Pics-Farm Sale Results From Kansas

Yesterday I attended a farm sale 360 miles to the northwest of me near Smith Center,KS...I probably got the long distance award...It was real foggy and chilly in the morning but later in the day the sun came out and it got in to the mid 50's..The first thing they did was sell 320 acres of pasture and farm ground..

Tract 1----160 acres sold for $280,000
Tract 2----160 acres sold for $340,000

That may seem cheap to lots of you but it was mostly pasture...The yields on the crops were milo 70 bushels per acre and wheat 38 bushels per acre..There was 7 acres of alfalfa..

The 1486 IH with loader and duals sold for $5,700..Hadnt been used much in recent years but ran good...Had 2 new batteries.

The 706 IH diesel sold for $900...It hadn't been ran in 15 years and the engine was stuck..

The M Farmall wasn't running and sold for $900..Had been in the family since new...Hadnt ran in 15 years and carb needed cleaning..

The 6620 JD diesel combine with 220 header ran nice and sold for $2,350

The old gas pump sold for $1,200....It was bolted down..

The E-4 Coop sold for $600 and came home with me..It was a mess to dig out and load..I needed the sheet metal and rear rims but of course calcium had ruined both rear rims...I also managed to buy a Cockshutt yard stick..

The 1973 IH Loadstar ran and sold for $1,700

The cattle trailer sold for $1,700....The bale trailer beside it sold for $800

The New Holland 660 baler sold for $1450...The Hesston beside it sold for $150

The 6400 Chevy sold for $675...Kansas still has lots of these old trucks around..

Heres some other stuff that sold..

Cockshutt 30 with free engine----$650
Cockshutt 30 with no engine---$175
Rebuilt 30 Cockshutt engine in the shed sold for $200
New Holland 116 Mower Conditioner----$1150
John Deere 24 Ft Field Cultivator---$950
IH Hoe Drill-$225
Sunflower 14 ft Disk--$600

thanks, always fun to see prices in different parts of the country.

Yes thanks for the info and pictures it is interesting to learn and see. Appreciate you taking the time to share.

Enjoyed the post.

Heres some more pics...The prices are in the original topic..





Didnt watch this sell..


Was loading when this sold.






Creek bottom wheat field on the farms that sold..

One room school near Tipton,KS..

Coming in to down town Hunter,KS...It has a beautiful old rock HS thats falling down..

Heres a picture of the old HS in Hunter that I took years ago..

Did they go bankrupt

No,retired..

Thank you for posting. I always enjoy auction results from around the country. Seems to me things were fairly reasonable as far as prices.

If your tractor has John Deere fenders on it you might recoop 1/2 your money back selling them ?

1206SWMO always enjoy your pictures and trips to farm sales. Not sure what route you took to get to Smith Center but if you went thru Manhattan,KS. you were close. I did read about that sale but could not make the sale. Looks like a good day.

1206SWMO always enjoy your pictures and trips to farm sales. Not sure what route you took to get to Smith Center but if you went thru Manhattan,KS. you were close. I did read about that sale but could not make the sale. Looks like a good day.

I go west on 54 Hwy to El Dorado and then work my way north and west..A Cockshutt collector from the Manhattan area was at the sale..

Thanks for sharing

Is that a possum crawling out of the grill of that old Chevy? He?s on the board hanging in front of the Grill?

That's a good deal on the 1486
Paul

Those are the correct fenders for a E-4 Co-op and a 40 Cockshutt.....Several wondered why one was painted green...

Oh that makes sense looks like a fun auction to be at. The kids probably didn?t want to stay around the farm. The equipment wasn?t worth much was it . Thanks for posting

Nice pics, thanks for posting. Looks like a good, well-organised sale. Don't know how much a combine should cost but it seems like that JD went cheap. Was at a sale some years back in eastern KS, well-drilling family had amassed a couple hundred vehicles over the years, lots of drivers and parts cars, a little of something for everyone. I remember some buyers just taking the parts they wanted off the vehicles and leaving the rest there. The standout for me was a little Falcon pickup, don't know if they called that the Ranchero or not. Can't remember the name of the well-drilling company--maybe Bartley's? Something began with a B i think.

That is odd that you posted this. I met you on K18 highway about 5:00 last evening and wondered who had the old cockshutt tractor on the trailer..lol. I live NW of Salina about 20 miles. Good luck with it. Bob

Thats funny because when I saw the Culver sign I remembered that you post on here..

Wow.....thanks a bunch. I was going to make the trip from Wisconsin to try and buy that old 1954 Chevrolet truck but I chickened out when I did the math and my trailer would really be maxxed out hauling it. Your picture was a lot better than the one on Bob Thummel's website.

What did the 1954 Chev pickup sell for ?

I was on the phone with one of Bob Thummel's guys on Saturday at a sale close to there. Nice IHC 4wd pickup, 1950's Dodge Power Wagon and 1940's Dodge Command Car. Didn't get any them ......came real close on the Command Car. The other two were $$$$$$.

I love the area you are in. I had been out there to sales in 2010 in "Rock Post County" and another sale with an Indian motorcycle in 2014.

1206SWMO,

Ooh, la, la... love that old gas pump and the rusty CO-OP tractor!!

Thanks for posting auction pics/prices... always interesting to read.

I hauled alot of loads of straw up 81 from salina to york, many more to go!

I would take two NH balers at that price and do some cart wheels too. If time equals money, distance equals more money. Wow.

What is that steel around those 2 Cockshuts?

The 54 Chev pickup was the last thing to sell and they had to go 1/4th mile west to sell it..I was busy loading so didnt go and watch it..