Terms & Conditions

By accepting the terms and conditions of this auction you acknowledge you are entering into a legal and binding contract. You agree to abide by all terms and conditions and you acknowledge receipt of all explanations and information made available by Steffes Group, Inc., also referred to as Steffes Group or Company. 

Payment

When paying within the stated time and with our acceptable payment methods: 

• A 10% buyer’s premium with a maximum charge of $1,000 per item applies to items purchased on Timed Online Auctions.
• A 2% buyer’s premium with a maximum charge of $500 per item applies to items purchased on Live Webcast Auctions.

You agree to make payment for all online purchases in U.S. funds within 2 business days of receipt of invoice by one of the acceptable forms of payment unless approval of financing arrangements is made with Steffes Group. To issue a check by fax, simply write a check as you normally would and fax a copy to us. All NSF checks will be charged a $30 fee. Checks by mail are not an accepted form of payment. Any other form of payment, other than the listed acceptable payment methods are subject to an additional 3% buyer's fee on the full amount of the purchase. No items will be released until full payment clears our office.

Acceptable forms of payment:

• Bank Wire Transfer; please call for wire instructions to be emailed to you.
• Check delivered to our office that held the auction
• Check By Phone

West Fargo, Sioux Falls, Grand Forks 701-237-9173

Litchfield 320-693-9371

Mt. Pleasant, Ames 319-385-2000

• Check By Fax

West Fargo, Sioux Falls, Grand Forks 701-237-0976

Litchfield 320-693-9373

Mt. Pleasant, Ames 319-385-4709

Sales Tax

All appropriate state sales tax laws will apply per the location and type of seller of the piece of equipment.

Please note that Minnesota does not consider regularly-scheduled consignment auctions as "auctions" but rather "consignment auctions," requiring sales tax to be charged unless the buyer provides an exemption form for qualifying items.

For purchases in South Dakota you are not exempt from any sales tax unless a 3^rd party transports your items and you take possession outside of the State of South Dakota. In that case, the state laws where you take possession are effective. There are exceptions for dealers (retailers).

Click on the following for a tax exempt form: Minnesota Tax Link    North Dakota Tax Link    Iowa Tax Link 

ND Dakota titled vehicles

Per North Dakota vehicle and sales tax laws, upon registration and licensing of any titled vehicle or trailer, any buyer’s premium paid is considered to be part of the sales price. Sales tax will be charged by the State of North Dakota on the entire sales price (including buyer’s premium) for any vehicle registered in North Dakota. 

If you have any questions concerning sales tax on a piece of equipment, please contact the appropriate state government agency at the location of the item on auction. 

ND Sales Tax Terms for Canadian Customers

 Used Farm Equipment

The sale, at auction, of used farm machinery to a Canadian farmer for agricultural use is exempt from sales tax the same as a North Dakota Farmer.

The purchase, at auction, of used farm machinery by a Canadian farm equipment dealer (retailer) would be sales taxable unless:

• You complete an exemption certificate with a ND sales tax permit number
• The purchased goods are shipped by a 3rd party to you in Canada - in this case a delivery receipt must be provided to Steffes Group.

 New Farm Equipment

The sale, at auction, of new farm machinery to a Canadian farmer for agricultural use, or a Canadian farm equipment dealer (retailer) is taxable at the current state rate of 3% plus any local sales tax if applicable.  The law also provides that Canadians may apply for a refund of the tax paid when meeting certain requirements.  This form and conditions of use are available online at http://www.nd.gov/tax/salesand%20use/canrefund/. 

Agents for Sellers
Steffes Group, Inc. and its Employees act merely as agents for sellers. All auctions are with reserve unless specifically stated otherwise. Auctions are with undisclosed reserves unless advertised otherwise as "Absolute."  Auctioneers, at their discretion, may place a reserve bid on behalf of the seller. All final bids are subject to the seller's confirmation. Only the top bidder will be contacted as to the status of his/her bid. While the information we provide on item(s) is deemed correct, no warranties are expressed or implied as to any items being sold, and you agree to purchase and accept the item in an as-is condition. Information on items is obtained by us from the sellers and you hereby agree to hold harmless Steffes Group and our Employees for any errors or omissions regarding the item(s) being sold. This information includes but is not limited to year, model, machine or engine hours, physical condition, options, features and other data pertinent to the value of the item. All items are sold As-Is-Where-Is unless specific factory or seller issued warranties are listed in the item description.

