Werner – +/-558 Acres of Unimproved McPherson Co., SD Land

LAND AUCTION

+/-558 Acres of Productive McPherson County South Dakota Land – Including 2 Farms Containing +/- 239 Acres in Petersburg Township and +/- 319 Acres in Rosenthal Township

We will offer the following Land at public auction with the auction of all farms to be Hickman Post 78 American Legion Facility at 738 Sherman Street in Leola, SD (across from the USDA Office); or located from the McPherson County Courthouse at the Jct. of Hwy. #45 & Sherman St. and 1 block south on Sherman Street at the Jct. of Sherman St. & Moulton St.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 30, 2022                         SALE TIME:  10:00 AM

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: ATTENTION – Row Crop Operators, Crop-Livestock Operators, Investors & Others in the Market for Land!  Due to multi-fractioned undivided ownership interests in this land the owners have made the decision to offer this property at public auction.  Auctions of this magnitude are “Rare” and this auction presents the opportunity to purchase land located in the Eureka and Long Lake, SD area, evidenced by the fact that some of the land offered on this auction has been owned by the Werner Family for approximately 100 years with ownership in this land dating back to the purchase of this land by Karl & Christina Werner – the Grandparents and Great Grandparents of the present owners, thus this auction presents a “Once in a Lifetime Opportunity” to Purchase this Land.  This auction presents the opportunity to purchase 4 parcels of productive, well located McPherson County SD land that is situated in an area where ownership is tightly held where the availability and frequency of land on the market is limited.  This auction includes farms with high percentages tillable and farms with mixtures of cropland and pasture.  According to US Fish & Wildlife – there are NO Wildlife Easements on any of this land.  Due to the fact that none of these parcels are contiguous, they will be offered as individual parcels of land, in a manner to allow both large and small operators to participate in this auction. 

 FARM #1: 159 Taxable Acres – Legal Desc.: The SE¼ of Sec. 34, T. 128N., R. 71W., (Petersburg Twp.), McPherson  County, SD.  Located from – Long Lake, SD – approx. 8 miles west on Co. Hwy. (106^th St.) to the Jct. of Hwy. #45 & 106^th St., then continue 1 mile west on 106^th to the SE Corner of the land at the Jct. of 106^th St. & 340^th Ave.; from Eureka, SD – 12 miles east on Hwy. #10 (112^th St.), then 6 miles north on Hwy. #45 and 1 mile west on 106^th St.

Farm #1 is a really nice farm with highway access and very good eye appeal and bordered on the south by 106^th St. and on the east by an unmaintained road (340^th Ave.).  This +/-159 acre parcel of land will be offered as an individual parcel.  This parcel has a high percentage tillable as according to FSA info. this 159 acre farm is identified as Tr. #1659 of Farm 3730 which has approx. 155.83 acres of cropland, with an FSA 30.56 acre corn base with an 85 bu. PLC yield and a 71.42 acre soybean base with a 25 bu. PLC yield and a 34 acre wheat base with a 40 bu. PLC yield and presently is enrolled under the ARC County Election for Corn & Soybeans and the PLC Election for wheat of the USDA farm program.  The general topography of this farm is level to gently rolling.  According to information obtained from the McPherson Co. Assessor this farm has approx. 159 taxable acres and has a respectable Overall Soil Rating of .753; comparatively, information obtained from Surety Agri-Data Inc. indicates this farm has a weighted productivity index of 80.2. The 2021 RE taxes payable in 2022 on this land are $1,448.06.

FARM #2: 80 Taxable Acres – Legal Desc.: The N½ NE¼ of Sec. 33, T. 128N., R. 71W., (Petersburg Twp.), McPherson  County, SD.  Located from Long Lake, SD – approx. 8 miles west on Co. Hwy. (106^th St.) to the Jct. of Hwy. #45 & 106^th St., then 1 mile north on Hwy. #45 and 2 miles west on 105^th St.; or from FARM #1 – 1 mile east, 1 mile north on Hwy. #45 and 2 miles west on 105^th St. (NOTE – Access to this property under winter conditions is/or may be limited, as 105^th St. is an unmaintained limited maintenance road).

Farm #2 bordered on the north by 105^th St. (a minimally maintained road) and on the east by 339^th Ave. (a non-existent roadway).  This +/-80 acre parcel of land will be offered as an individual parcel.  This parcel has a relatively high percentage tillable (approx. 77.5%) with the remainder lying on the west end of the property being pasture.  According to FSA info. this 80 acre farm identified as Tr. #1658 of Farm 3730 which has approx. 62.01 acres of cropland, with an FSA 12.16 acre corn base with an 85 bu. PLC yield, a 28.43 acre soybean base with a 25 bu. PLC yield and a 13.53 acre wheat base with a 40 bu. PLC yield and presently is enrolled under the ARC County Election for Corn & Soybeans and the PLC Election for wheat of the USDA farm program.  The general topography of this farm is gently rolling.  According to information obtained from the McPherson Co. Assessor this farm has approx. 80 taxable acres and has a very respectable Overall Soil Rating of .809; comparatively, information obtained from Surety Agri-Data Inc. indicates this farm has a weighted productivity index of 84.2. The 2021 RE taxes payable in 2022 on this land are $778.66.

