Friday, May 22, 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 463'2s
1'0
Chart
 June 26 contact only  @C6N 463'2s
1'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @C6N 463'2s
1'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 463'2s
1'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 463'2s
1'0
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 469'6s
1'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 486'4s
1'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 500'6s
1'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 500'6s
1'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 508'0s
1'2
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 508'0s
1'2
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 511'6s
1'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 497'2s
2'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1196'4s
2'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1196'4s
2'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1196'4s
2'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1187'6s
1'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1196'4s
2'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1196'4s
2'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1196'4s
2'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1187'6s
1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1199'6s
1'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1145'0s
0'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 462'4 467'6 461'0 463'6 1'0 463'2s 01:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 468'4 474'0 467'2 469'6 1'2 469'6s 01:20P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 485'0 490'2 484'0 486'4 1'4 486'4s 01:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 499'0 504'2 498'0 500'4 1'4 500'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 506'4 511'2 505'4 507'6 1'2 508'0s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 510'6 515'0 509'4 511'4 1'0 511'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 490'6 495'0 490'6 492'6 2'0 493'2s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 495'0 499'2 494'0 497'4 2'0 497'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1193'6 1201'4 1190'4 1197'2 2'2 1196'4s 01:20P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1192'6 1200'4 1190'0 1194'6 1'4 1195'0s 01:20P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1177'4 1186'2 1176'4 1180'6 1'0 1180'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1186'2 1193'4 1184'0 1188'2 1'0 1187'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1198'0 1205'4 1196'2 1200'4 1'0 1199'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1196'0 1204'0 1195'0 1198'6 1'0 1198'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1199'0 1206'0 1198'4 1201'0 1'0 1200'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1203'0 1210'4 1203'0 1206'2 1'2 1205'6s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3277 3333 3262 3320 35 3319s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3218 3264 3204 3249 23 3248s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3187 3228 3174 3210 14 3210s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3170 3203 3156 3188 9 3187s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3211 3242 3197 3225 6 3224s 01:21P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3224 3253 3212 3236 4 3236s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3225 3253 3217 3234 2 3234s 01:20P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3231 3255 3223 3237 1 3237s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 74.00 74.60 73.84 73.95 0.11 73.98s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 72.42 73.00 72.31 72.46 0.13 72.46s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 71.05 71.66 71.00 71.17 0.10 71.15s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 70.00 70.54 69.91 70.09 0.10 70.07s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.30 69.87 69.22 69.40 0.08 69.38s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.75 69.29 68.72 68.89 0.12 68.88s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.30 68.76 68.23 68.39 0.16 68.40s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.64 68.18 67.64 67.86 0.20 67.90s 01:20P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 95.600 95.850 94.975 95.850 0.625 95.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 100.425 100.500 99.350 100.400 0.375 100.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 100.475 100.600 99.225 100.100 - 0.150 100.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 87.500 87.600 86.425 87.075 -0.275 87.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 80.275 80.300 79.250 79.875 -0.375 79.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 82.900 83.100 82.050 82.750 -0.475 82.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.875 86.875 85.850 86.650 -0.500 86.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 90.200 -0.500 89.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 96.650 97.200 96.525 97.200 - 0.725 97.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 97.175 97.250 96.600 97.000 - 0.575 97.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 97.025 - 0.575 95.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.000 83.675 82.150 83.675 1.150 83.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 249.425 250.575 247.475 249.350 0.150 249.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 239.350 240.975 236.825 239.375 0.250 239.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 230.975 232.050 227.575 230.775 - 0.225 230.725s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.025 231.575 227.000 230.250 - 0.325 230.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 231.000 232.475 227.975 231.025 - 0.425 230.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.950 232.375 228.025 230.975 - 0.575 230.750s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 225.850 226.000 222.500 224.650 - 0.825 224.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 223.075 223.475 220.125 222.500 - 0.950 222.125s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 353.775 355.500 344.275 350.175 - 6.675 349.850s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 350.800 352.625 341.200 347.150 - 6.475 346.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 347.000 349.225 337.900 343.800 - 6.000 343.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 343.825 345.675 334.425 340.300 - 5.575 340.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 336.825 339.500 328.850 334.100 - 5.500 333.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 334.200 334.800 325.025 329.750 - 5.225 329.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 332.500 332.825 323.550 328.725 - 4.725 328.375s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 331.425 331.425 326.000 327.000 - 4.425 327.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 16.92 16.94 16.91 16.92 16.92 01:29P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 16.58 16.68 16.43 16.56 -0.04 16.57 01:28P Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 16.84 16.90 16.59 16.65 -0.21 16.65 01:30P Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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