Thursday, August 6, 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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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
 AUG contract only  @C6U 439'0s
2'2
Chart
 September 2026  @C6Z 462'0s
2'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 462'0s
2'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6U 439'0s
2'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 462'0s
2'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 477'4s
1'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 477'4s
1'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 486'4s
1'4
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 486'4s
1'4
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 492'0s
1'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 490'2s
1'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1177'6s
3'0
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1177'6s
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1177'6s
3'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1199'2s
2'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1177'6s
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1177'6s
3'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1192'6s
3'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1199'2s
2'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1207'2s
2'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1159'2s
-1'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 437'0 440'2 434'2 438'6 2'2 439'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 460'4 463'0 457'2 461'2 2'0 462'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 476'0 478'4 473'0 477'0 1'6 477'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 485'4 487'4 482'0 486'0 1'4 486'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 491'0 493'0 487'6 491'4 1'4 492'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 481'0 483'4 479'4 482'4 1'4 482'6s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 488'6 491'0 486'4 489'4 1'4 490'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 500'2 502'2 499'0 501'4 1'2 501'4s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1151'6 1157'4 1151'2 1157'4 5'6 1157'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1157'2 1161'0 1151'6 1159'2 3'4 1160'0s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1175'2 1179'0 1170'4 1177'4 3'0 1177'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1190'0 1194'0 1185'6 1192'2 3'0 1192'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1196'4 1200'6 1192'4 1198'4 2'6 1199'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1204'4 1208'4 1200'4 1206'0 2'4 1207'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1211'6 1214'2 1206'2 1212'2 1'4 1212'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1199'6 1200'4 1194'2 1198'4 0'6 1198'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3093 3108 3093 3107 14 3107s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3108 3125 3097 3111 14 3116s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3122 3136 3106 3118 11 3123s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3162 3181 3150 3162 10 3166s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3189 3207 3176 3188 8 3193s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3226 3235 3207 3220 4 3223s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3251 3260 3233 3246 2 3250s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3291 3291 3263 3274 2 3278s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 67.87 67.87 67.48 67.51 -0.05 67.70s 01:20P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 67.75 68.28 67.24 67.71 0.02 67.74s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 67.43 67.96 67.00 67.50 0.12 67.54s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.20 67.72 66.75 67.31 0.20 67.37s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.09 67.64 66.69 67.30 0.24 67.35s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 66.97 67.52 66.60 67.20 0.24 67.25s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 66.81 67.36 66.52 67.15 0.26 67.17s 01:20P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 66.55 67.09 66.36 66.91 0.27 66.95s 01:30P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 96.475 97.150 95.375 95.600 -1.100 95.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 82.850 83.500 81.550 81.675 -1.300 81.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 74.475 74.625 73.075 73.100 -1.425 73.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 78.075 78.250 76.875 76.875 -1.300 76.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 83.175 83.300 81.975 82.000 -1.275 82.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.425 86.425 86.025 86.025 -0.950 85.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 95.275 95.375 94.350 94.400 -1.250 94.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 96.125 96.150 95.275 95.375 -1.175 95.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 95.425 95.700 94.600 94.725 -1.050 94.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 81.100 -1.050 79.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.525 -1.400 72.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 234.575 234.750 230.500 231.300 - 2.950 231.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 229.975 230.050 224.000 225.200 - 4.550 224.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 229.175 229.425 223.375 224.600 - 4.300 224.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.075 229.275 223.550 224.650 - 3.950 224.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.950 229.150 223.775 224.700 - 3.875 224.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 221.075 221.275 216.550 217.125 - 3.500 217.125s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 215.875 215.875 211.825 212.500 - 3.150 212.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 213.850 213.850 210.600 210.950 - 2.900 210.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 354.500 354.525 347.000 348.250 - 5.275 348.050s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 349.400 349.450 340.325 341.750 - 6.800 341.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 340.250 340.250 330.500 331.950 - 7.475 331.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 332.725 332.725 322.825 324.475 - 7.575 324.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 324.000 324.000 314.500 316.150 - 7.075 316.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 317.850 317.850 309.900 311.150 - 6.600 311.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 315.250 315.775 309.175 310.525 - 5.825 310.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 313.375 313.375 307.600 308.200 - 6.125 308.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.61 16.74 16.51 16.69 -0.05 16.70 02:17P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.98 17.24 16.75 17.23 0.24 17.22 02:17P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 17.30 17.53 17.13 17.53 0.22 17.52 02:19P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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