Wednesday, October 28, 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 451'6s
3'0
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 451'6s
3'0
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 465'0s
2'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @C6Z 451'6s
3'0
Chart
 November 2026  @C6Z 451'6s
3'0
Chart
 December 2026  @C7H 465'0s
2'2
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 465'0s
2'2
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 465'0s
2'2
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 472'6s
1'4
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 472'6s
1'4
Chart
 May 2027  @C7N 479'0s
1'0
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 479'0s
1'0
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 479'0s
1'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 490'0s
0'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1224'4s
-4'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1246'0s
-5'6
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1246'0s
-5'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1254'4s
-6'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 October 2026  @S6X 1224'4s
-4'6
Chart
 November 2026  @S6X 1224'4s
-4'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1238'0s
-5'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1238'0s
-5'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1246'0s
-5'6
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1254'4s
-6'0
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1206'6s
-5'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 449'0 454'6 449'0 451'2 3'0 451'6s 03:56P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 463'0 468'0 462'6 464'4 2'2 465'0s 03:55P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 472'0 475'6 470'6 472'4 1'4 472'6s 03:53P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 478'2 482'2 477'2 478'6 1'0 479'0s 02:54P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 475'4 478'2 474'0 475'6 0'0 475'4s 02:54P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 490'0 492'6 488'4 490'2 0'0 490'0s 03:34P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 504'6 505'6 502'0 503'4 0'0 503'6s 01:20P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 511'4 513'2 510'0 510'0 0'4 511'4s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1230'0 1237'6 1222'6 1223'2 -4'6 1224'4s 03:43P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1243'2 1250'0 1236'2 1237'0 -5'0 1238'0s 03:47P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1252'4 1257'6 1244'4 1244'4 -5'6 1246'0s 03:40P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1260'6 1265'6 1253'0 1253'0 -6'0 1254'4s 03:00P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1267'4 1271'6 1259'2 1259'4 -6'4 1260'6s 03:35P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1252'4 1256'4 1244'0 1244'2 -7'2 1245'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1221'6 1225'0 1212'2 1213'4 -7'0 1214'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1212'4 1216'6 1205'0 1205'6 -5'6 1206'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 3349 3367 3325 3351 11 3357s 03:46P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3344 3357 3324 3343 8 3348s 03:25P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3346 3357 3330 3345 2 3347s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3379 3385 3361 3369 - 4 3371s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3414 3424 3402 3405 - 7 3407s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3402 3410 3388 3390 - 9 3391s 01:20P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3371 3382 3362 3362 - 8 3365s 03:26P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
Oct 27 3336 3347 3328 3329 - 8 3329s 01:20P Chart for @SM7V Options for @SM7V
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 66.71 66.80 65.51 65.54 -1.15 65.56s 03:47P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 66.88 67.01 65.79 65.80 -1.09 65.82s 02:56P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 67.24 67.35 66.19 66.20 -1.02 66.22s 03:05P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.55 67.62 66.53 66.53 -0.99 66.56s 02:51P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.60 67.68 66.57 66.57 -0.98 66.62s 02:51P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 67.10 67.28 66.18 66.18 -0.94 66.22s 02:52P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 66.60 66.70 65.77 65.77 -0.92 65.78s 03:22P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
Oct 27 66.16 66.21 65.30 65.30 -0.90 65.30s 02:52P Chart for @BO7V Options for @BO7V
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 62.000 62.275 58.225 58.850 -3.425 58.600s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 64.925 65.375 63.800 64.325 -0.750 64.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 70.250 71.150 69.825 70.700 0.300 70.625s 02:30P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 75.700 77.300 75.700 76.900 0.800 76.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 84.925 86.700 84.375 86.075 1.225 86.225s 02:30P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 87.200 89.325 87.125 88.775 1.350 88.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 88.025 89.675 87.475 89.150 1.400 89.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 75.550 77.650 75.075 77.450 1.925 77.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 69.025 70.900 68.925 70.625 2.225 71.250s 03:20P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 74.050 2.125 75.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
Apr 28 79.725 2.100 79.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE8J Options for @HE8J
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 230.000 230.250 226.650 226.800 - 2.625 227.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 230.725 231.250 226.275 227.025 - 3.525 227.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.400 233.925 229.300 230.125 - 3.075 230.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 235.425 236.175 231.500 232.275 - 3.025 232.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 229.975 230.600 226.150 226.725 - 2.925 227.175s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 226.125 226.625 222.200 222.850 - 2.975 223.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 223.850 224.275 219.900 220.425 - 3.050 220.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 223.925 224.225 219.975 220.900 - 3.025 220.900s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 352.400 352.575 351.275 351.525 - 1.375 351.425s 03:13P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 349.300 351.300 345.650 346.500 - 3.275 346.750s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 346.275 348.375 340.725 341.700 - 5.000 342.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 342.500 344.650 335.925 336.850 - 6.050 337.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 341.400 343.250 334.200 335.150 - 6.500 335.600s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 339.075 340.950 331.675 332.450 - 6.900 332.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 340.150 341.025 331.750 332.425 - 6.950 333.100s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 332.550 332.550 329.475 330.600 - 6.775 330.525s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 15.24 15.27 15.20 15.20 -0.01 15.23s 04:00P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 18.06 18.39 17.95 18.12 0.25 18.31s 04:00P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 16.74 17.09 16.71 16.80 -0.03 16.80s 04:00P Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
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