Ernster – +/-73.79 Acres of Very Well Located, Productive Emery Twp., McCook County, SD Land

Auction Date:

April 16, 2026 | 10:00 am

Auction Location / Nearest City:

Canistota, SD, USA

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Auction Description:

Ernster – +/-73.79 Acres of Very Well Located, Productive Emery Twp., McCook County, SD Land
Date/Time: April 16 @ 10:00 am
Location: Near Canistota, SD

LAND AUCTION

+/-73.79 Acres of Very Well Located, Productive Emery Twp., McCook County, SD Land! This Land will be sold Subject to a 2026 Farm Lease with the Purchaser to Receive a Seller Enhanced Rent Credit at Closing for the 2026 Crop Year

We will offer the following land at Public Auction on the land directly east of the Property on US Hwy. #81/261st Street. The land is located from Canistota – 5 Miles West on 261st St/Co. Hwy. #16 to US Hwy. #81, then ¼ Mile South. From Salem-Yankton Exit #384 on I-90, 5 Miles South on US Hwy. #81. From SE Corner of Bridgewater – 5 ¼ Miles East on SD Hwy. #42/265th St., then 3 ½ Miles North on US Hwy. #81.

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The land being offered consists of a productive parcel of land with very good location, being bordered on the east by US Hwy. #81. According to FSA information this farm consists of +/-70.35 Acres of Cropland which may be slightly overstated. FSA information indicates that this property carries a 31.89 acre corn base with a 162 Bu. PLC yield and a 32.01 acre soybean base with a 35 Bu. PLC yield & was previously enrolled under the ARC county election of the USDA Farm Program. Additionally, this property has had a USDA-NRCS certified wetland determination completed on the property. According to McCook County Assessors information this property has an overall soil rating of .691. Surety Agridata Inc. indicated that this property has a weighted average productivity index of a 71.1 with primarily all class II soils on the cropland acres & lower quality soils on some of the lowland acres & non-tillable areas. Another positive aspect of this farm is that it offers some hunting & wildlife opportunities for Deer, Pheasants, & other wildlife. This is a productive farm in a highly regarded agricultural area of McCook County, SD which could be improved with the installation of drain tile & other possible improvements. If you are in the market for a very well-located parcel of land in the tightly held area of Emery Twp., McCook Co., SD, make plans to inspect this property & be in attendance at this auction!

LEGAL DESC.: The S. ½ of the NE ¼ Exc. .52 Ac. & Ex. H2 (.33 Ac.) & Ex. Tr. 1 Damons Add. In Sec. 35, T. 102N., R. 55W., Emery Twp., McCook Co., SD

TERMS: Cash – A 10% nonrefundable down payment on the day of the sale on each farm with the balance on or before May 29, 2026, with landlord’s possession for the 2026 crop year. This property will be subject to a 2026 farm lease with the purchaser(s) to receive a seller enhanced cash rental credit at closing in the amount of $18,725.00, (calculated at $265/acre x 70.35 Tillable Acres). Marketable Title will be conveyed, and an owner’s title insurance policy will be provided with the cost of the owner’s policy and the closing agent’s fee to be divided 50-50 between the buyer and seller. All of the 2025 RE taxes payable in 2026 will be paid by the sellers with the purchaser(s) to be responsible for the 2026 RE taxes due in 2027. The total acres being sold will be sold in accordance with the acres as stated on the county tax records, with the acres understood to be “more or less”. The sellers do not guarantee that existing fences lie on the true and correct boundary and any new fencing, if any, will be the responsibility of the purchaser(s) pursuant to SD Law. FSA cropland acres, yields, bases, payments & other information are estimated and not guaranteed & County Committee Approval and also are subject to pending action and implementation of the New Farm Bill. Information contained herein is deemed to be correct but is not guaranteed. 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 McCook County Zoning Ordinances. The RE licensees in this transaction are acting as agents for the seller. Sold subject to confirmation of the owners.

CHRISTOPHER ERNSTER & DAVID ERNSTER, Owners

CHUCK SUTTON – Auctioneer & Land Broker – Office Ph. 605-336-6315,
JARED SUTTON, CAI – Auctioneer & RE Broker Assoc. – ph. 605-864-8527
TERRY HAIAR – RE Auctioneer – Alexandria, SD – ph. 605-239-4626 &
GAGE GULLICKSON – RE Broker Assoc. & Auctioneer w/Sutton Auctioneers & Land Brokers, LLC – 605-651-3867