Inspection

You acknowledge that you have the right and responsibility to inspect the item(s) personally, or to have a third party representative inspect the item(s) for you. That by bidding on an item you have agreed to accept that item in its present condition at its present location and with the description provided whether accurate or not. 

Auction Close

Timed-online auctions will begin to close on the date and time listed. Lots will remain open until no bids have been placed within the last 4 minutes. Timed-online auctions normally close at a rate of 3 lots every 2 minutes.  

Please note that some lots can be tied together and will be set to close simultaneously.  This will be indicated in those lots by a paper clip symbol.  Please hover your mouse over the symbol to see what lots are tied together. The paper clip symbol means that each lot tied will stay in extension until there are no more bids on any of the lots that are tied.

         Steffes Group reserves the right to close multiple lots per minute at its discretion. Upon your accepted bid of an item, that item shall immediately become your responsibility and be at your risk (whether you have paid for that item or not). You agree that Steffes Group, its employees, and its sellers are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items and will not reimburse or discount items for any type of loss. Buyers are responsible for any costs incurred to prepare your item(s) for transport and/or shipping. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the cost of any rigging, dis-assembly, special loading requirements, transport, packaging, insurance, and all other costs related to physical transfer of your item(s). You agree to remit payment and remove from the auction property any purchases within the stated time for the auction being conducted. You further understand and agree that failure to remove items in the stated time for the auction will subject you to moving and storage fees unless arrangements have been made with the seller. 

Buyer Default

When using our online auction services you are making a firm commitment to purchase said item(s) and are entering into a legal and binding contract. Bids may not be cancelled or retracted for any reason. 

Non-paying bidders or fraudulent bidding will subject you to legal recourse and possible criminal charges including any fraud and/or interstate commerce violations. 

Internet Risk

You acknowledge that the internet may be an unreliable and error-prone network. Steffes Group will not guarantee that bids placed online will always be transmitted to or received by the auctioneer in a timely fashion. You agree to hold Steffes Group, Inc. and its employees harmless for any interruptions in online bidding. At the sole discretion of the Company, the auction may be suspended, postponed, or cancelled if internet service is unstable or disrupts the online portion of any event that is simulcast as an Internet Auction. 

Further, the auctioneer has the sole discretion to accept or refuse any bid. Steffes Group retains the right, at our sole discretion, to add, delete, or change some or all of our online services and the terms and conditions governing their online auctions at any time without notice. 

Abandonment Policy

Steffes Group provides this Abandonment Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding any purchased item(s)/property that has not been removed by a buyer in a timely manner. Upon winning the bid for an item(s), after paying for item(s) purchased, a buyer is obligated to remove the item(s) from the auction site within a timely manner. 

Steffes Group may deem a buyer's failure to claim and remove equipment within 60 days following the close of an auction as evidence of buyer's intention to abandon the property. In these instances, the Company may take action that is adverse to buyer's interest in the property, including, but not limited to steps to dispose of the property. 

Disposition of property may include a variety of approaches based upon the buyer's purchase price of the property as follows: 

1) For those items with a final selling price of $5,000 or less, the Company will determine the appropriate disposition approach which may include:

• Removing and disposing as the Company sees fit.
• Allowing seller to retain or scrap.
• Sell the item(s), whereby the Company will remit the sales proceeds to the buyer, less selling and advertising expenses, storage costs, plus 20% administrative fee. 

2) For those items with a final selling price of greater than $5,000, Steffes Group may remove the item from the selling location and resolve as follows:

• The Company may reimburse the seller on the buyer's behalf for storage fees of $25 per day, with the total amount not to exceed $1,500.
• Sell the item(s), whereby the Company will remit the sales proceeds to the buyer, less selling and advertising expenses and storage costs, plus 20% administrative fee. 

If a buyer with the winning bid has not removed the purchased item(s) from selling location within 10 business days after the close of the auction, the buyer will be responsible for directly paying the seller any and all storage fees if levied by the seller. If levied by the seller, storage fees will be $25 per day beginning the 10th day after the close of the auction/winning bid.

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION

LOCATION: From North side of Twin Valley, 7-1/2 miles West on Co. Rd. 27, South side of Hwy. (3037 Co. Hwy. 27, Twin Valley, MN 56584)

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Major equipment begins selling at 10:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment.

