Thursday, March 19, 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

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
 Mch 26 contract only  @C6K 469'0
5'6
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 469'0
5'6
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 479'4
5'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 469'0
5'6
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 469'0
5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 479'4
5'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 479'4
5'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 479'4
5'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 494'4
4'6
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 503'6
4'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 503'6
4'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 509'0
3'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1167'0
5'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1167'0
5'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1181'6
5'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1181'6
5'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1181'6
5'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1146'4
5'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1167'0
5'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1167'0
5'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1181'6
5'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1181'6
5'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1181'6
5'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1146'4
5'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1152'6
2'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 463'2 470'0 463'2 469'0 5'6 463'2 01:09P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 474'2 480'6 474'2 479'4 5'0 474'4 01:09P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 476'6 483'2 476'6 482'0 5'0 477'0 01:08P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 490'0 495'4 489'6 494'4 4'6 489'6 01:09P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 499'4 504'6 499'4 503'6 4'2 499'4 01:08P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 505'0 510'0 505'0 509'0 3'4 505'4 01:08P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 507'4 512'4 507'4 511'4 3'4 508'0 01:08P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 484'4 487'0 484'4 486'6 3'6 483'0 01:08P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1165'0 1173'4 1157'0 1167'0 5'2 1161'6 01:09P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1179'6 1188'4 1171'6 1181'6 5'2 1176'4 01:09P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1173'2 1181'4 1165'4 1175'6 6'0 1169'6 01:10P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1145'6 1152'6 1138'0 1147'6 6'4 1141'2 01:10P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1141'4 1153'6 1138'4 1146'4 5'0 1141'4 01:09P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1153'2 1164'0 1149'2 1157'4 5'2 1152'2 01:08P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1150'2 1160'2 1148'4 1152'6 2'6 1150'0 01:10P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1152'2 1162'0 1150'6 1155'0 2'2 1152'6 01:10P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3217 3355 3216 3317 100 3217 01:08P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3181 3305 3181 3276 84 3192 01:10P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3167 3265 3164 3244 79 3165 01:10P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3140 3231 3140 3215 76 3139 01:10P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3120 3200 3114 3188 70 3118 01:10P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3139 3226 3139 3216 69 3147 01:10P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3155 3219 3155 3216 66 3150 01:08P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3145 3195 3145 3190 46 3144 01:08P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 66.00 66.27 65.02 65.31 -0.22 65.53 01:10P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 65.82 66.06 64.89 65.15 -0.22 65.37 01:10P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 64.96 65.20 64.07 64.25 -0.29 64.54 01:10P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 63.90 64.39 63.25 63.45 -0.28 63.73 01:10P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 63.08 63.51 62.37 62.62 -0.24 62.86 01:10P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 62.74 63.06 61.89 62.21 -0.22 62.43 01:10P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 62.26 62.53 61.47 61.85 -0.19 62.04 01:09P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 61.58 61.91 60.80 61.22 -0.12 61.34 01:09P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 93.650 93.725 91.925 92.175 -1.700 92.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 98.100 98.100 96.000 96.025 - 2.650 96.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.100 107.100 104.675 104.725 - 2.775 104.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.225 109.250 107.025 107.125 - 2.600 107.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.375 108.375 106.575 106.725 - 2.425 106.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.575 92.575 90.650 90.800 -1.925 90.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 84.300 84.300 82.925 83.125 -1.450 83.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.650 86.650 85.600 85.850 -1.225 85.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.750 89.750 89.250 89.475 -0.950 89.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.750 -0.950 92.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.850 100.175 99.750 99.750 - 0.750 99.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.575 100.625 100.000 100.000 - 0.625 100.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 234.900 234.950 232.650 233.350 - 2.125 233.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 233.450 233.475 231.000 231.750 - 2.300 231.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 231.000 231.050 228.525 229.200 - 2.500 229.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 229.300 229.300 226.350 226.950 - 2.750 226.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 229.725 229.725 226.725 227.375 - 2.750 227.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 230.000 230.000 227.100 227.675 - 2.675 227.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 228.475 228.750 226.700 227.100 - 2.650 226.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 222.750 222.750 220.200 220.400 - 2.500 220.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 357.050 357.575 354.950 355.675 - 3.450 355.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 351.000 351.600 347.025 347.850 - 6.075 347.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 347.000 347.000 342.550 343.575 - 6.450 343.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 347.000 347.100 342.550 343.375 - 6.425 343.375s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 345.575 345.825 341.700 342.500 - 6.250 342.375s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 343.975 344.275 340.375 341.075 - 5.900 341.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 341.175 341.975 338.675 339.500 - 5.550 339.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 335.550 336.000 332.950 333.650 - 5.325 333.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.14 16.15 16.12 16.12 -0.04 16.12 01:10P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 16.78 17.14 16.60 17.14 0.01 17.13 01:10P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.39 17.56 17.17 17.51 -0.16 17.51 01:10P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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