Monday, August 10, 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 441'0
2'0
Chart
 September 2026  @C6Z 464'0
2'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 464'0
2'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6U 441'0
2'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 464'0
2'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 480'0
2'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 480'0
2'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 489'0
2'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 489'0
2'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 494'2
2'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 490'6
2'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1184'6
8'4
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1184'6
8'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1184'6
8'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1206'2
8'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1184'6
8'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1184'6
8'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1199'6
8'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1206'2
8'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1213'6
7'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1164'6
5'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 440'6 442'2 438'4 441'0 2'0 439'0 04:50A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 463'4 465'4 461'0 464'0 2'0 462'0 04:49A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 479'4 481'0 477'0 480'0 2'2 477'6 04:49A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 487'2 490'0 486'0 489'0 2'2 486'6 04:49A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 493'2 495'2 491'2 494'2 2'2 492'0 04:49A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 481'6 485'2 481'2 484'0 2'2 481'6 04:49A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 489'2 491'6 488'0 490'6 2'2 488'4 04:50A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 502'2 502'2 502'2 502'2 2'4 499'6 04:48A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1160'0 0'0 1156'4 04:50A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1160'4 1167'4 1158'0 1167'0 8'0 1159'0 04:50A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1177'0 1185'0 1175'0 1184'6 8'4 1176'2 04:50A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1191'6 1200'0 1190'0 1199'6 8'4 1191'2 04:50A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1199'2 1206'4 1197'2 1206'2 8'0 1198'2 04:49A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1207'0 1214'0 1205'0 1213'6 7'6 1206'0 04:50A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1212'2 1219'6 1211'4 1219'0 7'2 1211'6 04:50A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1199'4 1205'0 1199'2 1204'6 6'4 1198'2 04:49A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3083 3081 04:50A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3099 3110 3085 3108 19 3089 04:50A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3102 3117 3090 3113 20 3093 04:50A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3142 3160 3131 3158 24 3134 04:50A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3169 3185 3159 3182 19 3163 04:50A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3204 3216 3192 3213 16 3197 04:50A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3232 3243 3220 3240 13 3227 04:50A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3268 3272 3252 3271 14 3257 04:50A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 68.24 68.16 04:50A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.40 68.99 68.30 68.95 0.71 68.24 04:50A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 68.19 68.75 68.08 68.73 0.68 68.05 04:50A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 67.98 68.56 67.92 68.52 0.64 67.88 04:50A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.05 68.46 67.86 68.41 0.59 67.82 04:50A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.89 68.25 67.70 68.22 0.53 67.69 04:50A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.50 68.01 67.50 67.99 0.47 67.52 04:50A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.37 67.67 67.29 67.67 0.45 67.22 04:50A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 95.475 95.600 95.100 95.400 95.500s 08/09 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 81.450 82.300 81.325 82.125 0.500 82.225s 08/09 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.050 73.700 72.875 73.450 0.350 73.575s 08/09 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 76.850 77.200 76.600 77.000 0.150 77.125s 08/09 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 81.950 82.175 81.600 82.000 0.075 82.125s 08/09 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 85.750 86.025 85.425 85.625 -0.275 85.675s 08/09 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.325 94.400 93.975 94.200 -0.100 94.275s 08/09 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.325 95.375 94.900 95.125 -0.100 95.200s 08/09 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.675 94.675 94.100 94.525 -0.150 94.525s 08/09 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 81.100 -0.150 79.675s 08/07 Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.525 -0.150 72.425s 08/07 Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 232.050 232.650 229.500 231.475 0.475 231.700s 08/09 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 226.000 226.900 222.750 225.150 0.350 225.275s 08/09 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 225.400 226.075 221.600 224.150 - 0.225 224.150s 08/09 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 225.400 226.225 221.975 224.450 - 0.075 224.500s 08/09 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 225.525 226.425 222.425 224.850 0.175 224.825s 08/09 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.125 218.800 215.200 217.375 0.275 217.400s 08/09 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 213.450 214.150 210.750 212.850 0.375 212.800s 08/09 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 211.900 212.400 210.250 211.725 0.750 211.650s 08/09 Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 350.250 352.100 347.975 351.650 3.600 351.650s 08/09 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 343.600 345.650 340.600 345.075 3.650 345.225s 08/09 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 333.825 335.475 329.900 335.025 2.975 334.925s 08/09 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 326.000 327.750 321.550 326.700 2.275 326.625s 08/09 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 318.125 319.525 313.300 317.900 1.875 317.900s 08/09 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 314.700 314.725 308.900 313.500 2.250 313.650s 08/09 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 313.775 313.775 308.350 313.150 2.575 313.200s 08/07 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 310.925 312.075 307.550 311.225 3.475 311.875s 08/07 Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.72 16.78 16.61 16.78 16.78 04:45A Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 17.18 17.25 Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 17.43 17.50 Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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