FARMSTEAD WITH ACREAGE AUCTION
78 Acres - McHenry County, ND
BIDDING OPENS: Thursday, October 15, 2026 – 10:00 a.m.
BIDDING CLOSES: Monday, October 19, 2026 – 12:00 p.m.
Auction Note: For sale in McHenry County ND, 13 miles northwest of Drake ND and adjacent to ND Highway 14, is a beautiful and well-equipped farmstead on 78 +/- acres. This parcel features a fully remodeled ranch style home with an unfinished full basement. Main floor features 3 bedrooms and 1 full bath, 1 nonconforming bedroom and full bath in basement, new appliances, newer roof and siding, well, septic and a Generac back up power system. On the property is a recently built 36'x 64' heated shop with full concrete, water and overhead door. Newly constructed dry storage building 60' x125' with 20ft sidewalls and bifold doors front and rear, two garden sheds, an older pole barn built for livestock and two 25,000-bushel steel bins with 20hp fans connected 3-phase power. There are 11 wired hopper bin sites ready for quick set up. Bin site is on a separate meter. The newly built Guthrie Elevator is 5 miles to the south of the property.
Also on the property are mature trees and shelter belts including fruit producing apple, plum, cherry, elderberry, jostaberry, black current, raspberry bushes, honey berry and a row of flowering crabapple. Big game wildlife seen on the property have included Whitetail deer, Mule deer, and Moose. There are two lakes on and connected to the property that hold many species of waterfowl offering excellent hunting opportunities.
Contact: John Stober at 701.426.8834
Property Information
Acres: 78 +/-
Legal: S½SW¼ 16-153-76
Crop Acres: 27 +/-
Wetland Acres: 43 +/-
Wooded Acres: 8 +/-
Taxes (2025): TBD
Note:
• Dwelling: Ranch style 24' x 60' with attached single car garage and a full concrete block unfinished basement. Recent full remodel on main floor including kitchen cabinets, new appliances, new floors and windows. All major appliances including refrigerator, dishwasher, washer/dryer, glass top range and microwave with vented hood, wine refrigerator. Two extra refrigerator's and one chest freezer in basement. New steel roof in 2011 and concrete fiber siding in 2013. Upper level has 3 bedrooms, one full bath, and laundry. One non-conforming bedroom and full bath in basement.
• Heating and Cooling: Electric heat throughout and no air conditioning. Power is backed up with a Generac propane fueled generator system.
• Well: 200ft well located in the Rockford Aquifer, pump is at 30ft depth. Good source of water.
• Shop: 36' x 64' with propane overhead heat. 4" concrete with drain, fiberglass insulation and overhead door. Finished with steel inside and out. Built in 2016.
• Machine storage: 60' x 120' laminated wood pole building with 40' x 20' bifold door in front and 30' x 20' bifold door in rear, both with outside concrete aprons. Plus, an Inside 20' x 60' concrete pad by front door. Built in 2011.
• Pole Barn: 40' x 80' built in 1974. Has power and water fountains.
• Unattached Garage: 24' x 36', wood heat, concrete and power and water.
• Garden Sheds: One newer, one older, both 10' x12'.
• Grain storage: Two, 25,000-bushel Sioux steel bins with air and bin sweep. Each bin has one 20hp fan connected to 3-phase power.
• Extras include a Honda snowblower, garden tiller, air compressor, pressure washer, two owned 500 gal propane tanks and one 1000 gal leased tank that is nearly full.
This sale is managed by Pifer’s Auction Company, Kevin Pifer, ND #715. All statements made the day of the auction take precedence over all printed materials. The seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.
OWNER: Dave Schiele