Thursday, February 12, 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
 Feb 26 contract only  @C6H 431'2s
3'6
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 441'6s
5'2
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 441'6s
5'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6H 431'2s
3'6
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 441'6s
5'2
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 441'6s
5'2
Chart
 May 2026  @C6N 449'6s
5'4
Chart
 June 2026  @C6N 449'6s
5'4
Chart
 July 2026  @C6N 449'6s
5'4
Chart
 N/C 2026  @C6Z 464'0s
4'2
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1137'2s
13'2
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1152'2s
12'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1152'2s
12'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1163'6s
11'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1163'6s
11'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1116'2s
5'6
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1137'2s
13'2
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1152'2s
12'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1152'2s
12'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1163'6s
11'2
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1163'6s
11'2
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1116'2s
5'6
Chart

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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 428'0 431'4 427'0 431'2 3'6 431'2s 02:49P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 436'6 442'0 436'2 441'4 5'2 441'6s 02:55P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 444'6 449'6 444'2 449'2 5'4 449'6s 02:42P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 444'6 449'4 444'4 449'2 4'6 449'4s 02:30P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 459'6 464'0 459'2 463'4 4'2 464'0s 02:57P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 472'0 475'6 471'6 475'4 3'4 475'6s 02:41P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 479'4 482'4 478'2 481'4 3'6 482'2s 01:20P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 482'0 485'0 481'4 484'6 3'2 485'2s 01:30P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1129'4 1141'4 1128'4 1136'4 13'2 1137'2s 02:58P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1144'0 1156'2 1143'2 1151'2 12'6 1152'2s 02:53P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1155'6 1168'2 1155'6 1163'2 11'2 1163'6s 02:42P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1145'6 1155'0 1145'6 1151'6 9'6 1152'2s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1114'4 1121'2 1113'0 1118'6 6'6 1119'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1111'0 1117'0 1109'2 1116'2 5'6 1116'2s 02:30P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1120'6 1126'4 1120'4 1125'4 5'2 1125'6s 02:43P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1121'0 1126'0 1120'4 1124'6 4'0 1124'6s 02:34P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3029 3098 3029 3077 49 3079s 02:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3080 3144 3080 3124 48 3128s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3130 3182 3130 3164 43 3169s 02:56P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3145 3181 3143 3164 34 3169s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3141 3170 3139 3155 27 3160s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3130 3155 3119 3136 20 3143s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3156 3177 3140 3157 17 3165s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3164 3186 3153 3168 15 3175s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 57.32 57.96 56.84 57.52 0.49 57.54s 02:57P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 57.73 58.34 57.25 57.90 0.41 57.91s 02:46P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 57.92 58.43 57.44 58.01 0.33 58.02s 02:56P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 57.71 58.03 57.13 57.63 0.30 57.67s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 57.20 57.54 56.71 57.18 0.29 57.21s 01:30P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 56.65 56.98 56.20 56.67 0.26 56.68s 01:20P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 56.49 56.78 56.02 56.45 0.21 56.47s 01:30P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 56.28 56.54 55.90 56.29 0.16 56.29s 01:20P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 86.900 86.950 86.575 86.775 -0.150 86.750s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 93.650 93.650 91.350 92.050 -2.025 91.825s 02:54P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 97.575 97.650 95.575 96.225 - 1.975 96.050s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 107.200 107.275 105.125 105.675 - 1.925 105.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 109.100 109.125 106.925 107.475 - 2.025 107.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 108.000 108.150 106.025 106.425 - 1.925 106.350s 02:47P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.775 90.800 89.000 89.375 -1.700 89.325s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 81.375 81.450 80.050 80.425 -1.200 80.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 83.550 83.800 82.650 83.000 -0.975 82.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 86.900 87.175 86.100 86.275 -0.900 86.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 91.000 91.000 91.000 91.000 91.000s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.000 98.000 98.000 98.000 -0.475 97.525s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 242.225 243.100 241.500 242.650 0.150 242.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 240.750 241.400 239.525 240.775 - 0.325 240.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 236.500 236.950 234.975 236.325 - 0.325 236.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 234.125 234.575 232.500 234.175 - 0.150 234.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.575 234.025 231.800 233.600 - 0.050 233.525s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.800 234.325 232.125 234.025 0.050 233.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.500 234.025 231.950 233.750 0.100 233.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 232.325 232.900 231.150 232.475 0.125 232.450s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 367.450 368.000 363.350 365.825 - 1.725 365.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 364.500 365.800 360.975 363.675 - 0.975 363.625s 02:30P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 360.425 362.000 357.400 359.925 - 0.525 359.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 359.850 361.300 357.500 359.875 - 0.050 359.725s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 357.850 359.100 355.600 357.800 - 0.100 357.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 355.575 356.450 353.375 355.350 - 0.250 355.250s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 352.225 353.025 350.300 352.000 - 0.475 351.750s 02:30P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 345.000 345.200 342.925 344.600 - 0.625 344.525s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 15.06 15.10 15.05 15.06 -0.06 15.06 02:42P Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 16.31 16.70 16.27 16.41 0.09 16.45 02:57P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 16.67 17.03 16.63 16.75 0.09 16.78 02:58P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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