Tuesday, April 21, 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

HELP WANTED/General Labor
Contact Reid at 712-348-3637


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)







US Drought Monitor Link



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
 Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 451'6
-0'2
Chart
 May 26 contract only  @C6N 459'4
-0'6
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @C6K 451'6
-0'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 459'4
-0'6
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 459'4
-0'6
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 459'4
-0'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 479'0
-0'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 493'0
-0'4
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 493'0
-0'4
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 500'4
-0'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1171'4
5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1187'2
5'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1187'2
5'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1187'2
5'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1161'4
3'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 April 2026  @S6K 1171'4
5'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1187'2
5'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1187'2
5'4
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1187'2
5'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1161'4
3'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1174'0
4'2
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 452'0 452'4 450'6 451'6 -0'2 452'0 05:30A Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 460'2 460'4 458'6 459'4 -0'6 460'2 05:30A Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 463'4 463'6 462'2 463'0 -0'6 463'6 05:28A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 479'0 479'6 478'0 479'0 -0'4 479'4 05:30A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 492'2 493'4 492'2 493'0 -0'4 493'4 05:28A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 500'2 501'0 499'6 500'4 -0'6 501'2 05:30A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 504'0 504'6 503'6 504'2 -0'6 505'0 05:30A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 485'0 0'0 485'4 05:28A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 1165'4 1173'4 1165'0 1171'4 5'6 1165'6 05:30A Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1181'0 1189'4 1180'6 1187'2 5'4 1181'6 05:30A Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1174'6 1182'4 1174'4 1181'2 5'4 1175'6 05:30A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1151'2 1158'4 1151'2 1157'0 4'2 1152'6 05:30A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1155'4 1163'2 1155'4 1161'4 3'6 1157'6 05:30A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1169'2 1176'4 1169'2 1175'0 4'0 1171'0 05:30A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1167'2 1175'0 1167'2 1174'0 4'2 1169'6 05:30A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1173'0 1178'2 1172'0 1177'4 4'2 1173'2 05:30A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 3251 3265 3240 3255 4 3251 05:30A Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3212 3222 3205 3219 7 3212 05:30A Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3170 3176 3160 3173 6 3167 05:31A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3141 3141 3127 3140 7 3133 05:30A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3121 3121 3111 3118 5 3113 05:30A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3150 3160 3148 3154 4 3150 05:30A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3166 3173 3163 3167 4 3163 05:30A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3165 3165 3156 3165 9 3156 05:30A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 69.63 70.28 69.42 70.12 0.49 69.63 05:30A Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 69.24 69.93 69.11 69.81 0.51 69.30 05:30A Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 67.65 68.36 67.62 68.25 0.46 67.79 05:30A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 66.06 66.77 66.06 66.69 0.41 66.28 05:30A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 64.68 65.25 64.62 65.17 0.35 64.82 05:30A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 63.68 64.24 63.61 64.13 0.30 63.83 05:30A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 63.23 63.69 63.12 63.55 0.25 63.30 05:30A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 62.46 63.07 62.46 62.91 0.27 62.64 05:30A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 93.650 94.375 93.450 94.325 0.825 94.225s 04/20 Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 101.450 101.875 101.100 101.775 0.675 101.725s 04/20 Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 103.975 104.200 103.575 104.000 0.325 104.000s 04/20 Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 104.100 104.300 103.725 104.025 0.100 104.000s 04/20 Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.575 89.825 89.175 89.375 -0.175 89.300s 04/20 Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.200 82.275 81.700 81.950 -0.275 81.850s 04/20 Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.550 85.550 84.950 85.150 -0.225 85.050s 04/20 Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.300 89.375 89.175 89.325 -0.025 89.275s 04/20 Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 93.300 -0.025 92.150s 04/20 Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.750 99.825 99.750 99.825 99.750s 04/20 Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 100.150 100.075s 04/20 Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 99.975 99.975s 04/20 Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 250.450 251.750 249.025 249.675 - 0.350 249.600s 04/20 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 247.300 248.900 245.625 246.150 - 1.275 246.075s 04/20 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 243.050 244.500 241.300 241.800 - 1.225 241.600s 04/20 Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 238.100 239.600 236.650 237.075 - 1.125 236.975s 04/20 Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 238.000 238.900 236.275 236.700 - 0.800 236.625s 04/20 Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 236.875 238.400 236.375 236.700 - 0.500 236.600s 04/20 Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 236.500 237.400 235.500 236.025 - 0.325 235.875s 04/20 Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 229.925 230.450 228.925 229.075 - 0.550 229.075s 04/20 Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 371.075 372.800 368.025 369.000 - 2.450 368.875s 04/20 Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 365.525 367.450 360.550 361.350 - 4.175 361.100s 04/20 Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 366.000 367.875 360.800 361.750 - 4.325 361.350s 04/20 Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 364.300 365.750 358.775 359.525 - 4.375 359.225s 04/20 Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 362.050 363.050 356.375 357.200 - 4.250 356.800s 04/20 Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 358.725 359.700 353.500 354.100 - 4.200 353.775s 04/20 Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 351.950 353.200 347.000 347.475 - 4.050 347.250s 04/20 Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 347.925 347.925 342.350 342.350 - 3.800 342.350s 04/20 Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 16.86 16.86 16.86 16.86 0.01 16.85 03:01A Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
May 26 17.13 17.13 17.09 17.09 0.06 17.03 02:38A Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 17.71 17.71 17.70 17.70 -0.03 17.73 03:01A Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
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