Friday, August 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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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 512'0s
1'6
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 536'4s
3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 536'4s
3'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @C6U 512'0s
1'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 536'4s
3'0
Chart
 January 2027  @C7H 551'2s
4'0
Chart
 February 2027  @C7H 551'2s
4'0
Chart
 March 2027  @C7K 557'0s
4'0
Chart
 April 2027  @C7K 557'0s
4'0
Chart
 June 2027  @C7N 557'4s
3'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 527'0s
1'4
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 AUG contract only  @S6X 1288'0s
20'0
Chart
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1288'0s
20'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1288'0s
20'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1306'4s
18'2
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 August 2026  @S6X 1288'0s
20'0
Chart
 By Sept 11th  @S6X 1288'0s
20'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1288'0s
20'0
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1302'6s
19'6
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1306'4s
18'2
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1310'4s
17'6
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1241'4s
14'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 508'0 517'4 507'2 511'0 1'6 512'0s 03:47P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 531'4 541'2 530'6 536'2 3'0 536'4s 03:44P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 545'2 554'6 544'4 550'6 4'0 551'2s 03:50P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 551'2 560'4 550'4 556'6 4'0 557'0s 03:57P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 552'4 561'2 551'6 557'2 3'2 557'4s 03:10P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 525'0 531'4 524'6 526'6 1'0 527'4s 03:52P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 525'0 531'0 523'6 526'2 1'4 527'0s 02:30P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 534'2 540'4 534'2 535'6 1'4 536'4s 01:30P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 1257'4 1278'2 1257'4 1277'6 19'6 1276'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1270'0 1290'0 1269'2 1287'6 20'0 1288'0s 03:43P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1284'6 1305'0 1284'2 1302'4 19'6 1302'6s 03:04P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1290'2 1308'4 1289'6 1306'2 18'2 1306'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1294'6 1312'4 1294'4 1310'2 17'6 1310'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1296'6 1314'4 1296'2 1312'2 17'4 1312'0s 02:39P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1280'2 1296'4 1278'6 1294'4 16'6 1294'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1242'4 1256'4 1242'2 1256'2 15'6 1254'2s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 3285 3417 3274 3387 80 3382s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3331 3457 3314 3427 81 3425s 03:22P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3396 3522 3378 3488 80 3489s 03:07P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3427 3536 3403 3504 71 3505s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3442 3540 3422 3507 55 3509s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3466 3547 3434 3514 44 3517s 03:23P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3483 3561 3457 3531 37 3532s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3444 3534 3437 3508 32 3506s 01:20P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 68.81 70.89 68.72 70.57 2.59 70.59s 02:53P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 69.12 71.08 68.93 70.71 2.59 70.82s 03:27P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 69.39 71.28 69.20 70.99 2.55 71.06s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 69.36 71.22 69.21 70.95 2.48 70.99s 03:27P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 69.31 71.12 69.23 70.88 2.33 70.92s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 69.32 71.02 69.22 70.75 2.20 70.81s 03:23P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 69.18 70.81 69.08 70.49 2.12 70.59s 01:30P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.65 70.03 68.65 70.00 2.04 69.95s 01:30P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 80.525 81.975 79.800 81.900 1.275 81.900s 03:22P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 71.125 72.375 70.500 72.300 1.100 72.300s 02:30P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 73.825 75.075 73.200 75.075 1.125 74.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 79.550 80.800 79.050 80.800 1.100 80.650s 03:45P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 84.000 85.200 84.000 85.200 1.200 85.200s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 92.850 94.150 92.475 94.150 1.075 93.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 94.500 95.775 94.100 95.775 1.125 95.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.175 95.375 93.850 95.375 1.075 95.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 79.100 79.350 79.050 79.350 0.900 80.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.000 72.000 72.000 72.000 1.175 72.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 75.950 1.175 75.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 221.000 221.350 218.850 220.550 - 1.050 219.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 213.500 214.000 210.825 211.825 - 1.200 211.725s 03:22P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 215.325 215.850 212.700 213.800 - 1.075 213.725s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 217.225 217.600 214.700 215.750 - 1.300 215.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 218.975 219.375 216.675 217.675 - 1.175 217.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 213.275 213.900 211.325 212.400 - 0.850 212.350s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 210.425 210.575 208.350 209.500 - 0.600 209.475s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 208.600 209.125 207.725 208.650 - 0.825 208.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 322.875 323.600 320.025 320.900 - 1.550 320.900s 03:35P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 318.750 319.250 315.150 316.750 - 1.550 316.525s 02:30P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 311.975 312.800 308.050 310.150 - 1.550 309.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 304.250 305.250 300.150 302.350 - 1.650 302.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 302.350 302.350 297.175 299.375 - 1.775 299.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 302.800 302.825 298.025 299.800 - 1.925 299.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 301.475 301.475 297.150 299.650 - 1.975 299.350s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 302.100 302.100 299.000 300.575 - 1.550 300.500s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 16.66 16.68 16.64 16.66 -0.01 16.66s 04:00P Chart for @DA6Q Options for @DA6Q
Sep 26 16.35 16.54 16.17 16.47 0.08 16.41s 04:00P Chart for @DA6U Options for @DA6U
Oct 26 16.85 17.15 16.75 17.13 0.12 16.97s 04:00P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
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