Tuesday, February 3, 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 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 428'4s
2'6
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 435'6s
2'2
Chart

GMO CORN
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @C6H 428'4s
2'6
Chart
 March 2026  @C6K 435'6s
2'2
Chart
 April 2026  @C6K 435'6s
2'2
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 May 2026  @C6N 442'0s
2'2
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 June 2026  @C6N 442'0s
2'2
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 July 2026  @C6N 442'0s
2'2
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 N/C 2026  @C6Z 456'6s
2'0
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NON-GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1065'6s
5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1077'2s
4'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1077'2s
4'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1090'4s
4'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1090'4s
4'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1079'2s
4'0
Chart

GMO SOYBEANS
  Lester
Cash Bid Symbol CBOT Change Basis
 February 2026  @S6H 1065'6s
5'4
Chart
 March 2026  @S6K 1077'2s
4'6
Chart
 April 2026  @S6K 1077'2s
4'6
Chart
 May 2026  @S6N 1090'4s
4'6
Chart
 June 2026  @S6N 1090'4s
4'6
Chart
 N/C 2026  @S6X 1079'2s
4'0
Chart

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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 425'6 429'2 425'4 428'6 2'6 428'4s 05:22P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 433'2 436'6 433'2 436'4 2'2 435'6s 04:59P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 440'0 442'6 439'6 442'4 2'2 442'0s 05:09P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 439'6 442'2 439'4 442'2 1'6 441'4s 04:45P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 454'4 457'2 454'4 457'0 2'0 456'6s 05:15P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 467'0 469'6 467'0 469'2 2'2 469'2s 05:07P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 472'6 475'6 472'6 475'6 2'0 475'4s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 478'0 479'4 477'2 479'4 2'2 479'0s 03:11P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1060'4 1071'0 1060'0 1066'6 5'4 1065'6s 05:16P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1072'4 1083'0 1072'4 1078'2 4'6 1077'2s 05:18P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1085'6 1095'6 1085'6 1092'0 4'6 1090'4s 04:46P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1086'6 1093'2 1083'2 1088'6 4'4 1087'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1069'6 1077'2 1068'2 1074'0 4'2 1072'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1076'2 1084'6 1075'0 1080'4 4'0 1079'2s 04:45P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1088'4 1095'0 1086'6 1091'4 4'0 1090'6s 02:36P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1090'0 1097'4 1089'6 1094'0 3'4 1093'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2940 2947 2916 2921 - 26 2919s 05:17P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2975 2985 2953 2958 - 25 2957s 04:45P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3023 3036 3001 3006 - 25 3006s 04:56P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3054 3054 3020 3024 - 25 3024s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3053 3057 3032 3035 - 25 3036s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3066 3069 3037 3043 - 23 3043s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3104 3107 3076 3083 - 21 3083s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3120 3128 3095 3099 - 20 3100s 04:45P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 53.35 54.78 53.35 54.52 1.29 54.49s 04:45P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 53.79 55.31 53.79 55.06 1.29 55.03s 04:45P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 54.09 55.55 54.09 55.36 1.25 55.30s 04:45P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
Aug 26 54.00 55.27 53.93 55.08 1.23 55.05s 04:45P Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 53.86 54.91 53.86 54.77 1.19 54.72s 04:45P Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 53.64 54.54 53.59 54.41 1.17 54.37s 04:45P Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 53.25 54.50 53.25 54.40 1.14 54.33s 04:45P Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 53.61 54.46 53.52 54.31 1.11 54.28s 01:21P Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 87.950 88.750 87.775 88.625 0.800 88.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 96.800 98.300 96.125 98.300 1.525 98.150s 03:59P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.650 102.000 100.375 101.925 1.300 101.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.575 110.975 109.425 110.900 1.100 110.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 110.525 111.875 110.450 111.800 1.125 111.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 109.250 110.500 109.250 110.400 1.000 110.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.825 92.450 91.700 92.375 0.550 92.425s 03:56P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.275 82.675 82.125 82.600 0.350 82.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 84.375 84.650 84.150 84.575 0.325 84.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 87.350 87.500 87.200 87.500 0.300 87.500s 01:05P Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 90.900 0.300 90.900s 01:05P Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 98.000 98.250 98.000 98.250 0.250 98.250s 01:05P Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 238.825 240.600 237.250 240.450 2.150 240.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 240.000 241.800 238.250 241.775 2.100 241.625s 03:45P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 234.600 236.775 233.500 236.750 2.375 236.625s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 231.800 233.975 231.075 233.800 2.275 233.825s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 231.075 233.200 230.750 233.025 2.150 233.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 231.900 233.650 231.200 233.525 2.200 233.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.000 233.650 231.175 233.475 2.300 233.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.925 232.875 230.300 232.600 2.375 232.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 367.025 368.300 364.850 368.275 1.575 367.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 364.900 366.175 362.950 366.075 1.700 365.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 360.925 362.600 359.500 362.550 2.050 362.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 359.750 361.000 358.000 360.975 2.250 360.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 357.325 358.550 355.600 358.550 2.250 358.400s 02:30P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 354.150 355.675 353.175 355.525 2.250 355.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 350.700 351.775 349.775 351.775 2.025 351.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.050 344.750 342.550 344.575 1.650 344.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@DA - MILK CLASS III - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 15.32 15.32 Chart for @DA6G Options for @DA6G
Mar 26 16.54 16.54 16.51 16.51 0.03 16.48 05:24P Chart for @DA6H Options for @DA6H
Apr 26 16.92 16.92 16.92 16.92 0.08 16.84 05:25P Chart for @DA6J Options for @DA6J
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