Kansas land values, especially for land that has a history of conservation improvements, were strong in the last quarter of 2021 and the first part of 2022.

A 159.5-acre farm, east of Hiawatha, Kan., in Brown County, sold at auction Dec. 1. The farm was a mix of 123 acres of tillable land, with 27 acres of bottomland, 27 acres of hay and some timber acres along a live creek. The farm boasted Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation improvements and won the Kansas Bankers Award in 2019. It sold for $7,504 per acre. The seller was the Edward T. Revere Revocable Trust and Dee Ann Revere Revocable Trust. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.

Clark County
About 736 acres of Clark County native grass and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, and a tract of lots in the city of Englewood were sold at auction Dec. 30. The land sold in two tracts. Tract 1, at county roads BB and 5 in Clark County, included 353 acres of grassland and 382 acres enrolled in CRP, with one windmill and included mineral rights owned by the selling trust. It sold for $910 per acre. The second tract sold included several lots totaling 123 acres in the city of Englewood. It sold for $400 per acre.  The seller was the Ruby Jean Wright Family Trust: Kendal Kay, trustee. Jim Hush of Plains handled the sale.

Meade County
About 153 acres of Meade County dryland was sold at auction Oct. 21. The tract, northeast of the town of Meade, included 152.27 patent acres, of which 75 acres was planted to wheat and 72.5 acres to summer fallow. It sold for $2,730 per acre. The sellers were Pat Sims, Van Sims, Scott Allen Berghaus, Boyd E. Berghaus and Pamela Simmons. Jim Hush of Plains handled the sale.

Trego County
About 320 acres of Trego County cropland was sold at auction Dec. 7. The two good cropland quarters, located northwest of WaKeeney, were in a rotation of wheat, sorghum and summer fallow. The sale included a grass waterway, and all of the seller’s mineral rights. The property sold for $1,950 per acre. The seller was VonFeldt-Krebe LLC. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc. of Colby handled the sale.

Decatur County
About 475 acres of Decatur County land was sold at auction Dec. 10. The cropland and grassland, northwest of Dresden, was broken into three quarters. Tract 1 was all cropland and sold for $3,900 per acre. Tract 2 was mostly grassland and sold for $1,050 per acre. And Tract 3, a mixture of cropland and grassland, sold for $1,625 per acre. The seller was the Muirhead and Peters family. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc. of Colby handled the sale.

Lane County
Two tracts totaling 1,600 acres of grassland and cropland in Lane County were sold at auction Dec. 14. Tract 1 was 960 acres, a mix of wheat acres and grassland. Tract 2 was 640 acres of grassland. The two tracts sold together for $1,095 per acre. The seller was the E. Joe Hanks Trust. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc. of Colby handled the sale.

Wallace County
One tract of 320 acres of Wallace County cropland was sold at auction Jan. 14. The land, south of Weskan, sold for $1,700 per acre. The seller was the Melvin Yoder Trust. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc. of Colby handled the sale.

Stafford County
One tract of 317 acres of Stafford County irrigated cropland was sold at auction Dec. 7. The parcel, south of Macksville, offered a blacktop road entrance and a 2012 nine-tower Reinke pivot, and it sold for $3,000 per acre. The seller was the Joseph and Marsha Johnson Trust. Farmers National Co., handled the sale.

Labette County
About 253 acres of Labette County grass pasture was sold at auction Dec. 1. The parcel, west of Parsons off Highway 400, offered a live creek with farm ponds, and a mix of native and improved grasses. It sold for $2,707 per acre. The sellers were Raymond J. and Tina M. Baker, and Rodney D. and Susan M. Baker. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.

Wabaunsee County
One tract of 193 acres of Wabaunsee County bottom cropland on the Kansas River was sold at auction Dec. 3. The parcel, southeast of Wamego, had a history of corn and soybean base acres, with irrigation potential. It sold for $6,650 per acre. The seller was Uhlrich Farm LLC. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.

Washington County
A section of Washington County crop and hay land was sold at auction Nov. 12. Sold in three tracts, the property is northwest of Morrowville. Tracts 1 and 2 were 80% tillable with hay and waterways. Tract 3 was good pasture, with live water and mature timber in deep draws, and included a barn and electric pump. The three tracts sold for an average of $3,182 per acre. The sellers were the Julia Stanford Hysom Trust No. 1 and Stanford Investment Trust. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.