Monday, August 24, 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
 AUG contract only  @C6U 491'4s
7'6
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 515'4s
7'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 515'4s
7'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6U 491'4s
7'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 515'4s
7'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 530'2s
6'6
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 530'2s
6'6
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 536'6s
6'6
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 536'6s
6'6
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 537'4s
6'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 513'2s
3'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1224'2s
-15'2
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1224'2s
-15'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1224'2s
-15'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1244'4s
-14'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1224'2s
-15'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1224'2s
-15'2
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1238'2s
-15'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1244'4s
-14'4
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1251'0s
-12'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1190'0s
-6'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 485'0 498'6 485'0 491'0 7'6 491'4s 03:53P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 510'2 524'2 510'2 515'0 7'0 515'4s 03:54P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 525'0 538'6 524'6 529'6 6'6 530'2s 03:52P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 531'2 545'0 531'2 536'2 6'6 536'6s 02:55P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 532'6 545'0 532'4 537'0 6'0 537'4s 03:08P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 507'6 515'6 507'4 510'4 4'0 511'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 512'0 517'2 509'6 512'4 3'0 513'2s 03:19P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 521'2 527'2 520'6 523'2 3'0 523'6s 02:53P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 1224'6 1225'6 1205'2 1217'0 -9'0 1216'0s 03:50P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1239'4 1239'4 1218'2 1225'4 -15'2 1224'2s 03:53P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1253'4 1254'0 1233'0 1239'4 -15'4 1238'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1257'4 1258'6 1240'0 1245'6 -14'4 1244'4s 03:44P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1262'2 1262'4 1246'6 1252'2 -12'6 1251'0s 03:51P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1264'0 1265'6 1250'4 1256'0 -11'4 1254'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1244'0 1247'2 1234'6 1237'6 -10'2 1238'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1205'0 1206'6 1199'4 1200'4 -8'2 1200'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 3182 3228 3166 3204 26 3203s 02:33P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3212 3256 3193 3233 27 3232s 03:41P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3269 3306 3245 3285 28 3286s 02:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3292 3333 3272 3314 29 3313s 01:23P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3313 3363 3304 3340 29 3342s 02:47P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3348 3389 3331 3366 30 3367s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3378 3416 3361 3390 32 3395s 01:20P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3369 3402 3348 3381 37 3382s 01:20P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 69.03 69.40 66.41 67.13 -2.22 67.13s 03:40P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 69.41 69.41 66.58 67.28 -2.23 67.26s 03:14P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.23 69.23 66.78 67.33 -2.27 67.31s 03:32P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.42 69.42 66.88 67.36 -2.23 67.36s 01:30P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.24 69.24 66.94 67.41 -2.13 67.39s 02:48P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.51 69.51 66.90 67.35 -2.06 67.34s 03:29P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.95 68.95 66.70 67.16 -2.02 67.11s 03:31P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.46 68.46 66.13 66.51 -1.99 66.51s 03:32P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 80.875 81.325 80.125 81.125 0.250 81.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 71.575 71.925 70.925 71.475 -0.050 71.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 74.475 74.775 73.975 74.400 74.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 80.025 80.150 79.475 79.800 -0.050 79.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 84.200 84.600 84.200 84.225 -0.375 84.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 93.075 93.300 92.750 92.925 -0.025 93.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 94.525 94.800 94.475 94.475 -0.100 94.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.225 94.350 94.150 94.200 -0.100 94.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 79.000 79.400 79.000 79.400 -0.100 79.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 71.100 71.100 71.100 71.100 -1.075 71.125s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 74.425 -1.075 74.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 224.750 224.825 220.050 220.050 - 2.975 220.075s 03:00P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 218.950 219.500 213.500 213.625 - 4.325 213.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 219.600 220.300 214.125 214.200 - 4.300 214.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 220.375 221.000 215.550 215.600 - 3.725 215.600s 02:35P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 221.200 221.825 217.000 217.075 - 3.100 217.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 214.325 215.100 210.900 210.900 - 2.600 211.050s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 210.300 211.000 207.100 207.175 - 2.375 207.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 209.500 209.500 205.925 206.225 - 2.175 206.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 335.750 336.975 333.400 334.100 - 1.175 333.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 330.650 331.350 322.975 324.150 - 4.800 324.225s 02:30P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 325.000 325.750 317.425 318.125 - 5.375 318.275s 03:36P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 317.450 318.175 310.375 310.850 - 5.275 310.975s 02:30P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 308.525 309.425 302.200 302.550 - 4.800 302.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 305.100 305.275 299.100 299.750 - 4.250 299.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 305.000 305.325 299.600 300.425 - 3.775 300.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 303.700 304.500 299.425 300.450 - 2.925 300.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.64 16.64 16.60 16.62 -0.02 16.62 02:54P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.54 17.07 16.38 16.38 -0.17 16.48 03:53P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 16.98 17.32 16.69 16.71 -0.24 16.77 03:54P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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