293 Acres of Pocahontas County Farmland, Three Tracts

Long field runs, tile on all three tracts, Webster, Nicollet and Clarion soils, and income from a wind turbine and a wire easement: 293.02 gross acres of Pocahontas County farmland in Bellville Township sold at auction on Thursday, November 12, 2026. This land has been under the same ownership for more than 60 years. These were Tracts 1 to 3 of the four-tract auction, offered individually or in combination with high bidder's choice.

Auction Results, November 12, 2026

All three tracts sold at auction on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at the Pocahontas Expo Center, with bidders in the room and online.

Per-acre and per-CSR2 figures as reported by the auction team. Starting bids were $7,000 per acre on each tract.

Tract 1: 76.01 Acres, Section 12

Tract 1 is 76.01 gross acres, about 1.5 miles southeast of Palmer, with 75.00 tillable acres and an 85.34 CSR2 average. An active wind turbine on the tract pays $8,271.06 a year, increasing about 2.5% a year. Sold at $13,600 per acre ($161.33 per CSR2 point). From Palmer, head south on Henrietta Ave / 260th Ave for 0.9 mile, turn left onto 600th St and continue 1.3 miles; the farm is on the north side of the road.

Tract 2: 83.01 Acres, Section 22

Tract 2 is 83.01 gross acres, about 2.5 miles south of Palmer, with 75.07 tillable acres and an 84.90 CSR2 average. It sits directly on paved County Road N57, a wire easement pays $2,757.52 a year (increasing about 2.5% a year), and 3.40 acres are in CRP at about $1,020 a year. Sold at $11,100 per acre ($130.28 per CSR2 point). From Palmer, head south on Henrietta Ave / 260th Ave for 2.2 miles; the farm is on the west side of the road.

Tract 3: 134.00 Acres, Sections 20 and 25

Tract 3 is the largest at 134.00 gross acres, about 4.2 miles southeast of Palmer, with 123.24 tillable acres and an 87.23 CSR2 average, the highest of the three. It has long field runs, 7.03 acres in CRP at about $2,109 a year, and two older steel buildings for storage: a 40' x 140' machine shed (1958) and a 40' x 100' quonset (1960). Sold at $10,800 per acre ($123.43 per CSR2 point). From Palmer, head south on Henrietta Ave / 260th Ave for 2.8 miles, turn left onto 620th St for 2 miles, then right onto 280th Ave for 0.8 mile; the farm is on the right (west) side.

How the Auction Ran

The auction ran at 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at the Pocahontas Expo Center, 310 NE 1st St, Pocahontas, IA 50574. Online bidding ran on the Whitaker Marketing Group auction site. Whitaker Marketing Group is the auction company. The catalog also listed Tract 4, 79.21 acres, which is not part of MLS #747373; this page covers Tracts 1 to 3.

• Method: reserve auction, per the MLS, with high bidder's choice; tracts can be bought individually or in combination, and the seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
• Starting bids: $7,000 per acre on each of Tracts 1 to 3; bids were per acre, multiplied by the tract's acres.
• Buyer's premium: 0%.
• Contract and earnest payment: the high bidder(s) enter a real estate contract immediately after bidding; a non-refundable earnest payment of 10% of the contract price is due with acceptance of the offer.
• Possession: at closing or another date both parties agree to, subject to the current farm lease. Iowa Land Man notes the farms are open for the 2027 crop season, and the buyer receives the 2027 CRP payment.
• Title and taxes: the seller provides a current abstract; real estate taxes are prorated to the day of closing.
• Condition: sold as is, subject to easements, covenants, leases and restrictions of record, including the easements on Tracts 1 and 2.
• Survey: at the buyer's option and expense; the price is not adjusted for any difference in surveyed acres.

See the soil and tile maps in the Iowa Land Man brochure. Per the terms, Whitaker Marketing Group and Sean Asada of RE/MAX Real Estate Center represent the seller exclusively, and the winning bidder represents themselves in completing the purchase.

Thinking About Selling Farmland?

If you own farmland in Pocahontas County or anywhere in Iowa and want to talk through what it could bring at auction or in a private sale, call or text Sean Asada at (515) 729-2879, email Sean@IowaLandMan.com, or send a note below and we will get back to you as soon as we can.