Items highlighted in yellow are additions or changes from the original posting

TRACTORS

2002 Case-IH STX450, Quadtrac, luxury cab, powershift, 4 hyd., power beyond, return flow, 1000 PTO, front & rear diff lock, John Deere ATU steering wheel, ITC receiver, clear view caps, 30" tracks, 7,421 hrs., remfg. transmission installed in 2017, S/NJEE0099989

2005 Case-IH MX230, MFWD, deluxe cab, buddy seat, powershift, 5 hyd., return flow, 3 pt., quick hitch, (3) PTO's, diff lock, front suitcase weights, 380/85R34 front duals, 380/90R50 rear duals, 3,772 hrs., S/NJAZ136810

1980 Massey Ferguson 4840, 4WD, CAH, 903 Cummins, 18 spd. partial powershift, 3 hyd., 20.8R38 duals, shows 1,446 hrs., New rods & main bearings at approx. 6,000 hrs., S/N9D002322

1977 Massey Ferguson 1135, CAH, 2WD, diesel, 8 spd. multi-power, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, aux. fuel tank, 14.9R46 duals, 8,763 hrs., approx. 1,000 hrs. on rebuilt engine & multi-power, S/N9B73652

GPS EQUIPMENT

Trimble EZ-Pilot steering wheel, EZ-Guide 750 display, AG25 receiver. GNSS/OmniSTAR unlock

John Deere brown box w/processor, SF1 card

HARVEST EQUIPMENT

2008 Case-IH 7010, PRWD, Field Tracker, ext. wear rotor & cone, Pro 600 monitor, integrated auto steer less receiver & Nav controller, Y&M w/mapping, chopper, hopper ext., single pt. hookups, power mirrors, 900/60R32 front tires, 540/65R30 rear tires, 2,087 sep. hrs., 2,809 engine hrs., S/NHAJ202145

2016 Case-IH 3020 TerraFlex flex head, 35', hyd. fore/aft, Crary air reel, AHH in rigid mode, Field Tracker sensors, single pt. hookups, S/NYDH220569

2009 Geringhoff RD800 Rota Disc chopping corn head, 8x22", hyd. deck plates, Insight AHH, (4) stalk stompers, S/N918309822/B

Horst CHC 4-wheel header trailer, 30'

Shop-built 4-wheel header trailer, 35'

GRAIN CART

J&M 500-14 grain cart, 500 bu., 14" corner auger, roll tarp, 24.5-32 tires, S/N1804

PLANTER & PRESS DRILLS

John Deere vacuum planter, 16x22", HD spring down pressure, 3 bu. boxes, mechanical drive, Friesen front folding tool bar, hyd. markers, liquid fertilizer in-furrow, Lil' Thumper ground drive pump

John Deere 9350 press drills, 20', (2) 10' sections, dry fertilizer, hyd. markers, yellow press wheels, No transport

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

2009 Salford RTS 570 vertical tillage, 36', 3-section, wave coulters, weight pkg., walking tandems, 3-bar harrow, rolling baskets, S/N097311

Flexi-Coil pull-type coil packer, 40', 3-section fold, ext. hitch, tandems on main, S/NM046479

Wil-Rich field cultivator, 40', 7" space, 3-section fold, walking tandems across, 7-1/2" sweeps, rear hitch & hyd., 3-bar harrow

Case-IH PTX300 chisel plow, 28', 12" space, 3-section fold, walking tandems, single pt. depth, 3-bar harrow, S/NCBJ0015093

Geisler chisel plow, 24', 12" space, tandems on main, singles on wings

John Deere 331 tandem disc, 30', scrapers, tandems across

Alloway RTS soil conditioner, 29', double rolling baskets

Glencoe Soil Saver disc chisel, 11', 9 shank, front coulters

Alloway row crop cultivator, 12x22", 3 pt.

