Property Details

The Miller Family Farm is being offered in two tracts via Bidder's Choice Auction Method. Total acreage for the property is per the survey. Farm is offered as North Tract - 37.93 Surveyed Acres and South Tract - 38.63 Surveyed Acres; high bidder may choose both tracts. The Miller Farm lays very well with a gentle slope allowing surface water to exit the farm to the northeast and the south providing excellent overall drainage. The property is highly efficient, square in shape with frontage along the north to 900 N and along the west to 1400 E. The property is located 4 miles southwest of Shelbyville and 1 mile northeast of Lakewood in Section 4 of Lakewood Township, Shelby County, IL. The property has been well-maintained and boasts a tremendous yield history. 4-year corn average of 216.7 bu/ac and 4-year soy average of 61.2. Most recent soil test results were 6.36 pH, 52.5 P, 216.7 K. The property primarily consists of Oconee-Darmstadt Silt Loam soils with smaller portions of Huey Silt Loam, Bluford Silt Loam, Cowden Silt Loam, Virden Silty Clay Loam, Piasa Silt Loam and Oconee Silt Loam. The overall Soil PI is 105.2. The North Tract Soil PI is 101.7 and the South Tract Soil PI is 108.7. The North Tract contains a small shed and the South Tract is not improved. The Miller Farm is being offered with an open lease for the 2026 crop year. The farm will be sold at a live auction event at The Foxmore, 222 E. Main St., Shelbyville, IL at 1 P.M. CST on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. Online bidding is available and online bidders must pre-register. FSA Information: Farm#: 1373 Tract#: 2269 FSA Cropland Acres: 73.69 HEL Status: NHEL (Non-Highly Erodible)