Steffes Group Inc.
Auctioneer's Note
For the first time in generations, this family farm is coming up on auction. Nestled only a short drive from the amenities of Litchfield, MN, this property includes 158± acres, featuring a farmhouse and irrigated farmland. This is an opportunity for buyers looking for farmland or a rural home. The Farm has a long history of family ownership and offers a range of potential uses. Don't miss the chance to add these parcels to your current farming operation or investment portfolio.
 
SOLD
TRACT 1 = $1,314,488.70
TRACT 2 = $160,650.00
 
LAND LOCATED: From Litchfield, MN, .2 miles east on E Pleasure Drive, .1 miles south on S Meadow Rd, 2.2 miles east on 250th St., .5 miles south on 643rd Ave. Land/Home on the west side of the road.
 
OPENING: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
CLOSING: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, beginning at 1:00PM CDT
 
AUCTION INFORMATION

MEEKER COUNTY, MN - DARWIN TOWNSHIP
Total Acres: 157.86±

PID #: 06-0188000 (That part of, new legal & PID# to be assigned), 06-0182000, & 06-0184010 

To Be Sold in 2 Tracts!

TRACT 1: Irrigated Farmland
Description: W 1/2 SW 1/4 & S 10 AC SW 1/4 NW ¼ (part), E 1/2 SE 1/4 EX N10 AC & N 10 AC NE 1/4 SE 1/4 EX N227.75'

Total Acres: 152.67±

Cropland Acres: 135.12±, approximately 97.95± irrigated acres

PID #: 06-0188000 (That part of, new legal & PID# to be assigned), 06-0182000, & 06-0184010

Soil Productivity Index: 55.5

Soils: Kanaranzi loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes (65.6%), Minneopa loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes (22.8%), Estherville sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes (5.0%), Mayer­Biscay, depressional complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes (2.8%), Biscay clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes (1.8%), Cylinder loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes (1.5%), Medo, Dassel and Biscay soils, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes (0.5%)

Taxes (2023): $4,244.00 (For entire land. New tax amount TBD)

2002 Valley Irrigation system

  • Separate electrical box
  • Easement for well, recent work completed
  • 3 phase pump in irrigator well
  • New tires, nozzles & slab in fall of 2024
  • Gear boxes serviced in 2024
  • Cell phone controls
  • Look at photos for more irrigation information

TRACT 2: Country Home
Description: That part of the South 10.00 acres of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW1/4 of the NW1/4) and that part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter (W1/2 of the SW1/4), all being in Section 20, Township 119 North, Range 30 West, Meeker County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of said South 10.00 acres of the SW1/4 of the NW1/4; thence on an assumed bearing of South 00 degrees 1 O minutes 31 seconds East along the east line of said SW1/4 of the NW1/4 and along the east line of said W1/2 of the SW1/4, a distance of 340.27 feet to the point of beginning of the tract of land herein described; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 52 seconds West, 671.08 feet; thence North 00 degrees 10 minutes 31 seconds West, 327.46 feet to the north line of said South 10.00 acres of the SW1 /4 of the NW1 /4; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 32 seconds West along last said line, 310.80 feet; thence South 02 degrees 03 minutes 25 seconds West, 581.08 feet; thence North 86 degrees 33 minutes 47 seconds East, 190.85 feet; thence South 02 degrees 08 minutes 43 seconds East, 57.09 feet; thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 24 seconds East, 75.51 feet; thence North 35 degrees 23 minutes 46 seconds East, 126.86 feet; thence North 03 degrees 57 minutes 23 seconds East, 147.34 feet; thence South 89 degrees 34 minutes 08 seconds East, 652.06 feet to the east line of said W1/2 of the SW1/4; thence North 00 degrees 10 minutes 31 seconds West along last said line, 50.00 feet to the paint of beginning and there terminating.

Property Address: 24493 643rd Ave., Litchfield, MN 55355

Total Acres: 5.19±

PID #: 06-0188000 (That part of, new legal & PID# to be assigned)

Taxes (2023): $2,844.00 (For entire land. New tax amount TBD)

House Details

  • 35’9” x 28’5” with an 8’5” x 12’3” porch
  • (3) Bedrooms
  •           (1) 9’3” x 10’7”
  •           (1) 7’11” x 13’4”
  •           (1) 15’5” x 9’6”
  • (1) Bathroom
  • Kitchen, 13’7” x 11’, stove/oven included
  • Living room 27’3” x 14’10”
  • Dining room 15’9” x 13’
  • Forced air furnace
  • Wall A/C
  • No water heater

Unattached 3-car garage, 2-car 32’10” x 22’3”, single car 11 ’x 22’

          19’4”x10’1” insulated shop within garage

Well house, 12’3” x 11’11”, well to the house has been capped and is not currently connected

Pole barn, 40’6” x 95’7”

(2) Silos

Non-compliant septic to be brought to compliance at the buyer’s expense

 

TERMS: Ten percent down upon signing purchase agreement, payable by cash or check. Balance due at closing after January 1, 2025. This is a 5% buyer’s premium auction.

CONTACT
Eric Gabrielson at Steffes Group, (701) 238-2570 or (320) 693-9371
Steffes Group, Inc., 23579 MN Hwy 22 South, Litchfield, MN 55355