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, Franklin County. A 936-acre farm sold at auction in 13 tracts for $4 million, or an average of $4,534 per acre. The largest single tract in the sale of 138 acres features cropland with a 91.89 soil rating, with about 131 acres tillable with annual cash rent income of about $32,500. It also includes a pit blind for waterfowl hunting. The property also includes a 137-acre timbered tract with hunting opportunities. It has a proven big buck history and deer sign throughout, with a blend of bottom ground and upland acres. The farm also includes 102-acre and 115-acre cropland tracts, with soil ratings of 85.3 and 86.69, respectively. The property also features a 109-acre tract of recreational land with a food plot, opportunities to attract deer, along with timbered and grass bedding areas, a pond with a blind for waterfowl and a trail system.

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, Clay County. A 75-acre farm sold at auction for $1.2 million, or $15,600 per acre. The property features 39 corn base acres with a Price Loss Coverage yield of 176 bushels per acre, as well as 36 soybean base acres with a PLC yield of 48 bushels per acre. The farm has a 94.8 soil rating and is 100% tillable.

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

For more information, contact Ben Hollesen, Midwest Land Management, 712-253-5779, ben@midwestlandmanagement.com.

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SOUTH DAKOTA, Miner County. A 154-acre farm sold at an online auction for $1.6 million, or $10,700 per acre. The property includes 143 acres of cropland, five non-crop acres and six acres of trees. The farm includes 72 corn base acres with a 110-bushel yield, as well as 72 soybean base acres with a yield of 38 bushels per acre. The property that is available for the 2026 cropping season features a soil productivity rating of 85.5 and drainage tile installed on the southern portion of the property.

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

For more information, contact Austin Bunger, Farmers National, 605-261-5342, ABunger@FarmersNational.com; or Paul Sickler, Farmers National, 605-366-4704, PSickler@FarmersNational.com.

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WISCONSIN, Pepin and Pierce counties. A 240-acre farm sold at auction in four tracts for $2 million, or an average of $8,000 an acre. An 80-acre tract includes 53 crop base acres, including 47 for corn, with a Price Loss Coverage yield of 124 bushels per acre and a 72 soil rating. The property sold for $9,700 per acre. The farm also includes a 61-acre tract with 42 cropland base acres, to include 23 acres of corn with a PLC yield of 124 bushels per acre and a soil rating of 71.3. It also includes 19 soybean base acres with a PLC yield of 35 bushels per acre. The farm includes a 58-acre tract with a soil rating of 80.6 and 28 crop base acres with 23 acres of corn with a PLC yield of 102 bushels per acre. Also sold was a 37-acre tract that includes 17 corn base acres with a PLC yield of 102 bushels per acre.

Link to the listing: https://cdn.steffesgroup.com/…

For more information, contact Lucas Kracht, Steffes Auctioneers, 507-993-4105, lucas.kracht@steffesgroup.com; or Ashley Huhn, Steffes Auctioneers, 701-238-1975, ashley.huhn@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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