Wednesday, May 6, 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

HELP WANTED/General Labor
Contact Reid at 712-348-3637


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
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 470'2
-9'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @C6N 470'2
-9'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 470'2
-9'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 470'2
-9'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 490'6
-9'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 504'0
-9'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 504'0
-9'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 511'6
-9'2
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1204'4
-7'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1204'4
-7'0
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1204'4
-7'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1180'2
-9'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1204'4
-7'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1204'4
-7'0
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1204'4
-7'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1180'2
-9'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1188'2
-9'0
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 463'0 463'0 456'4 456'4 -9'0 465'4 05:07A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 478'2 479'4 470'0 470'2 -9'6 480'0 05:06A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 483'4 484'6 475'4 476'0 -9'4 485'4 05:07A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 498'4 499'4 490'4 490'6 -9'6 500'4 05:06A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 511'0 512'2 503'6 504'0 -9'4 513'4 05:07A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 519'0 519'6 511'6 511'6 -9'2 521'0 05:07A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 523'0 524'0 516'0 516'0 -9'0 525'0 05:07A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 502'6 503'2 497'6 497'6 -6'2 504'0 05:07A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1196'2 1196'2 1188'0 1188'0 -7'6 1195'6 05:07A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1211'4 1214'6 1203'4 1204'4 -7'0 1211'4 05:06A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1203'4 1207'6 1196'6 1197'6 -7'2 1205'0 05:07A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1182'6 1185'6 1175'2 1175'4 -8'6 1184'2 05:07A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1188'4 1190'6 1179'6 1180'2 -9'2 1189'4 05:06A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1198'2 1202'2 1191'6 1192'2 -9'2 1201'4 05:07A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1195'2 1198'2 1188'0 1188'2 -9'0 1197'2 05:07A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1195'2 1198'4 1189'6 1191'4 -7'4 1199'0 05:07A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3239 3252 3239 3252 26 3226 05:07A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3205 3234 3203 3220 16 3204 05:07A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3157 3184 3156 3173 18 3155 05:07A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3133 3150 3124 3143 19 3124 05:07A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3103 3127 3103 3121 18 3103 05:07A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3141 3165 3139 3159 18 3141 05:07A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3148 3171 3146 3167 20 3147 05:07A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3132 3158 3132 3158 26 3132 05:07A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 77.85 77.85 77.00 77.00 -1.40 78.40 05:07A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 76.62 76.79 74.91 75.01 -1.90 76.91 05:07A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 74.98 75.12 73.29 73.39 -1.84 75.23 05:07A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 73.52 73.58 71.84 71.92 -1.83 73.75 05:07A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 72.30 72.38 70.59 70.68 -1.78 72.46 05:07A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 71.44 71.51 69.72 69.81 -1.78 71.59 05:07A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 70.86 70.86 69.18 69.20 -1.77 70.97 05:07A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.91 70.00 68.37 68.44 -1.69 70.13 05:07A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 91.650 92.950 91.575 92.925 1.175 92.800s 05/05 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 99.925 101.450 99.475 101.400 1.675 101.425s 05/05 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 102.000 103.575 101.675 103.475 1.700 103.525s 05/05 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 102.400 104.275 102.300 104.200 1.800 104.200s 05/05 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 88.525 90.275 88.375 90.175 1.750 90.200s 05/05 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 81.325 83.125 81.150 82.850 1.750 83.025s 05/05 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 84.675 86.150 84.400 85.850 1.575 86.050s 05/05 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 88.500 90.000 88.375 89.725 1.425 89.925s 05/05 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.250 1.450 93.025s 05/05 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.900 100.225 98.900 100.225 1.325 100.225s 05/05 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 98.650 1.325 100.325s 05/05 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 98.000 98.000 98.000 98.000 0.650 98.850s 05/05 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 253.000 254.075 251.875 252.925 1.475 253.225s 05/05 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 247.125 248.975 246.650 248.175 2.175 248.350s 05/05 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 241.550 243.875 241.325 243.100 2.775 243.225s 05/05 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 240.600 243.300 240.600 242.675 2.925 242.800s 05/05 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 241.275 243.275 240.750 242.750 2.900 242.900s 05/05 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 240.625 242.625 240.150 242.250 2.850 242.300s 05/05 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 233.425 236.050 233.425 235.800 2.750 235.800s 05/05 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 230.875 232.850 230.850 232.625 2.575 232.625s 05/05 Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 367.775 372.500 367.775 371.625 5.225 371.825s 05/05 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 367.750 373.275 367.750 372.225 5.700 372.300s 05/05 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 366.675 371.500 366.200 370.225 5.575 370.375s 05/05 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 363.550 369.100 363.550 368.025 5.450 368.025s 05/05 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 361.625 366.250 361.100 364.925 5.350 365.150s 05/05 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 355.825 360.050 355.200 359.275 5.350 359.350s 05/05 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 352.200 355.000 351.650 354.825 5.675 355.000s 05/05 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 351.325 351.325 351.325 351.325 5.225 352.875s 05/05 Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 17.05 17.06 17.05 17.06 0.05 17.01 05:06A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 17.37 17.45 17.37 17.42 0.13 17.29 05:06A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 17.96 17.89 Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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