The last quarter of 2025 saw the pace of Kansas land auctions pick up.
From submitted reports, buyers seemed to be looking for parcels that offered good water access or improvements. An auction in Finney County with promising water rights had one parcel topping $4,600 per acre.
Across the state in Brown County, a farm with a grain bin along blacktop highways sold for an average of $9,000 per acre.
Here are more details on recent land sales:
Thomas County. A quarter of dryland northwest of Oakley, Kan., sold at auction Dec. 9 for $3,450 per acre. The seller was Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc., Colby, Kan., handled the sale.
Separately, a 303.5-acre irrigated farm north of Menlo, Kan., sold at auction Oct. 14. The farm was authorized to water 308 acres at 1,045 gallons per minute. It sold for $6,550 per acre. Thomas E. Houston was the seller. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
In a separate sale Oct. 14, about 618 acres of dryland just south of Colby, Kan., sold in three tracts for an average of about $3,712 per acre. The seller was the Tunks Joint Rev. Trust. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
Wallace County. A 1,180-acre tract of contiguous grassland northwest of Sharon Springs, Kan., sold at auction Dec. 3. The parcel featured some cross-fencing with good water, a living windbreak, two older barns and a set of gathering pens. It sold for $1,175 per acre. The sellers were the Clay and Kaycie Schilling Trusts. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc. handled the sale.
Finney County. About 1,500 acres of irrigated Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and Conservation Reserve Program land, south of Garden City, Kan., sold at auction Nov. 25. Tract 1 was 499 acres of irrigated cropland, with 36 acres of dryland corners, 50 acres of CRP land, and three wells tied together and authorized for 520 AF on 260 acres and 238 AF on 248 acres under four water rights. It sold for $4,600 per acre. Tract 2 was 493 acres of irrigated cropland, with 102 acres of dryland corners and one well authorized to water 900 AF on 496 acres. It sold for $1,800 per acre. All irrigation equipment was included. Tract 3 was 232 acres of CREP land and 7 acres of dryland, enrolled through 2038. It sold for $2,000 per acre. All three tracts were tied together under a Water Conservation Area Management Plan. The seller was T&O LLC. Farm & Ranch Realty Inc. handled the sale.
Jewell County. About 546 acres of farmland and hunting acres west of Mankato, Kan., sold in four tracts at auction Nov. 18 for an average of $3,644 per acre. Nancy Wendling and Donn Bartholomew were the sellers. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
Brown County. A 155.5-acre farm east of Hiawatha, Kan., sold at auction Nov. 17. The farm included 135 acres of dryland, 12 acres of hayable waterways and a 2016 Chief 23,000-bushel bin with drying floor, all located on blacktop with access to Highway 36. It sold for an average of $9,000 per acre. Sellers were Mary Bruning Winter and Bruce E. Winter. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
Hodgeman County. A single 158-acre tract of dryland northwest of Hanston, Kan., sold at auction Nov. 14 for $1,670 per acre. The seller was Timothy D. Todd. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
Russell County. About 194 acres of dryland near Bunker Hill, Kan., sold at auction Nov. 5. Tract 1 was 150 acres and included two buildings. Tract 2 was 70 acres of dryland. The property sold for an average of $1,696 per acre. Shriners Children’s hospital was the seller. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
In a separate sale, a single tract of 160 acres of dryland, southwest of Russell, Kan., sold at auction Oct. 14, for $2,400 per acre. All mineral interest of the seller transferred to the buyer. The sellers were Meyer, Eureka Management and Cramm. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.
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