Wednesday, May 20, 2026  
 
 
Welcome !

     

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 465'6s
-9'4
Chart
 June 26 contact only  @C6N 465'6s
-9'4
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @C6N 465'6s
-9'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 465'6s
-9'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 465'6s
-9'4
Chart
 August 2026  @C6U 472'4s
-9'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 489'2s
-8'4
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 503'2s
-8'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 503'2s
-8'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 510'6s
-7'6
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 510'6s
-7'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 514'6s
-7'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 497'2s
-5'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1199'6s
-9'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1199'6s
-9'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1199'6s
-9'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1193'4s
-9'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 May 2026  @S6N 1199'6s
-9'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1199'6s
-9'6
Chart
 July 2026  @S6N 1199'6s
-9'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1193'4s
-9'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1205'0s
-8'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1146'2s
-4'2
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 475'6 477'0 462'6 465'6 -9'4 465'6s 05:24P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 481'6 483'0 469'4 472'4 -9'0 472'4s 05:19P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 498'2 499'4 485'6 489'4 -8'4 489'2s 05:16P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 511'4 513'0 500'2 503'6 -8'0 503'2s 04:48P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 518'4 520'0 507'4 511'2 -7'6 510'6s 04:48P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 522'6 522'6 511'4 515'0 -7'0 514'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 498'2 498'2 490'6 494'0 -5'2 493'4s 03:19P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 502'0 503'4 494'4 497'4 -5'2 497'2s 04:45P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 1210'0 1212'0 1196'0 1199'2 -9'6 1199'6s 05:11P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1210'0 1212'0 1195'6 1198'6 -10'4 1199'2s 04:45P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1197'2 1199'0 1182'4 1185'0 -12'0 1185'2s 03:29P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1202'4 1205'2 1190'6 1193'0 -9'4 1193'4s 04:45P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1211'6 1216'2 1202'2 1204'2 -8'6 1205'0s 04:54P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1208'6 1213'6 1200'4 1202'2 -6'4 1203'6s 03:06P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1209'4 1215'0 1202'2 1204'0 -5'6 1205'4s 04:45P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1212'6 1219'6 1206'6 1208'4 -5'4 1210'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 3325 3342 3288 3306 - 14 3309s 05:00P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3265 3281 3230 3251 - 10 3253s 03:54P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3249 3249 3204 3222 - 15 3223s 03:55P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3229 3229 3182 3204 - 15 3203s 03:55P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3253 3270 3220 3244 - 11 3244s 04:45P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3275 3275 3234 3258 - 8 3258s 04:45P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3253 3259 3233 3258 - 1 3258s 03:55P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3267 3267 3221 3260 4 3260s 04:45P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jul 26 75.45 76.32 74.51 74.67 -0.78 74.66s 05:04P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 73.51 74.46 72.82 73.00 -0.59 72.98s 04:52P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 72.34 73.05 71.53 71.66 -0.54 71.66s 04:52P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 71.00 71.92 70.45 70.55 -0.54 70.57s 04:53P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 70.20 71.20 69.77 69.87 -0.55 69.87s 04:53P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.56 70.51 69.17 69.27 -0.50 69.28s 04:45P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.00 69.73 68.55 68.64 -0.46 68.66s 01:20P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.31 69.09 67.93 67.99 -0.42 68.02s 04:45P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 97.650 98.225 97.125 97.200 -0.650 97.275s 02:30P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 101.900 102.825 101.375 102.000 - 0.175 101.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 102.000 102.475 100.925 101.775 - 0.275 101.825s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 89.375 89.500 87.950 88.625 -0.750 88.650s 03:49P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.150 82.275 80.775 81.350 -0.925 81.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 85.100 85.100 83.650 84.200 -0.900 84.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 89.075 89.125 87.600 88.100 -1.000 88.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 92.200 -1.000 91.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 99.400 99.400 98.350 98.350 - 1.025 98.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 98.600 98.600 98.425 98.425 - 0.850 98.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 96.950 97.025 96.950 97.025 - 1.550 97.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 83.400 -1.550 83.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Jun 26 254.750 254.850 251.600 253.175 - 1.275 253.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 247.425 247.425 242.725 245.175 - 1.950 245.300s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 239.250 239.375 234.075 236.825 - 2.525 236.775s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 238.725 238.750 233.700 236.425 - 2.375 236.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 238.950 239.000 234.150 236.950 - 2.075 236.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 238.250 238.300 233.900 236.550 - 1.700 236.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 230.975 231.000 227.700 230.400 - 1.200 230.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 227.600 227.600 225.250 227.350 - 1.025 227.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 370.550 371.175 370.150 370.800 1.150 370.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 364.000 366.125 358.775 365.825 2.125 365.775s 02:31P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 361.175 362.750 355.925 362.650 1.625 362.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 358.000 359.025 352.650 358.950 1.225 358.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 354.650 355.175 349.000 355.100 0.825 355.025s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 347.850 348.900 343.150 348.875 0.850 348.700s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 340.775 344.875 339.650 344.650 0.675 344.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 342.275 342.425 342.275 342.425 0.525 342.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
May 26 16.92 16.93 Chart for @DA6K Options for @DA6K
Jun 26 16.72 16.72 Chart for @DA6M Options for @DA6M
Jul 26 17.16 17.17 Chart for @DA6N Options for @DA6N
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