SEMI TRACTOR & BOX TRUCKS

1996 Kenworth T800 tandem axle day cab, Cat 3406, Eaton 9 spd., engine brake, air ride, air slide 5th wheel, diff lock, cruise, single aluminum fuel tank, full poly fenders, 170" WB, 11R22.5 tires on (6) aluminum rims, shows 522,671 miles

1987 Freightliner FLC tri-axle, 855 Cummins, Eaton 9 spd., diff lock, 20-1/2'x96"x62" box, hoist, roll tarp, combo gate, air up/down pusher axle, 315/85R22.5 front tires on steel rims, 11R22.5 tires on steel rims, shows 525,878 miles

1975 IHC Loadstar 1800 twin screw, 478 V8 gas, 5&4 spd., 19'x66" steel box, hoist, roll tarp, Saf-T-Pull, 10:00-20 tires, shows 92,665 miles

HOPPER BOTTOM & OTHER TRAILERS

2008 Wilson DWH-551 tandem axle hopper bottom, 40'x96"x68", ag hopper, air ride, air scale, single row lights, electric roll tarp, sight glasses, 11R24.5 tires on aluminum rims

2003 Great Dane van trailer, 28', spring ride, aluminum floor, roll door, (2) 2,100 gal. poly tanks, 30 gal. mix cone, 2" transfer pump, rear pintle hitch, 275/80R22.5 tires

Donahue tandem axle implement trailer, single tube, needs new wood on deck

SPRAYERS

2000 Flexi-Coil 67XL pull-type sprayer, 90' susp. boom, 20" space, windscreens, 1,500 gal. poly tank, hyd. pump, 2-way nozzle bodies, rinse tank, foam markers, 3-section shut-off, Flexi-Coil auto rate controller, 14.9R46 tires, S/N097311

Marflex skid sprayer, 60' susp. boom, 500 gal. tank, Honda gas motor w/pump

CHEMICAL/FERTLIZER/NH3 EQUIPMENT

Shop-built NH3 side dresser, 16x22", 3 pt., rear hitch, hyd. nitrolator

Redball saddle tanks, 300 gal. each, mounts for Case-IH MFWD tractor

F&S 2" hose reel, electric rewind, New

SEED TENDER & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Seed Shuttle SS290 dual compartment seed tender, 180 degree swing conveyor, Digi Star GT400 electronic scale, Honda GX160 electric start motor, remote control, tandem axle bumper hitch trailer, torsion susp., 2-5/16" ball, S/N21270

Butler Kan-Sun 1028-215 continuous flow grain dryer, 10’ dia., 28’ tall, (2) 15 hp. fans, LP burner, 1 phase w/built-in phase converter, DMC Calc-U-Dri moisture manager, approx. 800 bu./hr. at 5 pts., reconditioned in 2013 by D&B Agri Systems

Sorenson Welding belt conveyor, approx. 35', 10" tube, 7-1/2 hp., 1 phase, on transport

Hutchinson grain pump, 8", approx. 65', 10 hp., 1 phase, electric winch for lift, on transport, S/N948922

Westfield MK100-71 low pro swing hopper auger, 71'x10", hyd. lift, 540 PTO

Farm King 866 loadout auger, 66'x8", 10 hp., 1 phase, on transport

HOPPER BINS

Micada hopper bin, 6,000 bu., 24' diameter, manhole, ladder, No base

(2) Schuld galvanized hopper bins, approx. 6 ton cap., unloading augers, bolted to concrete slabs

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Caterpillar GP18 forklift, propane, 3,500 lb. cap., 2-stage mast, side shift, 48" forks, pneumatic tires, S/N3AM01144

2016 Notch 12TTL box scraper, 12', hyd. tilt & lift, S/N16944

Nabors rock nabber, 3 pt., hyd. cylinder

Shop-built rock box, fits MX230

Pull-type track wacker

Track wacker, 3 pt.

BOAT

1995 Lund Tyee Magnum Sport deep V-fishing boat, 19-1/2’, walk-though windshield, marine band radio, GPS, Minn Kota bow mount trolling motor, depth finder, (2) live wells, trim pads, (4) pedestal seats, bimini top w/full enclosure, snap-on trailering cover, 2012 Mercury 150 hp., 4-stroke, low hrs., Spartan single axle roller trailer, MN lifetime trailer license, includes large asst. of rods, tackle, nets & etc., contact Mark Erickson for info, (218) 686-1616

TANKS

2,000 gal. fuel tank, Gasboy 110v pump

(3) 1,000 gal. fuel tanks, Gasboy 110v pumps

Riverbend 1,000 gal. water tank

PARTS

18.4-38 tires w/inside & dual rims, off Massey Ferguson 1135

GripTrac rubber tracks, 36", fits Case-IH 7010

(8) IHC suitcase weights

(2) H&S spring loaded guidance cone wheels, fits planters

CLEM & GAIL ERICKSON

Clem 218.766.5194

or Tadd Skaurud at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173, or 701.729.3644