, February 23, 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
 Feb 26 contract only  @C6H 427'4s
0'0
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 440'2s
0'4
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 April 2026  @C6K 440'2s
0'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6H 427'4s
0'0
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 440'2s
0'4
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 April 2026  @C6K 440'2s
0'4
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 448'6s
0'4
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 June 2026  @C6N 448'6s
0'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 448'6s
0'4
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 464'4s
0'0
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1134'2s
-3'2
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1149'6s
-3'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1149'6s
-3'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1163'4s
-2'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1163'4s
-2'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1117'2s
2'2
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GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1134'2s
-3'2
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1149'6s
-3'4
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1149'6s
-3'4
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1163'4s
-2'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1163'4s
-2'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1117'2s
2'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 427'2 431'4 425'2 427'6 0'0 427'4s 02:38P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 439'0 445'0 437'6 440'6 0'4 440'2s 02:40P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 447'4 453'2 446'2 449'2 0'4 448'6s 02:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 448'4 453'2 447'2 450'0 0'2 450'0s 02:34P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 464'0 467'4 462'0 464'2 0'0 464'4s 02:40P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 476'0 479'2 474'0 476'2 -0'2 476'0s 02:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 482'4 485'2 480'4 482'2 -0'4 482'2s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 485'0 488'4 484'0 485'6 -0'4 485'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1134'0 1148'4 1127'4 1134'4 -3'2 1134'2s 02:38P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1149'4 1165'0 1143'0 1150'2 -3'4 1149'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1162'0 1177'6 1155'2 1164'2 -2'4 1163'4s 02:41P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1154'0 1167'2 1146'6 1155'2 -1'6 1154'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1116'2 1131'0 1112'4 1120'2 0'6 1120'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1111'6 1127'2 1108'4 1117'4 2'2 1117'2s 02:31P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1122'4 1137'0 1119'6 1127'0 2'0 1127'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1124'0 1137'2 1121'4 1127'2 0'6 1127'6s 02:32P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3086 3124 3043 3082 - 11 3087s 01:22P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3128 3163 3083 3122 - 13 3125s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3178 3200 3125 3161 - 15 3164s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3165 3190 3123 3156 - 15 3157s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3148 3175 3113 3138 - 14 3143s 02:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3139 3151 3097 3120 - 14 3123s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3160 3176 3123 3146 - 12 3149s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3161 3180 3133 3154 - 10 3158s 01:21P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 58.88 60.11 58.60 59.37 0.47 59.39s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 59.25 60.56 59.00 59.85 0.58 59.88s 02:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 59.39 60.69 59.16 59.99 0.59 60.03s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 58.97 60.26 58.82 59.64 0.60 59.67s 01:21P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 58.40 59.76 58.36 59.19 0.61 59.21s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 57.85 59.20 57.83 58.67 0.62 58.68s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 57.62 58.96 57.61 58.46 0.63 58.47s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 57.36 58.64 57.36 58.23 0.61 58.22s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 93.500 94.575 93.450 93.750 0.025 93.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.500 99.325 98.500 98.700 0.375 98.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.700 109.025 107.675 108.400 0.500 108.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.825 110.975 109.825 110.400 0.500 110.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.900 109.825 108.875 109.375 0.500 109.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.100 91.950 91.050 91.675 0.575 91.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.125 82.800 82.125 82.775 0.725 82.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 84.500 85.100 84.425 85.050 0.600 85.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 87.825 88.050 87.800 88.050 0.525 88.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 91.900 91.900 91.900 91.900 91.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.250 98.500 97.975 98.500 0.500 98.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.500 99.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 247.000 247.000 243.400 244.675 - 1.600 244.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 242.000 242.625 238.275 239.200 - 2.750 239.250s 02:30P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 237.425 238.250 234.150 235.450 - 2.075 235.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 235.150 235.900 231.925 233.375 - 1.625 233.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.800 234.675 230.825 232.325 - 1.300 232.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.700 234.800 231.250 232.675 - 1.200 232.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.525 234.675 231.225 232.450 - 1.250 232.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 233.000 233.500 230.200 231.400 - 1.350 231.125s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 367.850 369.350 361.725 364.500 - 3.725 364.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 365.050 366.650 358.675 361.425 - 3.700 361.350s 02:30P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 361.300 363.150 355.375 358.100 - 3.025 357.975s 02:30P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 360.700 363.125 355.375 357.650 - 3.075 357.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 359.525 361.050 353.525 355.500 - 2.975 355.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 356.075 358.400 351.050 352.800 - 2.800 353.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.825 354.725 348.100 350.250 - 2.675 349.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 342.500 342.500 341.700 341.975 - 3.000 342.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 15.03 15.03 15.01 15.02 15.02 02:43P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 16.51 16.79 16.23 16.46 -0.05 16.56 02:42P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.19 17.69 17.00 17.32 0.02 17.32 02:42P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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