Land Auction 4 Quarters Gray County Kansas Farmland

KANSAS FARMLAND AUCTION

ONLINE BIDDING ONLY

640+/- ACRES IN (4 TRACTS) * PRODUCTION CROPLAND * GRASSLAND

ROAD FRONTAGE * NEAR GRAIN FACILITIES * GRAY COUNTY, KANSAS  

ONLINE BIDDING OPENS: Thursday, October 10th, 2024 at 6:00 PM (CST)

ONLINE BIDDING CLOSES: Thursday, November 7th, 2024 at 6:00 PM (CST)

REGISTER & BID ONLINE: Go to www.BidHeritage.hibid.com and register online.  All bidding is conducted online only and full registration can take up to 24 hours, so please register before the last day.

PROPERTY LOCATION: From Ensign, Kansas go 4 miles west on U.S. Hwy 56 to County Road 20. Then go 2 miles north on County Road 20 to the SE corner of Tract #4.   (Watch for auction signs.)

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: (TRACT 1) the NE/4 and (TRACT 2) the SE/4 both in Section 19-27S-27W, and (TRACT 3) the NE/4 and (TRACT 4) the SE/4 both in Section 30-27S-27W, all in Gray County, Kansas. 

(Full legal description provided by Title Company).

MAP LINK: https://id.land/ranching/maps/23efc7a84da07dba51ae824ee06a65e1/share  

METHOD OF AUCTION: The (4) farms will be offered individually at an online only auction. As long as any of the individual farms are still receiving bids at the end of the auction, ALL tracts will remain open for bidding until bidding is completed, and no bids are received for a period of 3 minutes (soft close). Bidders desiring to own multiple farms can be the winning high bid on each farm they are interested in.    

• TRACT #1: consists of 160+/- acres of cropland with frontage on County Road 20 

• TRACT #2: consists of 160 +/- acres of cropland with frontage on County Road 20

• TRACT #3: consists of 110 +/- acres of cropland & 50 +/- acres grass, frontage on County Road 20

• TRACT #4: consists of 160 +/- acres of cropland with frontage on County Road 20   

PROPERTY PREVIEWS (INSPECTIONS): The property is open agricultural land and can be previewed any time prior to the auction date. Property previews are highly encouraged prior to placing a bid in the auction. If there are crops planted on the farm, please do not drive on the property or cause any damage to the tenants crops. For additional information go to the auction website or contact the auctioneer at (877) 318-0438.   

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: These farms are located just 2 miles north of U.S. Hwy 56 and are connected north and south for 2 miles along the west side of county road 20. They offer the buyer an excellent western Kansas production cropland investment opportunity, consisting primarily of Richfield and Harney soils and fairly level topography. Tract #3 has 50+/- acres of grass pasture and the balance of the properties are in production cropland. 

FSA INFORMATION: According to the Gray County, Kansas Farm Services Agency (FSA), the property is identified as FARM 4180, and reported by Section’s (19, 30), please see FSA form 156-EZ in property information packet.    

(TRACTS 1-2) E/2 of Section 19-27S-27W reports the following:

There are 312.19 cropland acres with 202.73 base acres and the following yields.  

• (Wheat) 141.06 base acres and 38 bushel yield

• (Grain Sorghum) 61.67 base acres and 59 bushel yield

(TRACTS 3-4) E/2 of Section 30-27S-27W reports the following:

There are 267.09 cropland acres with 173.47 base acres and the following yields.  

• (Wheat) 120.70 base acres and 38 bushel yield

• (Grain Sorghum) 52.77 base acres and 59 bushel yield

SOIL TYPES: The principal soil types are as follows:

• Harney Silt Loam, 0-1% slopes, class 2c

• Richfield Silt Loam, 0-3% slopes, classes 2e & 3c

• Penden Clay Loam, 3-7% slopes, class 3e (in grass/waterway)

SURVEY: The farms are legally described and no survey is required to pass title to the Buyer.  In the event the Buyer desires a survey it shall be at the Buyer’s sole expense.  

POSSESSION:

Possession of the farmland will be given upon payment in full of the purchase price at closing, Subject to the existing agricultural lease, as follows: 

• TRACTS (1 & 2): approx. 103+/- acres in the middle of (TRACTS 1 & 2) is currently planted to wheat. Possession of the planted area will be given upon completion of 2025 wheat harvest, with the Seller’s 1/3rd share of the wheat crop going to the Buyer. Possession of the unplanted portions of Tracts (1 & 2) will be delivered to the Buyer upon successful closing.

• TRACTS (3 & 4): approx. 120+/- acres located in (TRACTS 3 & 4) is currently planted to wheat. Possession of the planted area will be given upon completion of 2025 wheat harvest, with the Seller’s 1/3rd share of the wheat crop going to the Buyer. Possession of the unplanted portions of Tracts (3 & 4) will be delivered to the Buyer upon successful closing.

(see aerial map on auction website for details of planted wheat crop)

TAXES: The property taxes for 2023 have been paid and were reported as follows:

• TRACT 1 - $941.62

• TRACT 2 - $770.88

• TRACT 3 - $712.14

• TRACT 4 - $1,041.08

MINERALS: All Mineral Rights owned by the Seller (if any) are being transferred with the surface to the Buyer. 

PERSONAL PROPERTY: No personal property is being sold or transferred with the property.

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: These farms have been in the Eckles Family for many years and are now being made available to a new owner. Each of the farms offer an excellent production agricultural investment opportunity and have good county road access, located close to grain facilities and U.S. Hwy 56.  If you are looking to expand your farming operation between 160 to 640 acres (+/-), then don’t miss this opportunity to purchase one or all of these Gray County, Kansas farms.   

SELLER: PMP LLC (Eckles Family)