Click a headline below to read auction articles & news. These are a collection of stories about both Schrader Auctions and the real estate auction industry as a whole.

Missouri cattle farm to sell at auction
A 1,200-acre cattle farm in Lawrence County, Mo., will sell at auction Thursday, June 28. The property is located in Mt. Vernon, approximately 35 miles west of Springfield.

Michigan farmland sells for $8,865 per acre
A 190-acre farm in Michigan sold at auction for $1,410,000 Monday, April 16

Locust Knoll Farm near Yorktown, Ind., sells for $1,657,000
The auction of a 218-acre farm near Yorktown, Ind., attracted a strong field of bidders Monday, April 23, leading to a sale for $1,657,000

Farmland auction: Illinois acreage sells for $7.8 million
On the most productive tracts, bids were over $7,000 per acre, with an average of $6,269 per acre on the 921 acres that made up the largest group of tracts sold.

Higher farmland values reflect new economy
In the last year, farmland values have escalated to new heights. Schrader Auction President RD Schrader speaks at American Bankers Association Meeting.

Farmland goes for a premium as commodity prices tick up
President RD Schrader is Quoted in USA Today Money Section Article regarding farmland prices.

SW Iowa, Kansas Sales Show Broadening Strength, Values For Farmland
Back-to-back farmland auctions in Iowa and Kansas brought a total of $8,295,000 this week, demonstrating that the rise in land values extends to a variety of areas and land types.

Indiana farmland sells for $11,683 per acre.
Farmland prices continued their upward march last week with the auction of tillable land near Elkhart, Ind., for $11,683 per acre.

Illinois farmland brings $25.3 million in Schrader auction
Approximately 3,355 acres of farmland in Boone County, Ill., sold at auction Saturday, Nov. 19, for a total of $25,536,993, with bids on some tillable land reaching to more than $10,000 per acre.

Anderson Circle Farms Sells for $25 Million
Anderson Circle Farms in Harrodsburg sold for $25 million Wednesday after a spirited contest between the ultimate buyer and various combinations of bidders seeking smaller parts of the 5,529-acre Mercer County estate.

Broken Arrow-area grazing land to be auctioned in Oklahoma
Approximately 640 acres of pasture/ranch land near Broken Arrow, in Wagoner County, Okla., will be auctioned Oct. 20

Boone County, Illinois farmland auction a major buying opportunity
Approximately 3,379 acres in Boone County will be auctioned on Nov. 19.

Anderson family hopes Anderson Circle Farms auction will "put the land and homes in the hands of people who can enjoy it for generations"
Since 1967, Ralph G. Anderson and his family have acquired and restored historic estates that have become a part of the famous Anderson Circle Farms estate. Now these properties are going to auction.

Local investors prevail in auction of Boone County, Ind., farmland
Local investors buying in relatively small quantities prevailed in last week's auction of 681 acres of land in Boone County, just north of Indianapolis.

Western Kansas Farmland Has Strong Showing
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (July 14, 2011) -- Approximately 3,754 acres of cropland in western Kansas sold for a total of $9,558,400.

Bidding on Mason County farmland reaches record prices
The bull market in Midwestern farmland showed no signs of abating Friday as bidders paid well over $11,000 per acre for tillable land in Mason County.

Farmland prices show strength in $5.97 million Schrader auction
Farmland prices continued to show strength Monday as Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company auctioned approximately 850 acres in Sarpy County, near Omaha.

Jay County farmland auction draws capacity crowd as land sells for $3.73 million
Midwestern tillable farmland continued to show strength Monday as a capacity crowd jammed into the Jay Community Center for the auction of 492.9 acres near Portland.

Pasquotank County, N.C., farmland sells for $17 million in auction
Approximately 3,900 acres of land in Pasquotank County, N.C. sold for $17 million Tuesday in a Murray Wise Associates auction that drew a packed house of bidders for what turned out to be a vigorous bidding competition.

Northwest Oklahoma ranch - 9,698 acres - to be auctioned
DF&D Ranch, a northwest Oklahoma ranch that includes 2,700 irrigated acres and 6,920 acres of grassland, will sell at auction Wednesday, April 13.

Giant farm equipment auction draws 430 bidders
Tuesday's giant auction of tractors, combines and other equipment attracted a strong field of 430 bidders as farmers and other buyers from at least 26 states and five foreign countries registered to bid.

High-quality Jay County, Ind., farmland to sell in March 21 auction
Approximately 456 acres of high-quality tillable farmland in Jay County, near Portland, will sell at auction Monday, March 21, with Schrader Real Estate and Auction Company handling the sale.

E.M. Morris heirs to sell Morris Farms in Niles at auction
Generations of Notre Dame followers and Niles residents have been raised on the story of how philanthropist E.M. Morris convinced Notre Dame to let him attend free in exchange for a promise to pay the school back tenfold.

Four Wisconsin farms set for July 31 auction
When Merrill J. Oster offers four Wisconsin farms at auction on July 31, the bidders will likely include farmers who have relied for years on the farming newsletter he co-founded.

Strength in Prices of Quality Farmland Re-Confirmed
Auction of a 681-acre farm attracted a crowd of more than 250 people - including 76 registered bidders - resulting in a sale for a total price of more than $3.7 million.

Auction of 506 acres shows 'optimism is back' in farmland
The December 9 auction of 506 acres southwest of Frankfort, Ind., drew a capacity crowd of bidders, resulting in the sale of the land for $3,345,000.

Schrader Auction Crowned 2009 NAA Marketing Grand Champion
Schrader won 3 of the top 4 awards including the 2009 NAA Marketing Competition Grand Champion

Schrader Auction Wins International Advertising Contest
Advertising awards are nothing new for the 65 year old company, but Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co., Inc. has broken new ground on the international stage.

St. Lucie County land sells for $1,475,000 in auction that attracts 33 bidders
Approximately 190 acres of pasture land in St. Lucie County sold for $1,475,000 recently in an auction conducted by Walters-Schrader Auction Company, based in Fort Pierce.

Delphi, IN Land Sale Doesn't Support Land Price Drop Theory
Chris Hurt and Craig Dobbins, Purdue ag economists, have been reluctant to say what some think is inevitable - that the economic upheaval may make lower land prices.

Small buyers continue to dominate as Kimball land auction two-day total tops $26 million
For the second straight day, small bidders continued to emerge as victors in the competition for 27,212 acres of timberland being sold at auction by Kimball International. In Friday's sale of 5,993 acres for $10.243 million, 14 different buyers purchased

Small buyers dominate eight-hour, $15.779 million Kimball land auction
Small buyers emerged as big winners in Day 1 of the three-day auction of 27,212 acres of timberland being sold by Kimball International.