Thursday, February 5, 2026  
 
 
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We are an independently owned feed mill, grain elevator, and extruded expelled soybean processing plant.  We have served the tri-state area for over 48 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
 February 2026  @C6H 435'0s
5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 443'0s
6'0
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6H 435'0s
5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 443'0s
6'0
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 443'0s
6'0
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 449'2s
6'0
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 June 2026  @C6N 449'2s
6'0
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 449'2s
6'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 461'0s
3'6
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1112'2s
20'0
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1126'0s
21'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1126'0s
21'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1137'2s
20'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1137'2s
20'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1098'4s
11'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1112'2s
20'0
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1126'0s
21'2
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1126'0s
21'2
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1137'2s
20'4
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1137'2s
20'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1098'4s
11'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 429'0 435'6 427'0 435'2 5'4 435'0s 02:46P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 436'2 443'4 434'4 443'2 6'0 443'0s 02:30P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 443'0 449'6 441'0 449'2 6'0 449'2s 02:32P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 442'2 447'2 440'0 446'6 4'4 447'0s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 456'4 461'2 454'4 461'2 3'6 461'0s 02:38P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 469'2 473'0 467'2 473'0 3'2 472'6s 02:46P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 474'6 479'0 473'6 478'6 3'2 478'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 477'2 482'4 477'2 482'4 3'2 482'2s 02:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1090'2 1113'2 1086'6 1110'6 20'0 1112'2s 02:45P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1102'6 1127'2 1100'0 1124'6 21'2 1126'0s 02:31P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1115'6 1138'0 1112'0 1135'6 20'4 1137'2s 02:30P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1107'0 1127'6 1103'4 1125'6 18'4 1127'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1081'6 1097'6 1077'0 1096'6 13'6 1097'4s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1084'4 1099'2 1080'0 1097'2 11'0 1098'4s 02:45P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1096'2 1109'0 1091'2 1107'2 9'6 1108'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1098'4 1109'2 1093'2 1108'0 9'0 1108'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2965 3055 2955 3028 70 3032s 02:31P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3003 3089 2993 3067 66 3069s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3047 3129 3037 3110 66 3114s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3059 3135 3047 3120 64 3123s 02:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3060 3132 3047 3118 61 3122s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3057 3121 3043 3110 57 3113s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3087 3149 3073 3138 54 3142s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3102 3156 3091 3148 51 3153s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 55.59 55.98 55.20 55.63 -0.01 55.65s 02:31P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 56.18 56.50 55.72 56.13 -0.01 56.17s 02:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 56.26 56.71 55.94 56.35 -0.01 56.39s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 55.97 56.30 55.59 56.02 56.06s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 55.63 55.84 55.20 55.62 55.66s 01:20P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 55.19 55.44 54.75 55.20 -0.01 55.23s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 54.99 55.30 54.63 55.12 -0.02 55.15s 02:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 55.03 55.08 54.60 55.03 -0.06 55.06s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 88.000 88.000 87.200 87.400 -0.700 87.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 98.000 98.650 96.875 98.575 -0.075 98.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 101.450 101.700 100.400 101.625 - 0.250 101.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.150 110.800 109.150 110.625 - 0.025 110.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 110.950 111.525 109.975 111.350 0.025 111.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 109.550 110.050 108.650 109.900 0.025 109.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.750 91.950 90.875 91.825 -0.125 91.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.225 82.225 81.450 82.100 -0.400 82.025s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 84.000 84.200 83.625 83.975 -0.450 83.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 87.000 87.225 86.725 87.200 -0.300 87.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 90.500 -0.300 90.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.175 98.250 98.175 98.250 -0.175 98.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 239.550 239.575 233.275 235.225 - 5.275 235.250s 02:31P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 240.350 240.425 234.550 235.650 - 6.200 235.600s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 235.675 235.950 229.975 232.375 - 5.025 232.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 233.375 233.500 227.475 230.725 - 4.275 230.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.225 233.225 227.100 230.600 - 3.900 230.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.075 233.550 228.025 230.825 - 3.975 230.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.700 233.675 229.625 230.850 - 4.100 230.425s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.900 232.900 229.400 229.950 - 4.050 229.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 368.275 368.275 360.825 364.450 - 6.000 364.075s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 365.600 365.800 358.250 361.050 - 7.000 360.500s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 362.225 362.300 354.500 356.600 - 7.550 356.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 360.925 360.925 353.725 355.500 - 7.250 355.025s 02:30P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 355.725 357.675 352.500 353.425 - 7.025 352.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 350.250 354.750 350.125 350.825 - 6.750 350.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 348.000 350.975 346.850 347.300 - 6.525 346.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.025 344.650 340.000 340.000 - 6.050 340.000s 02:38P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 15.44 15.54 15.37 15.47 0.02 15.51 02:34P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 16.75 17.73 16.75 17.41 0.43 17.48 02:35P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.30 17.97 17.30 17.66 0.32 17.71 02:35P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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