Monday, February 9, 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 428'6s
-1'4
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 437'0s
-1'6
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6H 428'6s
-1'4
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 March 2026  @C6K 437'0s
-1'6
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 April 2026  @C6K 437'0s
-1'6
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 May 2026  @C6N 443'6s
-1'4
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 June 2026  @C6N 443'6s
-1'4
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 July 2026  @C6N 443'6s
-1'4
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 457'2s
-0'4
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1110'6s
-4'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1125'0s
-3'6
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 April 2026  @S6K 1125'0s
-3'6
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 May 2026  @S6N 1136'4s
-3'0
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 June 2026  @S6N 1136'4s
-3'0
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 N/C 2026  @S6X 1095'6s
1'6
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GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1110'6s
-4'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1125'0s
-3'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1125'0s
-3'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1136'4s
-3'0
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1136'4s
-3'0
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1095'6s
1'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 428'6 430'0 427'2 428'4 -1'4 428'6s 02:45P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 437'4 438'2 435'4 437'0 -1'6 437'0s 02:30P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 444'2 445'0 442'0 443'4 -1'4 443'6s 01:30P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 442'4 443'2 441'0 442'6 -0'6 442'6s 01:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 456'4 457'4 455'4 457'0 -0'4 457'2s 02:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 468'2 469'6 467'4 469'2 0'0 469'4s 02:30P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 474'2 475'4 473'6 475'4 -0'2 475'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 478'0 478'4 476'6 478'4 -0'2 478'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1112'2 1116'2 1106'0 1109'6 -4'4 1110'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1125'0 1129'6 1120'0 1124'0 -3'6 1125'0s 02:31P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1134'6 1140'4 1130'4 1135'4 -3'0 1136'4s 02:31P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1122'2 1127'4 1119'6 1125'2 -2'0 1126'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1092'0 1097'4 1090'2 1096'2 0'6 1097'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1093'0 1096'0 1087'4 1094'4 1'6 1095'6s 02:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1101'4 1106'0 1097'2 1104'4 2'0 1105'4s 02:43P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1101'2 1106'0 1098'0 1105'0 2'4 1106'0s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3015 3023 2969 2976 - 58 2978s 02:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3060 3068 3015 3024 - 52 3027s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3150 3150 3063 3069 - 49 3075s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3156 3156 3075 3081 - 42 3087s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3103 3103 3074 3083 - 32 3089s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3105 3105 3061 3077 - 22 3084s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3116 3116 3086 3106 - 18 3113s 02:31P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3135 3135 3094 3120 - 14 3125s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 55.51 56.75 55.50 56.74 1.36 56.69s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 56.19 57.24 56.03 57.20 1.33 57.17s 02:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 56.29 57.41 56.26 57.37 1.27 57.36s 02:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 56.01 57.04 56.01 57.03 1.24 57.01s 02:31P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 55.64 56.59 55.64 56.58 1.22 56.56s 01:20P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 55.14 56.07 55.13 56.07 1.19 56.04s 01:30P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 54.91 55.91 54.88 55.89 1.13 55.87s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 55.08 55.76 54.83 55.72 1.10 55.73s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 87.225 87.250 86.850 87.225 -0.275 87.100s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 97.550 97.625 96.250 96.950 -1.225 96.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.875 100.875 99.950 100.500 - 0.900 100.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.200 110.350 109.275 109.925 - 0.800 109.800s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.350 111.500 110.550 111.475 - 0.425 111.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.000 110.300 109.225 110.275 110.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 92.025 92.675 91.575 92.650 0.550 92.625s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.350 83.000 82.100 83.000 0.600 82.950s 02:31P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 84.425 85.025 84.325 84.975 0.550 84.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 87.525 87.800 87.525 87.800 0.425 87.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 91.350 0.425 91.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.500 98.500 98.500 98.500 0.425 98.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 239.400 240.375 238.575 239.100 1.550 239.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 238.600 239.400 237.275 238.225 0.950 238.200s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 234.725 235.850 233.325 234.375 0.475 234.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 233.500 234.000 231.475 232.700 0.425 232.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 232.650 233.600 231.250 232.400 0.425 232.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 232.500 233.850 231.650 232.800 0.425 232.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.175 233.375 231.600 232.475 0.450 232.375s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.225 232.300 230.550 231.325 0.375 231.300s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 367.900 369.800 365.825 367.750 0.025 367.450s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 363.250 365.750 361.600 363.450 0.400 363.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 357.375 360.725 356.250 358.075 0.650 357.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 356.000 359.875 354.975 357.200 0.975 356.950s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 354.125 357.525 353.125 355.400 0.925 355.050s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 352.850 355.050 350.825 353.050 0.875 352.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.100 352.100 348.700 349.800 0.825 349.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.250 344.000 342.500 342.500 0.675 342.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 15.37 15.38 15.12 15.23 -0.15 15.22 02:43P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 17.06 17.20 16.55 16.65 -0.45 16.63 02:44P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 17.23 17.29 16.75 16.88 -0.38 16.87 02:45P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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