Auction Date:
November 12, 2026 | 10:00 am
Featured items:
- 143.47 +/- acres of cropland
- 66.69 acre corn base with a 158 Bu. PLC Yield
- 67.07 acre soybean base with a 41 bu. PLC yield
- 100% of Class I & II soils
- Overall soil rating of a .868
- Productivity index of an 86.0
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Auction Description:
Slater-Alrich – +/-149.17 Surveyed Acres of Choice & Highly Productive Clare Twp., Moody County, SD Land
Date/Time: November 12 @ 10:00 am
Location: Near Flandreau, SD
LAND AUCTION
+/-149.17 Surveyed Acres of Choice & Highly Productive Clare Twp., Moody County, SD Land with Superb Soils Situated in a Highly Regarded Agricultural Area in The Garden Spot of Eastern, SD! To be offered in 2 Individual Parcels or as a Unit!
We will offer the following Land onsite at Public Auction with the Land being located 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 Parcel #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 Parcel #2.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2026 Sale Time: 10:00 AM
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!
This Surveyed +/-149.17 Acre Farm will be offered as – PARCEL #1 – The W. +/-80.33 Acres – LEGAL DESC. – The N. ½ of the SW ¼; PARCEL #2 – +/-68.84 Acres – The N. ½ of the SE ¼ (Exc. Tr. #1 of Slater Addn.); UNIT: The N. ½ of the SW ¼ & the N. ½ of the SE ¼ (Exc. Tr. #1 of Slater Addn.) all in Sec. 16, T. 107N., R. 49W., Clare Twp., Moody County, SD
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.
LEGAL DESC.: The N. ½ of the SW ¼ & the N. ½ of the SE ¼ (Exc. Tr. #1 of Slater Addn.), all in Sec. 16, T. 107N., R. 49W., Clare Twp., Moody County, SD
TERMS: Cash – A 10% nonrefundable down payment on the day of the sale with the balance on or before January 14, 2027, with possession for the 2027 crop year following expiration of the current tenant’s farm lease expiring March 1, 2027. Marketable Title will be conveyed and owner’s title insurance policy will be provided with the cost of the owner’s policy and the closing agents fee (Moody County Abstract) to be divided 50-50 between the buyer(s) and sellers. All of the 2025 RE taxes payable in 2026, as well as all of the 2026 RE taxes payable in 2027 will be paid by the sellers. The total acres being sold will be sold in accordance with a survey as completed by Midwest Land Surveying, Inc., with the acres understood to be more or less. All survey costs will be paid by the sellers. 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 and if divided into multiple parcels will be subject to an FSA reconstitution & County Committee, & will be subject to FSA reconstitution of acres. 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 Moody County Zoning Ordinances. The RE licensees in this transaction are acting as agents for the seller. Sold subject to confirmation of the owners.
Either of these individual parcels or this farm as a whole, has 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 their investment portfolio. To view aerial maps, soils data and other information concerning this property see www.suttonauction.com or to make arrangements for absentee bidding – either by Phone or for Online Bidding Registration see www.suttonauction.com or contact the auctioneers.
THE HEIRS OF DORIS JARCHOW (Slater Trust & Alrich Family), Owners
Stalcup Ag Service – Storm Lake, Iowa – Kent Smith, AFM – Farm Manager Office Ph. 712-213-4861 or Kent’s Cell Ph. 712-299-2091
SUTTON AUCTIONEERS & LAND BROKERS, LLC
CHUCK SUTTON – Auctioneer & Land Broker – SIOUX FALLS, SD – 605-336-6315, or
FLANDREAU, SD – 605-997-3777
JARED SUTTON, CAI – Auctioneer & RE Broker Associate – Flandreau, SD – 605-864-8527
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