February 5, 2025

By Ron Stock
Farm real estate is selling very well right now because there is a scarcity of land going on the market. Currently, the marketing time for a farm is about 60 days.
Nebraska
Cass County. A total of 156.65 acres sold at online auction, bringing $10,210/acre or $1,599,396.50 in two tracts. Tract 1 is 80 acres, and Tract 2 is 76.65 acres. Both tracts are adjacent to each other and are highly productive farmland with stunning views overlooking Church Road, located just ½ mile to the north on elevated terrain. This exceptional property offers not only excellent farming potential but also the perfect spot for building a homestead or housing development. Featuring top-tier soil primarily made up of Marshall silty clay loams, this land ranks among some of the most fertile in Cass County. (Courtesy of BigIron Realty)
Kansas
Reno County. A total of 158.4 acres sold at online auction, bringing $4,500/acre or $712,800. This farm is one of the most productive cropland quarters in Reno County. It’s 6 miles west of Hutchinson, at the intersection of paved 4th Avenue and paved Nickerson Road. The Central Prairie Coop Agronomy Center is immediately across Nickerson Road to the west. It has 156.67 acres of tillable cropland. Soils are 85.4% “prime” Class 2 and 14.6% soils of “statewide importance,” according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The “prime” soil is highly productive Taver silt loam 0%-3% slope. Grain sorghum was planted for harvest in 2024. It has an FSA wheat base of 152.81 acres with a 48-bushel FSA payment yield. An oil well on the property pumped 206 barrels in 2023. The buyer received the sellers’ .04166670 share. (Courtesy of BigIron Realty)
Illinois
Pike County. A total of 154.09 acres sold at a virtual online auction, bringing $14,300/acre or $2.17 million. The farm contains 154.09 taxable acres and was sold in one tract. This ideally located property is on the southeast side of Pittsfield, Ill., and offers outstanding tillable land, recreational opportunities and home-building sites. (Courtesy of Sullivan Auctioneers, a BigIron company)
Stark County. A total of 155 acres sold at a virtual online auction, bringing $14,000/acre or $2,203,487. The farm represents high-quality, productive farmland in this part of Illinois. (Courtesy of Sullivan Auctioneers, a BigIron company)
Based in Columbus, Neb., BigIron, a licensed real estate broker in eight states, compiles the reports each month for this column. However, not all sales are handled by BigIron each month. For more information, call BigIron at 800-887-8625. Stock is co-founder of BigIron Auctions and Realty with his brother Mark.
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