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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) 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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	loading... NON-GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  Mch 26 contract only  @C6K 462'0s -5'0  Apr 26 contract only  @C6K 462'0s -5'0  May 26 contract only  @C6N 473'4s -4'4 GMO CORN   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  March 2026  @C6K 462'0s -5'0  April 2026  @C6K 462'0s -5'0  May 2026  @C6N 473'4s -4'4  June 2026  @C6N 473'4s -4'4  July 2026  @C6N 473'4s -4'4  N/C 2026  @C6Z 490'2s -4'2  January 2027  @C7H 500'6s -3'6  February 2027  @C7H 500'6s -3'6  March 2027  @C7K 507'2s -3'4 NON-GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  March 2026  @S6K 1159'2s -14'4  April 2026  @S6K 1159'2s -14'4  May 2026  @S6N 1175'2s -14'2  June 2026  @S6N 1175'2s -14'2  July 2026  @S6N 1175'2s -14'2  N/C 2026  @S6X 1144'0s -8'6 GMO SOYBEANS   Lester Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis  March 2026  @S6K 1159'2s -14'4  April 2026  @S6K 1159'2s -14'4  May 2026  @S6N 1175'2s -14'2  June 2026  @S6N 1175'2s -14'2  July 2026  @S6N 1175'2s -14'2  N/C 2026  @S6X 1144'0s -8'6  January 2027  @S7H 1152'2s -7'2
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	@C - CORN - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 466'0 470'4 460'6 461'6 -5'0 462'0s 01:30P Jul 26 477'0 481'2 472'2 473'2 -4'4 473'4s 01:30P Sep 26 480'0 483'4 475'0 476'0 -4'0 476'4s 01:30P Dec 26 493'4 497'0 488'6 490'0 -4'2 490'2s 01:30P Mar 27 503'4 506'6 499'2 500'4 -3'6 500'6s 01:30P May 27 509'6 513'0 505'6 506'6 -3'4 507'2s 01:29P Jul 27 512'4 515'6 509'0 509'6 -3'2 510'2s 01:30P Sep 27 490'0 490'2 488'0 488'2 -1'0 488'2s 01:30P @S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 1172'0 1178'6 1155'6 1159'4 -14'4 1159'2s 01:20P Jul 26 1186'0 1194'2 1171'4 1175'4 -14'2 1175'2s 01:20P Aug 26 1180'0 1188'4 1166'6 1170'6 -12'4 1170'4s 01:30P Sep 26 1153'0 1160'2 1141'6 1144'6 -9'6 1144'4s 01:20P Nov 26 1151'0 1158'2 1141'0 1144'2 -8'6 1144'0s 01:30P Jan 27 1162'0 1169'0 1152'4 1155'4 -8'4 1155'0s 01:30P Mar 27 1159'2 1165'0 1150'2 1152'2 -7'2 1152'2s 01:30P May 27 1161'4 1166'4 1153'0 1154'6 -6'4 1154'6s 01:30P @SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 3217 3235 3147 3150 - 68 3153s 01:30P Jul 26 3187 3205 3125 3128 - 61 3131s 01:30P Aug 26 3157 3176 3106 3108 - 52 3111s 01:30P Sep 26 3130 3145 3086 3087 - 45 3090s 01:20P Oct 26 3105 3117 3063 3063 - 41 3066s 01:30P Dec 26 3125 3141 3086 3089 - 43 3090s 01:21P Jan 27 3120 3135 3085 3086 - 43 3088s 01:30P Mar 27 3106 3115 3068 3069 - 43 3070s 01:20P @BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More May 26 67.85 69.10 66.30 67.22 -0.61 67.41s 01:30P Jul 26 67.88 69.00 66.23 67.25 -0.43 67.45s 01:30P Aug 26 66.81 68.08 65.40 66.48 -0.25 66.68s 01:30P Sep 26 66.00 67.07 64.54 65.56 -0.21 65.77s 01:30P Oct 26 64.88 66.04 63.65 64.63 -0.21 64.78s 01:20P Dec 26 64.40 65.46 63.11 64.06 -0.26 64.21s 01:30P Jan 27 63.74 64.92 62.69 63.56 -0.31 63.74s 01:30P Mar 27 63.00 64.12 62.08 62.81 -0.32 63.02s 01:30P @HE - LEAN HOGS - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Apr 26 91.000 91.200 90.500 90.750 -0.050 90.775s 01:05P May 26 96.500 97.200 95.925 96.875 1.225 96.975s 01:05P Jun 26 104.950 106.425 104.625 105.975 1.825 106.125s 01:05P Jul 26 107.500 109.100 107.225 108.700 2.125 108.825s 01:05P Aug 26 107.600 108.750 107.075 108.375 2.025 108.525s 01:05P Oct 26 91.375 92.450 91.350 92.200 1.225 92.275s 01:05P Dec 26 83.525 84.325 83.525 84.025 0.700 84.100s 01:05P Feb 27 86.125 86.600 86.100 86.375 0.475 86.400s 01:05P Apr 27 89.525 90.100 89.525 89.825 0.375 89.850s 01:05P May 27 92.900 92.900 92.900 92.900 0.550 92.900s 01:05P Jun 27 100.000 100.300 100.000 100.200 0.350 100.200s 01:05P Jul 27 100.700 100.700 100.500 100.500 0.500 100.500s 01:05P @LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Apr 26 235.525 238.775 235.025 238.750 3.400 238.500s 01:05P Jun 26 235.025 239.300 234.600 238.825 3.975 238.775s 01:05P Aug 26 232.925 236.775 232.300 236.150 3.650 236.050s 01:05P Oct 26 230.050 233.875 229.975 233.100 2.875 232.925s 01:05P Dec 26 230.150 233.425 229.825 232.775 2.525 232.525s 01:05P Feb 27 230.400 233.575 230.125 232.925 2.350 232.625s 01:05P Apr 27 229.800 233.100 229.700 232.425 2.450 232.175s 01:05P Jun 27 223.000 226.000 222.950 225.775 2.600 225.550s 01:05P @GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Apr 26 354.500 362.425 354.200 361.950 6.375 361.450s 01:05P May 26 350.975 360.425 350.900 360.125 8.075 359.825s 01:05P Aug 26 349.750 358.425 349.750 358.225 7.425 357.800s 01:05P Sep 26 348.525 356.200 348.375 355.975 6.750 355.525s 01:05P Oct 26 347.000 353.600 346.675 353.550 6.250 353.150s 01:05P Nov 26 345.175 350.875 345.125 350.675 5.400 350.450s 01:05P Jan 27 340.000 345.000 340.000 344.650 4.825 344.350s 01:05P Mar 27 335.425 338.925 335.425 338.925 4.125 339.125s 01:05P @DA - MILK CLASS III - CME Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More Mar 26 16.13 16.16 16.12 16.15 0.01 16.15 01:37P Apr 26 17.58 17.67 17.16 17.21 -0.31 17.22 01:40P May 26 17.93 18.02 17.54 17.58 -0.25 17.60 01:40P My Custom Markets Symbol Open High Low Last Change Close Time More

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