Landwatch Weekly
Recent Farmland Sales in Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota
Editor's Note: DTN's Landwatch Weekly column is a spin-off of Progressive Farmer's monthly column, highlighting the recent results of sales and auctions from across the country. Sales figures are provided by sources and may differ from what you see elsewhere due to rounding and averaging. If you would like to submit a sale for publication, please email a link to the sale, selling price and broker's contact information to landwatch@dtn.com.
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ILLINOIS, Fulton County. A 270-acre farm sold at auction in three tracts for $2.1 million, or an average of $8,550 per acre. The parcels feature soil productivity indexes ranging from 113.6 to 121.5. A 134-acre tract includes 27 cropland acres, with the balance of acres being wooded with mature trees and grassy areas. The parcel includes a metal pole shed, two grain bins and an older one-story home that has been vacant for many years. The farm also includes a 78-acre tract that includes 64 cropland acres and the balance of acres are wooded. The sale also includes a 57-acre parcel with a soil productivity index of 121.5 that sold for $11,100 an acre.
Link to the listing: https://sullivanauctioneers.live/…
Contact John Sullivan, Sullivan Auctioneers; 309-221-6700; Sold@SullivanAuctioneers.com.
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MINNESOTA, Faribault County. A 164-acre farm sold at auction in two tracts for $1.6 million, or an average of $10,167 per acre. The farm includes an 89-acre tract that includes 86 tillable acres and a soil productivity index of 90 on a gently rolling terrain. The property also features 75 acres with a soil productivity index of 89.4, with long, straight rows. The second tract sold for $11,110 an acre.
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Link to the listing: https://www.highpointlandcompany.com/…
Contact Mitchell Kruger, High Point Land Company; 507-259-8541; https://www.highpointlandcompany.com/….
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NEBRASKA, Clay County. A 121-acre farm sold at auction in a single tract for $796,884, or $6,600 an acre. The property includes 105 gravity-irrigated acres, as well as a two-story house built in 1880, a detached garage, two farm utility buildings and two grain bins. The farm features 83 corn base acres with a yield of 122 bushels per acre, as well as 22 soybean base acres with a yield of 34 bushels per acre, on ground that has a soil productivity index of 62. The farm's irrigation well was drilled in 1976.
Link to the listing: https://www.farmersnational.com/…
Contact Jared Hodgson, Farmers National Company; 308-746-1229; JHodgson@FarmersNational.com.
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SOUTH DAKOTA, McCook County. An 80-acre farm sold at auction for $1 million, or $12,600 per acre. The property features a soil productivity index of 80.9 and is ready for the 2027 cropping season. The farm includes 36 corn base acres with a Price Loss Coverage yield of 164 bushels per acre, as well as 36 soybean base acres with a PLC yield of 42.
Link to the listing: https://steffesgroup.com/…
Contact Max Steffes, Steffes Auctioneers; 701-212-2849; Max.Steffes@steffesgroup.com.
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-These sales figures are provided by the sources and may not be exact because of rounding.
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