Monday, September 21, 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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Harvest Hours Grain Recieving:

GMO & Non-GMO Monday - Saturday     7:30 am - demand

Organic Monday - Friday      7:30 am - 4:00 pm


Feed Mill 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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NON-GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 543'0s
15'4
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 543'0s
15'4
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 November 2026  @C6Z 543'0s
15'4
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 December 2026  @C7H 556'6s
15'2
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 543'0s
15'4
Chart
 October 2026  @C6Z 543'0s
15'4
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 543'0s
15'4
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 December 2026  @C7H 556'6s
15'2
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 January 2027  @C7H 556'6s
15'2
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 February 2027  @C7H 556'6s
15'2
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 March 2027  @C7K 563'0s
14'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 563'0s
14'6
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 May 2027  @C7N 564'4s
13'4
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 June 2027  @C7N 564'4s
13'4
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 564'4s
13'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 537'0s
11'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1328'0s
24'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1328'0s
24'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1351'6s
22'2
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1351'6s
22'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1358'0s
21'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Sept 23  @S6X 1328'0s
24'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1328'0s
24'4
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1344'0s
24'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1344'0s
24'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1351'6s
22'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1358'0s
21'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1282'2s
16'4
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 527'4 543'4 526'2 543'0 15'4 543'0s 03:56P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 541'2 557'0 540'0 556'6 15'2 556'6s 03:56P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 548'0 563'2 546'6 563'0 14'6 563'0s 03:26P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 550'4 564'6 549'0 564'0 13'4 564'4s 03:42P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 521'4 534'4 520'0 533'4 11'6 534'2s 03:34P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 525'4 537'2 523'4 536'4 11'0 537'0s 03:56P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 536'6 548'6 536'6 548'4 10'2 548'4s 03:32P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 546'6 555'0 546'2 555'0 10'0 555'0s 01:30P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1304'0 1328'4 1303'4 1327'0 24'4 1328'0s 03:56P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1320'2 1344'2 1320'2 1342'6 24'0 1344'0s 02:42P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1329'0 1352'0 1329'0 1350'2 22'2 1351'6s 03:51P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1336'6 1358'2 1336'6 1356'4 21'4 1358'0s 03:51P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1340'4 1361'4 1340'2 1360'0 20'6 1361'2s 03:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1324'6 1342'0 1323'6 1341'0 20'0 1342'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1283'4 1298'2 1280'4 1297'4 18'0 1298'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1265'0 1283'2 1265'0 1281'2 16'4 1282'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3567 3671 3560 3656 120 3666s 03:48P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3603 3690 3591 3677 98 3684s 03:52P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3625 3691 3610 3681 83 3687s 02:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3622 3687 3620 3679 67 3684s 02:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3629 3690 3627 3683 65 3688s 03:51P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3652 3700 3638 3695 64 3699s 03:52P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3634 3654 3605 3652 56 3653s 02:31P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3562 3595 3555 3593 45 3594s 02:32P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 67.58 68.56 67.02 68.28 0.62 68.32s 02:39P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.13 69.10 67.57 68.79 0.63 68.85s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.39 69.33 67.86 69.01 0.57 69.09s 03:53P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.57 69.43 68.06 69.11 0.52 69.21s 03:53P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.58 69.44 68.15 69.20 0.52 69.27s 03:52P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.48 69.26 68.03 69.09 0.54 69.14s 03:52P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.06 68.59 67.48 68.52 0.52 68.57s 01:20P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.43 67.94 67.01 67.87 0.48 67.94s 01:20P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 78.525 78.900 78.000 78.200 0.050 78.150s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 68.900 70.200 68.525 69.825 1.250 69.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 70.450 71.700 69.975 71.275 1.200 71.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 75.750 77.025 75.600 76.700 1.050 76.775s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 81.075 81.625 81.075 81.625 0.750 81.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 89.400 90.225 89.225 90.025 0.725 90.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 91.225 91.975 91.225 91.900 0.700 91.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 91.075 91.825 91.050 91.700 0.800 91.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 76.375 76.925 76.375 76.925 0.750 77.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 69.525 69.950 69.525 69.900 0.300 69.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.800 0.300 73.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 219.000 221.275 218.025 221.150 5.025 220.950s 02:30P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 219.950 222.600 218.950 222.175 5.375 222.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 220.950 223.775 219.775 223.150 5.750 223.100s 02:30P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 221.225 224.750 220.600 224.175 5.950 224.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 215.675 219.000 215.050 218.700 5.850 218.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 212.675 215.450 211.775 215.300 5.475 215.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 211.575 213.900 210.975 213.900 5.075 213.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 211.825 214.375 211.825 214.300 4.650 214.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 337.750 338.450 335.750 337.800 3.900 337.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 328.550 331.175 327.075 330.700 6.750 330.250s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 322.875 327.025 321.900 326.550 8.100 326.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 313.800 318.900 313.000 318.450 9.225 318.150s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 308.825 314.500 308.825 314.175 9.150 313.975s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 309.250 314.275 308.725 313.600 9.025 313.775s 03:07P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 308.775 312.950 307.825 312.950 8.900 312.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 309.675 314.700 309.675 314.250 9.300 314.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 16.14 16.16 16.12 16.16 16.16s 04:00P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 15.63 15.85 15.53 15.70 0.01 15.70s 04:00P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 15.91 16.10 15.84 15.99 0.02 15.98s 04:00P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
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