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 3^rd 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 Alberta, MN, 1/2 mile west on MN Hwy 28, 1 mile south on Cty Hwy 9, 1/2 mile east on 240th St. 54701 240th St., Alberta, MN 56207

AUCTIONEER'S NOTE:  Major Equipment selling at 11:00AM with online bidding.

TRACTORS

2011 John Deere 9630T track tractor, deluxe cab, leather seat & steering wheel, powershift, 5 hyd., AutoTrac ready, HID lights, Cat 5 drawbar, (26) front weights, front idler weights, 30" belt, shows 2,067 hrs., S/N1RW9630TKBP914119

2012 John Deere 8310R MFWD, IVT, ILS, 4 hyd., 3 pt., power beyond, 1000 PTO, AutoTrac ready, AM/FM, HID lights, deluxe controls, front fenders, 380/80R38 front duals, 480/80R50 rear duals, 1,380 hrs., S/N1RW8310RKCD055761

2009 John Deere 8430 MFWD, deluxe cab, leather seat & trim, ILS, powershift, 5 hyd., 3 pt., multi PTO capable, AutoTrac ready, diff lock, AM/FM, foot throttle, front fenders, front weights, 420/85R34 front duals, 480/80R50 rear duals, 3,000 hrs., S/NRW8430P041610

John Deere 4450 2WD, CAH, powershift, 15 spd., 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, AM/FM, Allied 795 quick tach loader, 8' material bucket, 14.9-46 rear tires w/duals, shows 8,041 hrs., S/NRW4450P005004

Farmall 350 wide front, 1 hyd., 540 PTO, power steering, New Idea 501 hyd. loader, 8' bucket, 13.6-38 rear tires, S/N11394

Ford 8N wide front, 3 pt., 540 PTO, rear fenders, 11-28 tires

COMBINE

2008 John Deere 9770 STS, Contour-Master, RWD, DAS, AHHC, HD variable spd. feeder house, fine cut chopper, hopper extension, high cap. unload, rear camera, single pt. hookup, 20.8-38 front duals, 600/85R28 rear tires, 1,829 sep. hrs., 2,458 engine hrs., S/NH09770S727935

HEADS

2013 John Deere 608C Stalkmaster chopping corn head, 8x30", RowSense, oil drive, individual row shut-off, single pt. hookup, S/N1H00608CC00755621

2012 John Deere 635F flex head, 35', full finger auger, poly, S/N737825

PLANTERS

2009 AgCo White 8500 air planter, 16/31 row, 15"/30", pull-type, front fold, ground drive pump, liquid fertilizer, central fill, hyd. drive, floating row cleaners, AgCo monitor, corn & bean plates, markers, 31x13.5 tires, S/N53100101

John Deere 1780 vacuum planter, 24x20", front fold, MaxEmerge Plus, hyd. drive, drawbar hitch, 3 bu. boxes, floating row cleaners, markers

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

2012 Case-IH 870 Ecolo Tiger disc ripper, 11 shank, 24" spacing, walking tandems, rock cushion gang front discs, rear leveling discs, 16.5L-16 tires

John Deere 2210 field cultivator, 51', 6" spacing, floating hitch, single pt. depth, 4-bar harrow, 12.5L-15 tires, S/N1N02210XCF076037

John Deere 2410 chisel plow, 31', floating hitch, Tru-Depth standards, walking tandems, single pt. depth, 3-bar harrow, 11L15 tires, S/N1N02410XCC0745634

John Deere 1530 heavy disc, 16', cone blades, tandems

Melroe harrow, 44', 9 section

Melroe multiweeder, 36', 3 rank, 4-bar harrow

TRUCKS

1995 Freightliner, 36" integral sleeper, 11.1L Series 60 Detroit, 9 spd., air ride, air slide 5th, diff lock, cruise, AM/FM, A/C, 210" WB, 285/75R24.5 tires on aluminum front wheels & steel rear wheels, 598,212 ECM mileage, S/N1FUYDCXB25P822253

1995 Volvo integral sleeper, 12.7L Series 60 Detroit, 10 spd., jake brake, air ride, air cab, air slide 5th, diff lock, cruise, AM/FM, dual aluminum tanks, 1/2 fenders, 220" WB, 285/75R24.5 tires on all aluminum wheels, 560,084 ECM mileage, S/N4V1WDBRH6SN690038

2003 Ford F350 service truck, 4-door, dually, Powerstroke 6.0L diesel, automatic, 2WD, AM/FM, CD, A/C, power windows & locks, cloth interior, Astoria fiberglass service body, WS80 IMT crane, includes Portable fuel tank, 300+/- gal., dual 20 gpm, 12v pump, 1.25" hose, commercial fuel shut-off, 235/85R16 tires, shows 225,238 miles, Compressor sells separately, the tank will be included with the vehicle

