Friday, March 13, 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 467'0
4'4
Chart
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 467'0
4'4
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 478'0
4'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @C6K 467'0
4'4
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 467'0
4'4
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 478'0
4'0
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 478'0
4'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 478'0
4'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 491'0
1'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 500'2
1'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 500'2
1'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 505'2
1'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1225'0
-2'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1225'0
-2'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1237'6
-2'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1237'6
-2'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1237'6
-2'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1161'4
-6'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 March 2026  @S6K 1225'0
-2'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1225'0
-2'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1237'6
-2'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1237'6
-2'2
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1237'6
-2'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1161'4
-6'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1165'0
-5'4
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 446'0 453'4 446'0 453'4 4'2 452'4 12:01P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 462'2 467'4 458'4 467'0 4'4 462'4 01:15P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 473'2 478'6 470'0 478'0 4'0 474'0 01:15P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 475'6 479'4 472'0 479'4 2'4 477'0 01:14P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 488'4 491'6 484'4 491'0 1'0 490'0 01:15P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 497'0 500'4 493'6 500'2 1'2 499'0 01:14P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 503'2 505'2 499'0 505'2 1'0 504'2 01:14P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 505'0 507'6 501'4 507'0 0'4 506'4 01:14P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1200'2 1200'2 1200'2 1200'2 -2'0 1211'0 12:01P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1229'0 1229'6 1209'2 1225'0 -2'2 1227'2 01:15P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1242'4 1242'4 1222'4 1237'6 -2'2 1240'0 01:15P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1222'4 1222'4 1205'6 1218'4 -2'6 1221'2 01:14P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1175'0 1175'4 1161'6 1170'0 -5'2 1175'2 01:14P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1167'2 1167'6 1154'4 1161'4 -6'0 1167'4 01:15P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1176'0 1176'2 1164'0 1171'0 -5'2 1176'2 01:14P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1170'4 1170'4 1160'0 1165'0 -5'4 1170'4 01:14P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3201 3199 12:01P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3191 3231 3151 3226 24 3202 01:14P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3212 3246 3176 3242 17 3225 01:14P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3189 3214 3155 3209 9 3200 01:14P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3168 3177 3126 3170 2 3168 01:14P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3133 3139 3096 3129 - 5 3134 01:14P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3149 3166 3126 3155 - 6 3161 01:14P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3151 3159 3125 3151 - 5 3156 01:14P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 67.19 67.34 12:01P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 67.85 67.85 66.72 67.44 0.02 67.42 01:14P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 67.56 67.56 66.50 67.13 0.01 67.12 01:14P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 66.65 66.65 65.67 66.25 0.01 66.24 01:14P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 65.35 65.72 64.85 65.40 65.40 01:14P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 64.36 64.83 63.98 64.50 0.03 64.47 01:14P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 64.29 64.33 63.46 64.00 0.05 63.95 01:14P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.40 63.81 63.07 63.52 0.07 63.45 01:14P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 94.725 94.850 93.100 93.325 -0.900 93.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 99.250 99.250 98.075 98.275 - 0.750 98.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 108.350 108.750 106.900 107.250 - 0.800 107.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 110.125 110.450 108.850 109.175 - 0.625 109.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 109.325 109.700 108.250 108.625 - 0.575 108.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.400 92.850 91.725 92.000 -0.475 92.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 83.800 84.100 83.325 83.575 -0.325 83.575s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 86.075 86.400 85.750 86.000 -0.150 86.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.350 89.750 89.250 89.750 0.125 89.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 0.125 92.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.575 99.750 99.575 99.750 0.125 99.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 99.800 99.800 99.750 99.800 -0.050 99.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 232.000 232.550 230.050 230.850 - 0.350 230.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 230.475 231.150 228.050 228.850 - 0.425 228.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 228.100 228.950 225.975 226.800 - 0.450 226.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 226.500 227.150 224.500 225.225 - 0.450 225.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 226.775 227.425 224.925 225.525 - 0.500 225.550s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 227.075 227.625 225.300 225.950 - 0.550 225.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 226.500 227.000 224.800 225.325 - 0.625 225.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 219.275 219.700 217.850 218.375 - 0.450 218.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 350.025 351.800 347.725 349.725 1.250 349.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 344.275 346.700 341.525 343.725 0.100 343.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 341.400 343.775 337.800 339.575 - 0.750 339.175s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 341.000 344.250 338.250 340.000 - 0.725 339.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 339.900 342.775 337.250 338.775 - 0.650 338.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 339.500 341.300 335.525 337.225 - 0.425 337.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 337.200 338.800 333.700 335.525 0.200 335.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 332.000 332.200 327.700 329.250 0.800 329.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 16.17 16.19 16.16 16.18 0.02 16.18 01:13P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 16.47 16.80 16.35 16.67 0.34 16.66 01:14P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 16.92 17.30 16.87 17.20 0.34 17.19 01:14P Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
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