Landwatch Weekly

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, Marion County. A 154-acre farm was sold at auction in seven tracts, including six cropland parcels for $1.3 million, or an average of $6,217 per acre. The largest 76-acre cropland tract has a soil productivity index of 106.5 and is 91% tillable. The farm also includes a 26-acre cropland and recreational tract with a soil productivity index of 108.9. The sale also includes four additional tracts ranging from 10 to 17 acres, and five parcels on this farm have a recreation component to the land. In addition, the farm includes a 4-acre building site.

Link to the listing: https://ranchandfarmauctions.com/…

For more information, contact Josh Malone, Whitetail Properties Real Estate; 618-292-9183; josh.malone@whitetailproperties.com.

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IOWA, Wright County. A 160-acre farm sold at auction for $1.5 million, or $9,200 per acre. The 97% tillable farm has a soil productivity index of 78.6, with 90 corn base acres and a Price Loss Coverage yield of 142 bushels per acre. It also includes 64 soybean base acres with a PLC yield of 36 bushels per acre. The tract is considered non-highly erodible land and does not contain a wetland.

Link to the listing: https://www.thedirtdealer.com/…

For more information, contact Jeffrey T. Obrecht, Mid Iowa Real Estate, Auctions and Appraisals; 515-689-1648; Jeff@TheDirtDealer.com.

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KANSAS, Marion County. A 319-acre farm sold at auction in five tracts for $1.4 million, or an average of $4,676 on tracts with cropland. The property includes a 151-acre parcel of cropland and Conservation Reserve Program ground. The tract includes 41 acres of cropland and 62 acres of CRP with an annual payment of $3,320 through September 2033. The sale also includes a 91-acre parcel of cropland and CRP land. It includes 28 wheat base acres with a yield of 35 bushels per acre, as well as 14 soybean base acres with a yield of 24 bushels per acre. The farm also features a 60-acre tract of cropland that is 76% tillable. The sale also includes two parcels of 14 and 3 acres, primarily for building.

Link to the listing: https://www.farmersnational.com/…

For more information, contact Van Schmidt, Farmers National Company; 620-345-6879; VSchmidt@FarmersNational.com.

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MINNESOTA, Pope County. A 155-acre farm sold at auction in two parcels for $862,598, or an average of $5,525 per acre. A 79-acre tract of cropland with a soil productivity index of 53.9 is 90% tillable. A 76-acre parcel of recreational ground and Conservation Reserve Program land has a soil productivity index of 43.9 and includes 31 CRP acres.

Link to the listing: https://fladeboeland.com/…

For more information, contact Kristine Fladeboe Duininck, Fladeboe Land; 320-212-9379; kristine@FladeboeLand.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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