Friday, October 16, 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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Harvest Hours Grain Recieving:

GMO & Non-GMO Monday - Saturday     7:30 am - demand

Organic Monday - Friday      7:30 am - 4:00 pm


Feed Mill 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
 October 2026  @C6Z 474'2s
-3'6
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 474'2s
-3'6
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 December 2026  @C7H 486'4s
-4'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @C6Z 474'2s
-3'6
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 November 2026  @C6Z 474'2s
-3'6
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 December 2026  @C7H 486'4s
-4'4
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 January 2027  @C7H 486'4s
-4'4
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 February 2027  @C7H 486'4s
-4'4
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 March 2027  @C7K 493'4s
-4'4
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 April 2027  @C7K 493'4s
-4'4
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 May 2027  @C7N 499'2s
-4'2
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 June 2027  @C7N 499'2s
-4'2
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 499'2s
-4'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 506'6s
-2'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1261'2s
-1'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1284'2s
-2'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1284'2s
-2'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1292'2s
-2'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @S6X 1261'2s
-1'6
Chart
 November 2026  @S6X 1261'2s
-1'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1275'6s
-2'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1275'6s
-2'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1284'2s
-2'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1292'2s
-2'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1240'6s
1'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 478'0 481'0 473'0 474'2 -3'6 474'2s 03:55P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 491'0 493'0 485'2 486'2 -4'4 486'4s 03:40P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 498'0 499'6 492'4 493'4 -4'4 493'4s 02:32P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 503'2 504'6 497'6 498'6 -4'2 499'2s 02:31P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 497'2 498'2 492'2 493'4 -3'4 494'0s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 509'2 510'4 504'4 506'4 -2'4 506'6s 03:53P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 522'4 522'4 518'2 519'4 -2'2 520'4s 01:30P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 525'4 527'6 525'4 527'6 -2'2 527'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1263'0 1265'6 1253'2 1260'4 -1'6 1261'2s 03:44P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1278'2 1280'6 1268'4 1275'2 -2'0 1275'6s 03:52P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1286'4 1289'2 1277'6 1283'2 -2'0 1284'2s 03:19P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1295'4 1297'6 1286'4 1291'2 -2'6 1292'2s 03:53P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1301'0 1303'4 1292'4 1297'0 -3'0 1298'0s 03:08P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1284'6 1287'0 1277'0 1281'0 -2'6 1282'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1248'4 1251'6 1244'2 1249'2 0'4 1250'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1239'0 1242'0 1233'2 1240'0 1'6 1240'6s 02:36P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3598 3598 3541 3567 - 27 3571s 03:53P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3579 3579 3528 3547 - 29 3548s 03:51P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3558 3559 3511 3527 - 31 3527s 03:43P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3555 3561 3516 3533 - 29 3531s 03:35P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3581 3584 3541 3554 - 27 3556s 03:36P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3546 3548 3508 3526 - 23 3525s 03:36P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3499 3500 3467 3483 - 18 3483s 03:36P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3431 3438 3413 3433 - 14 3432s 01:30P Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 67.22 67.45 66.50 67.10 -0.02 67.13s 03:37P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 67.34 67.59 66.69 67.25 -0.02 67.29s 03:52P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.55 67.80 66.93 67.44 -0.02 67.50s 03:43P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.72 68.01 67.15 67.63 0.01 67.72s 03:10P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.76 68.02 67.18 67.67 0.03 67.75s 01:30P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.43 67.63 66.80 67.23 0.08 67.36s 03:11P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.80 67.20 66.47 66.81 0.12 66.93s 03:12P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.25 66.70 66.01 66.49 0.17 66.47s 01:30P Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 66.450 67.375 66.300 66.875 0.350 66.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 68.325 69.625 68.250 69.100 0.775 69.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 73.350 74.975 73.300 74.475 1.250 74.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 79.625 80.500 79.625 80.250 1.075 80.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 88.075 89.575 88.025 89.050 1.125 89.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 90.600 91.875 90.475 91.575 1.175 91.700s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.925 92.050 90.800 91.950 1.125 92.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 79.150 79.900 79.125 79.725 0.600 79.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 73.375 73.375 73.025 73.075 0.275 73.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 76.200 0.275 77.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 82.225 0.275 82.225s 01:05P Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 226.000 227.800 226.000 227.525 1.600 227.550s 02:30P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 227.200 228.750 227.075 228.450 1.100 228.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 229.700 231.150 229.550 231.075 1.250 230.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.700 232.400 230.475 232.275 1.550 232.225s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 225.200 226.950 225.150 226.750 1.625 226.825s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 221.775 223.525 221.600 223.200 1.500 223.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 219.925 221.900 219.875 221.625 1.450 221.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 220.000 222.225 219.950 222.100 1.650 222.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 343.800 345.125 343.200 343.975 0.250 343.625s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 342.500 343.525 341.375 342.075 - 0.050 341.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 338.425 339.500 337.150 338.600 0.375 338.275s 02:34P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 334.025 335.500 332.775 334.625 0.550 334.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 333.000 334.500 331.700 333.525 0.725 333.325s 03:17P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 330.825 332.650 329.600 331.600 0.875 331.550s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 332.025 333.000 330.250 332.475 0.650 332.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 329.950 330.500 329.750 329.875 0.750 329.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 15.31 15.32 15.26 15.28 0.08 15.27 01:55P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 17.21 17.55 17.11 17.35 0.10 17.34 01:55P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 17.26 17.42 17.15 17.16 -0.20 17.18 01:55P Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
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