NASHVILLE, TENN. (RFD NEWS) — Several recent farmland auctions in Illinois posted some notable results. Four tracts were up for sale, and combined, they brought in roughly $4.1 million.
Here’s a breakdown:
- In Bureau County, 120 taxable acres sold for $9,400 per acre, totaling about $1.1 million.
- In Marshall County, nearly 40 acres sold for approximately $550,000 — or about $14,000 per acre.
- In McLean County, 118 acres brought $12,000 per acre.
- In Stark County, 104 acres changed hands for more than $10,000 per acre.
Taken together, the sales offer another snapshot of how farmland real estate values are holding up in parts of the Midwest.
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