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- 149.17 Acres
- Tract 1: 80.33 Acres
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Auction Description:
Slater-Alrich – +/-149.17 Surveyed Acres of Choice & Highly Productive Clare Twp., Moody County, SD Land
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Auction Date/Time: November 12th, 2026 – 10:00am
Location: Flandreau, SD
Directions: From Flandreau Exit #114 on I-29 – 1 ½ Miles East on SD Hwy. #32 & 1 ¼ Miles North on 474th Ave to the SW corner of Tract #1. Or from Flandreau, SD (Rivers Edge Cooperative/Cenex) – 4 ½ Miles West on SD Hwy. #32 & 1 ¼ Miles North on 475th Ave to the SE corner of Tract #2
Tract 1 80.33 Ac +/-, Tract 2 68.84 Ac +/-, Tract 1 & 2 149.17 Ac +/-, Moody County, South Dakota
Legal Description
Tract 1: The N. ½ of the SW ¼ Section 16-107-49, Clare Township, Moody County. 80.33 Surveyed Acres
Tract 2: The N. ½ of the SE ¼ (Exc. Tr. #1 of Slater Addn.) Section 16-107-49, Clare Township, Moody County. 68.84 Surveyed Acres
The land being offered for sale on this auction consists of a parcel of land with a very high percentage tillable and is inclusive of choice high caliber cropland with some extremely high quality soils. This land will be offered in individual Parcels or as a combined +/-149.17 Acre Unit, with the acres being sold to be in accordance with a survey as completed by Midwest Land Surveying Inc. According to FSA information this farm in its entirety contains approximately 143.47 acres of cropland with a 66.69 acre corn base with a 158 Bu. PLC Yield and a 67.07 acre soybean base with a 41 bu. PLC yield. Probably one of the most noteworthy attributes of this farm is that this farm is comprised of virtually 100% of Class I & II soils. According to county assessor’s information this parcel has an overall soil rating of a .868. Comparatively, information from Surety Agridata Inc. indicates this farm has a weighted average productivity index of an 86.0 in its entirety. Parcel #1 is indicated to have a weighted average productivity index of an 85.1. Parcel #2 is indicated to have a weighted average productivity index of an 87.0. Parcel 2 will have access along a +/-100’ area on the southern area of the farm. (Please note – +/-12 acres of pasture along the eastern side of Parcel #2 is not included in the land being sold). This access will likely require a 40’-50’ culvert & crossing installed. The purchaser of this land will receive a credit for installation of a crossing. This land will be available to farm for the 2027 crop year, however it is sold subject to the current Tenant’s lease which expires March 1, 2027. Possession for this land will not be granted for the 2027 crop year until after March 1st of 2027. The 2025 taxes payable in 2026 on this land are $4,810.44. This is a choice offering of land that has the potential to fulfill the needs of a variety of buyers, including those looking for high-quality productive cropland to add to their farming operation and/or investment portfolio.
FSA Information
TRACT 1:
Gross Acres: 80.33 surveyed ac
Cropland Acres: 76.51 ac*
Corn Base: 35.66 ac*
Corn PLC Yield: 158 bu/ac*
Soybean Base: 35.67 ac*
Soybean PLC Yield: 41 bu/ac*
Lease: Open for 2027
TRACT 2:
Gross Acres: 68.84 surveyed ac
Cropland Acres: 66.96 ac*
Corn Base: 31.2 ac*
Corn PLC Yield: 158 bu/ac*
Soybean Base: 31.21 ac*
Soybean PLC Yield: 41 bu/ac*
Lease: Open for 2027
TRACT 1 & 2:
Gross Acres: 149.17 surveyed ac
Cropland Acres: 143.47 ac*
Corn Base: 66.69 ac*
Corn PLC Yield: 158 bu/ac*
Soybean Base: 67.07 ac*
Soybean PLC Yield: 41 bu/ac*
Lease: Open for 2027
Soils
Tract 1: Moody and Moody-Nora Complex
Tract 2: Moody and Moody- Nora Complex
Tract 1 & 2: Moody and Moody-Nora Complex
Surety/Agridata Avg
Tract 1: 86.2 Tract 2: 88 Tract 1 & 2 86.6
Real Estate Taxes
Tract 1: $2,600/year Tract 2 $2,210.44/year Tract 1 & 2 $4,810.44/year
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This auction awards the opportunity to purchase extremely high caliber productive cropland in tightly held Clare Township, Moody County, SD – an area where land does not come on the open marketplace with great frequency. It is noteworthy that this land has been in the Slater/Alrich Family for over 140 years since being homesteaded by Andrew Larson in 1880 and later inherited by Doris Jarchow, making this truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase this choice farmland. This land will be sold with the buyer to receive full possession of this land for the 2027 crop year following the expiration of the current tenants 2026 farm lease. If you are in the market for land as an addition to a row crop farming operation or as an investment, you will want to inspect this property and make plans to be in attendance at this auction!
Terms
The buyer(s) will be expected to pay 10% cash down payment day of auction and the balance at closing when clear and merchantable title will be given. Closing is scheduled for January 14, 2027. Real estate taxes paid by seller to 12-31-2026.
Possession is given at closing with current tenant’s lease expiring February 28, 2027.
Announcements the day of the sale will supersede all other announcements.
The sellers will retain the right to refuse any or all bids.
Stalcup Agricultural Service, Inc. and Sutton Auctioneers & Land Brokers LLC and its representatives are agents for the sellers.
Stalcup Agricultural Service, Inc. Storm Lake, Iowa – Real Estate Broker in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska & South Dakota.
Listing Agent
Kent Smith AFM
712-213-4861
kksmith@stalcupag.com
























