Barbara Anita Wolff Revocable Trust Farmland Auction
385+/- Acres selling in 9 Tracts
Online Only Bidding Ending November 13, 2025 @ 6PM
We are honored to be offering the Wolff Family farmland and building sites at public auction. The farm comprises 385+/- acres and will be sold in 9 tracts ranging from a home on 2 acres to a 117 acre tract of high quality farmland. There are 4 building sites along N15th Ave ranging from 2 to 12+/- acres. This is a great area just north of Litchfield between the interstate and Lake Lou Yaeger. The farm has been surveyed and the acres have been adjusted to the findings of the survey. This property has been owned and cared for by the Wolff family since the mid-1970’s and they have decided to offer it at public auction. The farmland has been farmed and cared for by Helgen Partners for the past 40 years. The Helgens have done a great job farming and caring for the land. The property has had the utmost care and attention through the decades of ownership. The property has an open tenancy for the 2026 crop year.
Tract #1: 7.903 surveyed acres+/- with approximately 5.87 acres tillable. This tract is located south of N 15th Ave. This is a rolling tract that offers many building site possibilities.
Legal: NE ¼ of NE ¼ of Section 22 and that part south of N 15th Ave in Section 15. PIN: Pt of 10-15-300-017, 10-22-100-001
Real Estate Taxes: $115 (estimated)
Earnest Money: $5,000
Tract #2: 15.206 surveyed acres+/- with no tillable land. This tract is located south of N 15th Ave. This is a rolling tract that offers many building site possibilities.
Legal: NE ¼ of NE ¼ of Section 22 and that part south of N 15th Ave in Section 15 T9N R5W.
PIN: Pt of 10-15-300-017, 10-22-100-001
Real Estate Taxes: $140 (estimated)
Earnest Money: $5,000
Tract #3: 5 surveyed acres+/- improved with a 26’X30’ garage. This tract is located north of N 15th Ave with a physical address of 3089 N. 15th Ave. This property has public water, a small septic system, and power service. There was a mobile home on the property at one time. This would make a great building site.
Legal: Pt of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ Section 15 T9N R5W
PIN: Pt of 10-15-300-006
Real Estate Taxes: $550 (estimated)
Earnest Money $5,000
Tract #4: 8.095 surveyed acres+/- with a 2+/- acre pond. This tract is located north of N 15th Ave., just east of Tract 3. The property is a rolling tract with a wooded area and a nice pond. There are several building sites.
Legal: Pt of S ½ of SW ¼ Section 15 T9N R5W
PIN: Pt of 10-15-300-006 & 10-15-300-017
Real Estate Taxes: $100 (estimated)
Earnest Money: $10,000
Tract #5: 112.363 surveyed acres+/- with approximately 108 acres tillable. This tract is located at the corner of Harrison Trail and N 15th Ave. The tillable land consists of 894A Herrick-Biddle-Piasa silt loam and 470B2 Keller Silt Loam Soils with an overall PI Rating of 120. This is a quality tract of farmland in a great location.
Legal: Pt of SW ¼ of Section 15
PIN: Pt of 10-15-300-005, 10-15-300-017, 10-15-300-005
Real Estate Taxes: $3,360 (estimated)
Earnest Money: $75,000
Tract #6: 37.545 surveyed acres+/- that is all tillable. This tract is located off Harrison Trail north of N 15th Ave. The tillable land consists of 894A Herrick-Biddle-Piasa silt loam and 885A Virden-Fosterburg Silt Loam soils with an overall PI Rating of 123.5. This is a quality tract of farmland in a great location.
Legal: Pt of S ½ of NW ¼ Section 15 T9N R5W
PIN: 10-15-100-007
Real Estate Taxes: $1,191
Earnest Money: $20,000
Tract #7: 117.127 surveyed acres +/- with approximately 111.5 acres tillable. This tract is located off N 16th Ave and just west of Interstate 55. The non-tillable land consists of a small area of timber and waterway in the SW corner. The tillable land consists of 894A Herrick-Biddle-Piasa silt loam and 897C2 Bunkum-Atlas Silt Loam with an over PI Rating of 113. This is another quality tract in a great location.
Legal: Pt of the NE ¼ West of Interstate 55, Section 16 T9N R5W
PIN: 10-16-200-009, 10-16-200-003, 10-16-200-004
Real Estate Taxes: $1,784
Earnest Money: $75,000
Tract #8: 80.076 surveyed acres +/- that is all tillable. This tract is located off E 1st Road north of N 16th Ave. The tillable land consists of 894A Herrick-Biddle-Piasa silt loam and 885A Virden-Fosterburg Silt Loams with an overall PI Rating of 122.7. This is another great farm in a great location.
Legal: Pt S ½ of the NW ¼ Section 8 T9N R5W
PIN: Pt of 10-08-100-002
Real Estate Taxes: $2,575 (estimated)
Earnest Money: $50,000
Tract #9: 2 Acres located at 16306 E. 1st Road, Litchfield IL. This tract is improved with a 1,350sf home with 2-Bedrooms, 2-Bathrooms, and a 1 car attached garage. The home has a basement. The washer/drier hookups are in the basement. There is a gas forced-air furnace and central air. There is also a 40’X60’ pole building with rock floor and basic electrical service and a 5,000 bushel grain bin. The property appears to be well cared for. There is a current tenant that would be interested in continuing to rent if the buyer wishes to do so.
Legal: NW corner of the S ½ of the NW ¼
PIN: Pt of 10-08-100-002
Real Estate Taxes: $1,275
Earnest Money $5,000
**The home will be shown by appointment only.
Auction subject to a 4% Buyers Premium and subject to seller confirmation at the conclusion of the auction. Closings will be on or before December 15, 2025 at Spears Title Company in Hillsboro, IL.
Barbara Anita Wolff Revocable Trust, Seller
Kent Wolff and Willard James, Trustees
Kent Aumann, Auction Manager
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Seller(s): Barbara Anita Wolff Revocable Trust.