Farm & Ranch Realty, Inc. is pleased to offer this large agricultural landholding for the Danielle M. Anderson Trust at absolute public auction on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. CDT. The auction will be held at Pete’s Place in Dighton, Kansas. Located southwest of Dighton, this offering includes productive western Kansas cropland, long-term Conservation Reserve Program acreage and transferable mineral interests with existing oil production. The property will sell in five individual tracts with no combinations, allowing area producers and agricultural investors to bid on the acreage that best complements their operations and investment goals.
Tract 1 consists of 320± acres legally described as the N/2 of Section 32-19-30, with approximately 321.59 cropland acres. In addition to its productive agricultural use, Tract 1 includes one producing oil well, one saltwater disposal well and one shut-in well. Available production history reports total production of 1,255 barrels in 2023, 1,336 barrels in 2024, 1,092 barrels in 2025 and 477 barrels through June 2026. Tract 2 includes 160± acres legally described as the SE/4 of Section 31-19-30, with approximately 150.24 cropland acres. Tract 3 consists of 160± acres in the NW/4 of Section 4-20-30 and includes approximately 163.23 cropland acres. Tract 4 offers 320± acres legally described as the E/2 of Section 31-19-29, with approximately 306.29 cropland acres. Tracts 1 through 4 are productive cropland properties featuring strong percentages of tillable acreage, established FSA bases and soils consisting primarily of Harney, Richfield, Ulysses and Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams. The tracts provide an excellent opportunity to expand an existing farming operation or add quality Lane County cropland to an agricultural investment portfolio.
Tract 5 consists of 320± acres legally described as the W/2 of Section 8-20-27 and contains approximately 313.8 acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. The CRP contract continues through September 30, 2036, at an annual payment rate of $42.24 per acre, producing approximately $13,255 in annual contract income. The buyer will receive the landlord’s 88% share of the 2027 and future CRP payments. This tract offers the benefits of established annual income, reduced management requirements, conservation value and potential recreational or wildlife habitat appeal, subject to the existing CRP contract and USDA regulations.
All of the seller’s mineral interests, including the existing oil production on Tract 1, will transfer to the respective buyers. The seller will retain the landlord’s share of the 2026 milo crop. Buyers will receive the landlord’s one-third share of the 2027 wheat crop planted this fall. Future FSA payments will follow the crops and be paid pursuant to applicable FSA regulations. Possession will be granted following harvest on acreage planted to milo, at closing on the CRP acreage and following the 2027 wheat harvest on acreage planted to wheat this fall.
The successful bidders will pay 10% down on the day of the auction, with the balance due at closing on or before November 19, 2026, or upon completion of title requirements. Bidding is not contingent upon financing. Bidders may participate in person, online or by telephone; all internet and telephone bidders must register and receive approval before the auction. This absolute auction represents a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial block of Lane County, Kansas land with productive cropland, long-term CRP income and transferable oil royalty interests. Contact Donald L. Hazlett, Broker/Auctioneer, at 785-443-1299 or Farm & Ranch Realty, Inc. at 1-800-247-7863 for complete auction terms, tract information, mineral production records and bidding assistance.