Friday, May 29, 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 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
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 448'6
-7'0
Chart
 June 26 contact only  @C6N 448'6
-7'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @C6N 448'6
-7'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 448'6
-7'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 448'6
-7'0
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 457'6
-6'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 476'4
-5'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 490'6
-6'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 490'6
-6'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 498'6
-5'4
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 498'6
-5'4
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 502'6
-5'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 492'0
-3'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1186'0
-8'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1186'0
-8'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1186'0
-8'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1188'2
-5'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1186'0
-8'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1186'0
-8'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1186'0
-8'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1188'2
-5'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1202'0
-5'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1152'2
-3'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 457'6 459'0 447'4 448'6 -7'0 455'6 11:01A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 464'6 467'2 456'6 457'6 -6'4 464'2 11:00A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 483'0 485'0 475'4 476'4 -5'6 482'2 11:01A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 497'6 499'2 490'2 490'6 -6'0 496'6 11:00A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 504'2 504'2 497'6 498'6 -5'4 504'2 11:00A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 508'2 510'2 501'6 502'6 -5'4 508'2 11:00A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 489'6 490'2 486'4 486'6 -4'0 490'6 11:00A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 495'2 497'0 491'2 492'0 -3'0 495'0 11:00A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1198'0 1200'6 1185'4 1186'0 -8'4 1194'4 11:01A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1199'4 1202'0 1189'0 1189'2 -6'6 1196'0 11:01A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1187'0 1191'2 1179'6 1179'6 -5'4 1185'2 11:00A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1196'0 1199'0 1188'0 1188'2 -5'6 1194'0 11:01A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1209'2 1211'6 1201'6 1202'0 -5'0 1207'0 11:00A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1209'2 1211'4 1202'0 1202'0 -5'2 1207'2 11:00A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1210'4 1214'2 1205'2 1205'2 -5'0 1210'2 11:00A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1217'0 1219'2 1210'2 1210'2 -5'2 1215'4 11:00A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3345 3351 3295 3298 - 43 3341 11:00A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3275 3284 3236 3239 - 34 3273 11:00A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3232 3238 3192 3196 - 33 3229 11:00A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3196 3206 3162 3166 - 33 3199 11:00A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3235 3243 3198 3202 - 34 3236 11:00A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3247 3252 3208 3211 - 36 3247 11:00A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3242 3245 3200 3202 - 40 3242 11:00A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3240 3243 3196 3199 - 41 3240 11:00A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 76.70 78.36 76.10 77.75 1.05 76.70 11:00A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 74.91 76.69 74.50 76.06 0.99 75.07 11:00A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 73.40 75.22 73.16 74.59 0.87 73.72 11:00A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 72.30 73.84 71.96 73.29 0.83 72.46 11:00A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 71.65 72.91 71.12 72.37 0.75 71.62 11:00A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 70.61 72.10 70.36 71.63 0.73 70.90 11:00A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 70.22 71.27 69.80 70.86 0.64 70.22 11:00A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.55 70.45 69.08 70.09 0.54 69.55 11:00A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 96.675 96.725 95.850 96.200 -0.775 96.975 11:00A Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 101.825 101.875 100.000 100.250 - 1.875 102.125 11:00A Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 100.725 100.725 98.950 99.225 - 1.700 100.925 11:00A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 86.875 86.900 85.500 85.725 -1.450 87.175 11:00A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 79.425 79.575 78.250 78.500 -1.150 79.650 11:00A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.125 82.125 81.175 81.450 -1.025 82.475 11:00A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 85.600 85.600 85.025 85.300 -1.000 86.300 11:00A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 88.075 88.075 88.075 88.075 -1.000 89.075 11:00A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 96.850 96.850 95.800 96.000 -0.750 96.750 11:00A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 96.950 96.950 96.275 96.475 -0.375 96.850 11:01A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 95.000 95.000 95.000 95.000 -0.700 95.700 11:01A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.675 0.900 82.575s 11:01A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 250.000 250.350 247.700 248.575 - 1.175 249.750 11:00A Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 241.175 241.925 238.600 239.525 - 1.475 241.000 11:00A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 232.575 233.350 229.650 230.500 - 2.075 232.575 11:00A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 232.000 232.450 228.825 229.575 - 2.475 232.050 11:00A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.975 233.200 229.550 230.325 - 2.425 232.750 11:00A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.875 232.875 229.400 230.175 - 2.300 232.475 11:00A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 226.250 226.325 223.525 224.225 - 2.375 226.600 11:00A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 223.250 223.250 221.300 221.325 - 2.100 223.425 11:00A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 354.075 354.700 346.500 348.600 - 4.425 353.025 11:00A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 351.325 351.875 343.550 345.575 - 4.675 350.250 11:00A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 347.850 348.500 340.500 342.025 - 4.975 347.000 11:00A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 344.325 345.000 337.000 338.550 - 5.000 343.550 11:00A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 338.325 338.325 330.975 332.225 - 5.075 337.300 11:00A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 331.500 331.500 327.000 328.675 - 4.675 333.350 11:00A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 329.975 329.975 325.525 327.725 - 3.575 331.300 11:00A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 326.825 326.825 326.825 326.825 - 3.100 329.925 11:00A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 16.92 16.92 16.90 16.90 16.90 10:51A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 16.38 16.46 16.35 16.40 0.05 16.35 11:00A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 16.69 16.87 16.69 16.78 0.07 16.71 11:00A Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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