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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IOWA: Ringgold and Decatur counties. A 2,608-acre farm sold at auction in 19 tracts for $14.6 million, or an average of $5,662 per acre. The largest single tract sold was 395 acres of pasture and cropland, selling for $2.3 million, with a soil rating of 46 and it includes a corral and metal building on the property. It includes 337 acres of cropland. A 313-acre tract of cropland and recreational property that sold for $1.9 million, includes 237 acres of cropland with a 95-acre corn base Price Loss Coverage yield of 138 bushels an acre, as well as 108 acres of soybeans with a PLC yield of 41 bushels per acre. The tract also includes two 7,000-bushel bins and one 6,000-bushel bin with an aeration floor. The property also includes a 233-acre pasture tract that sold for $1.1 million. That tract includes a corral and two energy-free waters. A 201-acre tract of cropland and recreational land sold for $1.3 million. It includes 58 corn-based acres with a PLC yield of 138 bushels per acre and a 67-acre soybean base with a 41-bushel PLC yield, along with two metal buildings on the property.

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

For more information, contact Jake Rice, Rice Auction Company, 641-202-3315; jake@riceauctionco.com.

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WISCONSIN, St. Croix County. A 73-acre farm sold at auction for $692,835, or $9,500 per acre. The property is considered transitional and has open tenancy for the 2026 crop year. The land is about two-thirds tillable and one-third wooded. The north portion of the property is rolling tillable ground that is in a corn and soybeans rotation. It has a soil rating of 443.1.

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

For more information, contact Neil Hauger, Whitetail Properties Real Estate, 612-619-7062; neil.hauger@whitetailproperties.com.

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INDIANA, Ripley County. A 191-acre farm sold at auction in four tracts for $1.5 million, or $7,616 per acre. The property includes 145 tillable acres and 42 wooded acres. It includes grain bins with 12,000 bushels of storage and 15,000 bushels of storage, along with a pole barn with a partial concrete floor.

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

For more information, contact Jared Baird, Landproz, 812-620-7745; jaredbaird@landproz.com; or Brian Owens, Landproz, 812-528-7021; brianowens@landproz.com.

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ILLINOIS, Rock Island County. A 120-acre acre farm sold in two tracts at auction for $1.6 million, or an average of $12,825 an acre. The first 80-acre tract has a productivity index of 133.9 and is nearly 100% tillable. The second tract includes about 40 acres with a productivity index of 125.5. It also features wooded areas suitable for recreational use and a potential home site.

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

For more information, contact Dale Jones, Merit Auctions, 309-299-6400; info@meritauctions.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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