1970 Ford 600 single axle grain truck, V8 gas, 5&2 spd., 15' box & hoist, SRT roll tarp w/Westfield drill fill auger, 8.25-20 tires, shows 14,654 miles

2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD reg. cab, long box, 6.0L Vortec, automatic, push button 4WD, A/C, power windows, locks & mirrors, AM/FM, CD, cloth interior, 60/40 bench, 5th wheel hitch, receiver hitch, 245/75R16 tires on steel wheels, approx. 230,000 miles

TRAILERS

2014 Timpte Super Hopper, hopper bottom trailer, 38', ag hopper, spring ride, electric traps & tarp, stainless steel corners & rear, 11R24.5 tires on steel wheels, S/N1TDH3802XEB145360

2014 Timpte Super Hopper, hopper bottom trailer, 38', ag hopper, spring ride, electric traps & tarp, stainless steel corners & rear, 11R24.5 tires on steel wheels, S/N1TDH38023EB145359

Longhorn 5^th wheel gooseneck flatbed trailer, 41’, wood deck, (2) 10,000 dual wheel axle, 235/80R16 tires

2012 Maurer header trailer, 38', tandem axle dolly wheels

Header trailer

GRAIN CART & GRAVITY BOX

2011 J&M 875 grain cart, 1000 PTO, front fold corner auger, roll tarp, scale, 800/65R32 single tires

Bradford 225 gravity box, roll tarp, 11L-15 tires

SPRAYER

John Deere 4720 self-propelled sprayer, air ride seat, 90' boom, 3 section boom height, stainless steel 800 gal. tank, 5-way nozzles, 5-section boom control, rinse tank, Norac boom height, hyd. tread adj., 3" fill, stainless steel educator, AutoTrac ready, AM/FM, 380/90R46 tires, 2,379 hrs., S/N04720X007238

AUGERS

Westfield TFX-2 loadout auger, 100'x36", 10 hp., single phase, S/N275041

Westfield TFX-2 loadout auger, 100'x31", 10 hp., single phase, S/N273962

MOWERS

Dearborn 4-16 sickle mower, 7', S/N8336

Woods RM59-2 finish mower, 60", 3 pt., 540 PTO, S/N66136

OTHER FARM SUPPORT ITEMS

Friesen 240RT Seed Express seed tender, GX160 Honda, on tandem axle trailer

Duolift tandem axle tender trailer, cone bottom 1,200 gal. tank, 2" pump, 12.5L-15 tires

Rock King reel type rockpicker, PTO, hyd. dump, 11L-15 tires

Lorenz L8600 scraper, hyd. push off, 385/65R22.5 Super single front tires, 14.9-24 diamond tread rear tires

Notch RB82 rock bucket, 6-1/2', quick tach mounts, for Allied loader

Topcon RL-H2S dual grade laser w/receiver grade rod & tripod

Lorenz snowblower, 8', 3 pt., 540 PTO, 2 stage, 3 auger

Kelderman set of 36" rubber tracks, off John Deere 9610, needs work

John Deere suitcase weights

John Deere wheel weights

Orthman tracer, 3 pt., steering

Hyd. drive, for grain cart

Portable fuel trailer, 300 gal., 12v electric pump

Fuel barrel, 500 gal., w/pump, green, pump needs work

Fuel barrel, 500 gal., red

Tote, 275 gal., 12v pump & meter

GPS EQUIPMENT

John Deere 2630 display, AT, RowSense, SF2, S/NPCGU2UA393790

(3) John Deere brown box, AT card, processor, SF1

(2) John Deere Starfire 3000 globe, SF1

(2) John Deere Starfire ITC globe, SF1

RECREATIONAL ITEMS

Honda Foreman 500 Rubicon ATV, Honda Matic, 4x4, front & rear racks, 877 miles

Ez-Go golf cart, gas

SHOP EQUIPMENT

Ingersoll Rand portable compressor, 13 hp., gas, Kohler Command engine, electric start, hose reel (sells separate from 2003 Ford F350 truck)

Walker floor jack, 10 ton, air operated, Fresh $1,200 workorder

Cherry picker, heavy duty

(2) Tote stackable John Deere oil bar

Lincoln Electric Weld Pak 155 wire welder, 220v, single phase

Hyd. press

Win Power PTO generator, 30kw

DOUG & CAROL BACKMAN

Doug 320.760.3119

or Scott Gillespie at Steffes Group, 320.693.9371 or 320.760.3066