Wednesday, September 30, 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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NON-GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @C6Z 500'6s
-21'2
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 October 2026  @C6Z 500'6s
-21'2
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 November 2026  @C6Z 500'6s
-21'2
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 December 2026  @C7H 515'4s
-20'4
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GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 September 2026  @C6Z 500'6s
-21'2
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 October 2026  @C6Z 500'6s
-21'2
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 November 2026  @C6Z 500'6s
-21'2
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 December 2026  @C7H 515'4s
-20'4
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 January 2027  @C7H 515'4s
-20'4
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 February 2027  @C7H 515'4s
-20'4
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 March 2027  @C7K 523'2s
-19'6
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 April 2027  @C7K 523'2s
-19'6
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 May 2027  @C7N 527'4s
-18'2
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 June 2027  @C7N 527'4s
-18'2
Chart
 July 2027  @C7N 527'4s
-18'2
Chart
 N/C 2027  @C7Z 517'2s
-5'0
Chart

NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 SEPT contract only  @S6X 1293'0s
-4'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1293'0s
-4'6
Chart
 January 2027  @S7H 1318'4s
-3'0
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1318'4s
-3'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1326'4s
-2'4
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 By Oct 2nd  @S6X 1293'0s
-4'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1293'0s
-4'6
Chart
 December 2026  @S7F 1309'2s
-3'4
Chart
 January 2027  @S7F 1309'2s
-3'4
Chart
 February 2027  @S7H 1318'4s
-3'0
Chart
 March 2027  @S7K 1326'4s
-2'4
Chart
 N/C 2027  @S7X 1260'0s
-4'6
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Dec 26 522'0 526'2 498'6 501'2 -21'2 500'6s 03:59P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 535'6 539'6 513'6 516'0 -20'4 515'4s 03:12P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 542'6 546'6 521'4 523'4 -19'6 523'2s 03:14P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 545'6 549'4 526'2 528'0 -18'2 527'4s 03:14P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 517'6 520'4 505'4 508'6 -9'4 508'4s 03:14P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 522'0 524'4 512'6 517'4 -5'0 517'2s 03:03P Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 534'6 537'2 526'2 531'6 -3'4 531'4s 01:30P Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 542'0 543'2 535'6 539'2 -3'2 539'0s 01:20P Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Nov 26 1296'6 1311'4 1289'6 1294'0 -4'6 1293'0s 03:59P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1311'4 1327'0 1306'2 1310'2 -3'4 1309'2s 03:55P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1321'0 1335'2 1315'2 1319'0 -3'0 1318'4s 03:14P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1327'2 1342'4 1323'2 1327'0 -2'4 1326'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1333'0 1346'4 1328'4 1331'6 -2'2 1331'4s 03:55P Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1315'0 1328'2 1311'4 1314'2 -2'6 1314'0s 01:20P Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1276'2 1287'0 1270'6 1273'0 -5'0 1272'6s 01:20P Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
Nov 27 1263'2 1274'2 1257'4 1260'6 -4'6 1260'0s 01:26P Chart for @S7X Options for @S7X
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 3608 3650 3560 3561 - 30 3571s 03:17P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3590 3652 3555 3564 - 21 3569s 03:36P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3591 3646 3556 3567 - 21 3570s 01:30P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3591 3640 3560 3570 - 18 3573s 02:32P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3600 3642 3568 3577 - 20 3579s 01:30P Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3617 3655 3588 3596 - 18 3598s 01:30P Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3585 3618 3557 3565 - 18 3567s 01:20P Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
Sep 27 3542 3571 3518 3520 - 21 3521s 01:20P Chart for @SM7U Options for @SM7U
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 68.05 68.25 67.90 67.90 67.85s 01:20P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.28 69.03 67.94 68.31 -0.08 68.28s 03:34P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.50 69.23 68.20 68.50 -0.11 68.47s 03:51P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.70 69.40 68.42 68.69 -0.14 68.64s 01:30P Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 68.92 69.51 68.61 68.87 -0.13 68.81s 01:30P Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 68.93 69.50 68.63 68.90 -0.12 68.84s 01:30P Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
Aug 27 68.50 69.05 68.26 68.46 -0.11 68.42s 02:30P Chart for @BO7Q Options for @BO7Q
Sep 27 67.93 68.48 67.93 68.01 -0.12 67.93s 01:20P Chart for @BO7U Options for @BO7U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 79.400 79.425 78.600 78.625 -0.650 78.725s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 69.525 69.950 68.925 69.375 -0.275 69.425s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 70.450 70.675 69.825 70.075 -0.450 70.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 75.425 75.575 74.775 75.075 -0.325 75.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 79.500 79.900 79.500 79.900 -0.050 79.850s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 88.500 88.575 87.750 88.375 -0.100 88.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 90.475 90.525 89.775 90.375 -0.125 90.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 90.275 90.550 89.750 90.475 -0.100 90.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 76.325 76.625 76.025 76.375 -0.075 76.400s 01:05P Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 69.850 69.875 69.850 69.875 69.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
Feb 28 73.200 73.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE8G Options for @HE8G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 217.925 219.900 217.700 218.925 1.450 218.675s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 221.150 223.850 221.025 222.875 1.900 222.700s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 223.000 226.000 223.000 225.200 2.150 225.075s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 224.775 227.550 224.775 226.925 2.025 226.800s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 219.950 222.500 219.950 221.975 1.925 221.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 216.525 219.200 216.350 218.700 1.875 218.600s 02:30P Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 215.475 217.550 215.425 217.075 1.725 216.975s 01:05P Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 217.000 217.850 217.000 217.400 1.375 217.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 334.700 337.650 333.375 336.475 2.775 336.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 332.000 335.450 330.625 334.350 3.400 334.300s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 324.500 328.625 323.325 327.975 4.275 327.675s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 319.600 324.825 319.600 324.700 4.600 324.200s 01:05P Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 319.975 324.500 319.700 324.500 4.800 323.975s 01:05P Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 317.925 323.375 317.925 323.375 4.925 322.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 320.775 324.150 320.775 324.150 4.850 323.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
Sep 27 319.800 321.350 319.800 321.350 5.025 321.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF7U Options for @GF7U
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Oct 26 14.90 14.95 14.79 14.88 0.04 14.94s 04:00P Chart for @DA6V Options for @DA6V
Nov 26 15.23 15.57 15.18 15.49 0.24 15.50s 04:00P Chart for @DA6X Options for @DA6X
Dec 26 15.60 15.90 15.56 15.85 0.16 15.83s 04:00P Chart for @DA6Z Options for @DA6Z
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