Wednesday, July 29, 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
 July 2026  @C6U 449'0s
-9'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 449'0s
-9'4
Chart
 September 2026  @C6Z 471'6s
-8'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 471'6s
-8'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @C6U 449'0s
-9'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 449'0s
-9'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 471'6s
-8'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 487'2s
-8'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 487'2s
-8'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 495'6s
-8'4
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 495'6s
-8'4
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 500'2s
-7'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 487'0s
-2'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July contract only  @S6X 1192'6s
-27'2
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1192'6s
-27'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1192'6s
-27'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1211'4s
-24'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 July 2026  @S6X 1192'6s
-27'2
Chart
 August 2026  @S6X 1192'6s
-27'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1192'6s
-27'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1207'4s
-26'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1158'2s
-15'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 459'2 461'6 448'0 448'4 -9'4 449'0s 02:44P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 481'4 483'4 470'6 471'0 -8'6 471'6s 02:42P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 496'4 498'6 486'0 486'4 -8'4 487'2s 02:37P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 504'6 507'0 494'6 495'0 -8'4 495'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 508'6 510'2 499'2 499'2 -7'4 500'2s 02:44P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 484'0 487'0 481'2 481'6 -3'2 482'4s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 489'4 491'0 486'2 486'4 -2'6 487'0s 02:36P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 500'2 501'4 497'4 497'4 -2'2 498'2s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1213'4 1217'2 1175'4 1177'0 -34'0 1178'0s 02:43P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1207'0 1209'6 1173'4 1174'6 -28'6 1176'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1222'4 1225'0 1190'0 1191'4 -27'2 1192'6s 02:41P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1236'2 1239'0 1204'4 1205'6 -26'2 1207'4s 02:32P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1238'0 1240'6 1208'0 1210'0 -24'2 1211'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1242'0 1244'2 1213'4 1215'6 -22'4 1217'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1245'2 1248'0 1217'6 1220'4 -21'4 1221'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1228'0 1228'0 1201'4 1204'4 -19'2 1205'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3202 3215 3127 3156 - 50 3153s 02:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3213 3224 3150 3185 - 34 3179s 02:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3225 3236 3164 3193 - 39 3188s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3275 3287 3213 3240 - 43 3235s 02:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3307 3318 3244 3269 - 44 3265s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3325 3339 3273 3295 - 41 3292s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3357 3357 3300 3317 - 38 3315s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3383 3385 3320 3345 - 38 3342s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 71.12 71.73 68.84 69.07 -1.59 69.17s 02:31P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 70.50 71.11 68.50 68.65 -1.48 68.66s 02:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 69.86 70.35 67.94 68.03 -1.39 68.07s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.31 69.77 67.45 67.64 -1.31 67.62s 02:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.14 69.55 67.33 67.50 -1.25 67.51s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.78 69.15 67.11 67.28 -1.13 67.29s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.50 68.75 66.92 67.10 -0.99 67.11s 01:20P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.98 68.24 66.59 66.76 -0.86 66.78s 01:20P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 102.800 103.000 100.575 100.700 - 2.425 100.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.900 88.425 85.500 85.575 -2.575 85.700s 02:30P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.400 79.550 76.900 77.075 -2.475 77.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.400 82.550 80.225 80.525 -2.175 80.625s 02:30P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.700 86.825 84.750 85.025 -1.875 85.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 89.700 89.700 88.500 88.800 -1.525 88.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.150 98.225 96.450 96.700 -1.600 96.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 98.450 98.600 97.025 97.275 -1.500 97.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 97.400 97.500 96.375 96.375 -1.375 96.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.000 -1.375 81.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 74.350 -1.375 74.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 227.875 230.150 227.325 228.325 0.425 227.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 222.850 225.550 222.525 224.125 1.800 223.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 221.750 224.825 221.675 223.275 2.025 223.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 221.625 224.900 221.625 223.600 2.075 223.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 222.150 224.875 222.100 223.625 1.975 223.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 215.075 217.425 214.900 216.250 1.725 216.400s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 211.000 213.050 210.600 211.850 1.400 212.025s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 210.025 211.600 209.050 211.600 1.550 210.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 343.575 346.500 343.200 344.700 1.200 344.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 337.650 340.900 337.350 339.050 1.425 338.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 327.400 331.800 327.400 330.600 2.800 329.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 321.075 324.950 320.500 323.850 3.025 322.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 313.825 317.575 312.925 316.625 3.225 315.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 311.500 313.250 308.850 312.500 3.250 311.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 311.575 312.200 308.950 311.200 2.875 310.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 309.525 311.500 307.925 310.375 2.550 309.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 15.80 15.80 15.64 15.64 -0.13 15.77 02:42P Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
Aug 26 16.64 16.77 16.43 16.54 -0.08 16.58 02:45P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.97 17.02 16.77 16.87 -0.02 16.89 02:45P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
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