 FARM #3: 159 Taxable Acres – Legal Desc.: The NE¼ of Sec. 34, T. 127N., R. 72W., (Rosenthal Twp.), McPherson  County, SD.  Located from – Eureka, SD – approx. 5 miles east Hwy. #10 (112^h St.), then ½ mile north on Co. Hwy. #5 (334^th Ave.) to the SE corner of the land – the NE corner of the land is at the 334^th Ave. & 111^th St.

Farm #3 is a really nice farm with highway access and very good eye appeal and bordered on the east by 334^th Ave. and on the north 111^th St. – an unmaintained road.  This +/-159 acre parcel of land will be offered as an individual parcel.  This parcel has a relatively high percentage tillable as according to FSA info. this 159 acre farm is identified as Tr. #1812 of Farm 1331 which has approx. 151 acres of cropland, with an FSA 75.5 acre corn base with a 73 bu. PLC yield, 37.8 acre wheat base with a 33 bu. PLC yield and a 37.74 acre sunflower base with a 989 lbs. PLC yield and presently is enrolled under the PLC Election of the USDA farm program.  The general topography of this farm is gently rolling to rolling. According to information obtained from the McPherson Co. Assessor this farm has approx. 159 taxable acres and has an Overall Soil Rating of .619; comparatively, information obtained from Surety Agri-Data Inc. indicates this farm has a weighted productivity index of 74.8. The 2021 RE taxes payable in 2022 on this land are $1,162.18.

FARM #4: 160 Taxable Acres – Legal Desc.: The NW¼ of Sec. 36, T. 127N., R. 72W., (Rosenthal Twp.), McPherson  County, SD.  Located from – Eureka, SD – approx. 6 miles east Hwy. #10 (112^h St.), then ½ mile north on 335^th St. (a minimum maintenance dead end road; or from FARM #3 – ½ mile south on 334^th Ave., 1 mile east on Co. Hwy. #10 (112^th St.) and ½ mile north on 335^th St.

Farm #4 is a multifaceted parcel of land with a mixture of cropland, hunting & recreational wildlife habitat, with the hunting opportunities provided from a combination of the wetland acres in the NW corner of the land, the closeness in proximity to the SD Game Fish & Parks land that joins the northeast portion of this farm and other non-crop acres within the property that provide hunting habitat.  This land is bordered on the west by 335^th Ave. – an unmaintained road that dead ends near the NW corner of the land.  This +/-159 acre parcel of land will be offered as an individual parcel.  This parcel has a relatively high percentage tillable as according to FSA info. this 160 acre farm has approx. 138.61 acres of cropland, with an FSA 69.3 acre soybean base with a 25 bu. PLC yield and a 69.3 acre wheat base with a 33 bu. PLC yield and presently is enrolled under the PLC Election of the USDA farm program.  The general topography of this farm is gently rolling to rolling. According to information obtained from the McPherson Co. Assessor this farm has approx. 160 taxable acres and has an Overall Soil Rating of .521; comparatively, information obtained from Surety Agri-Data Inc. indicates this farm has a weighted productivity index of 51.8. The 2021 RE taxes payable in 2022 on this land are $977.68.

TERMS: Cash – A 10% nonrefundable earnest money payment sale day with the balance on or before May 20, 2022, with full possession for the 2022 crop year.  Marketable Title will be conveyed and an Owner’s Title Insurance Policy will be provided with the cost divided 50-50 between the buyer & seller.  Attorneys/Title Company Closing Fees will be divided 50-50.  This property is being sold based on the acres as stated on the county tax records, with acres understood to be more or less.  All of the 2021 RE taxes payable in 2022 will be paid by the sellers.  The sellers do not warranty or guarantee that existing fences lie on the true & correct boundary and new fencing, if any, will be the responsibility of the purchaser pursuant to SD law. FSA cropland acres, yields, bases, payments & other information are estimated and not guaranteed and are subject to County Committee Approval. This property is sold in “AS IS” CONDITION and subject to any existing easements, restrictions, reservations or highways of record if any, as well as any or all McPherson County Zoning Ordinances.  The RE licensees in this transaction are acting as agents for the sellers.  Some sellers may desire to utilize this property in connection with a 1031 tax free exchange, and if so, the buyer will agree to cooperate with the facilitation of the exchange, although any costs associated with said exchange will be paid by the owner.  Sold subject to confirmation of the Trustee/Owners.  Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this auction, or if you are unable to attend and need to make arrangements to bid absentee, then contact the auctioneers prior to sale day to make arrangements.

HEIRS OF HELMUTH & FLORINE WERNER

Sonya Lammle, Debra West & The Heirs of Michael Werner dba Werner Heritage Farmstead, LLC

Rob Ronayne – Ronayne Law Office, P.C. – Aberdeen, SD – Attorney & Closing Agent for the Sellers

CHUCK SUTTON – Auctioneer & Land Broker – Sioux Falls, SD – ph. 605-336-6315 & Flandreau, SD – ph. 605-997-3777 & JARED SUTTON – RE Auctioneer & Broker Associate – Flandreau, SD – ph. 605-864-8527 & JARK-WORLIE AUCTION SERVICE, LLC – Val W. Jark – RE Auctioneer & Broker Associate – ph. 605-380-2244 & Merlin Worlie – RE Auctioneer – 605-715-9200