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 $1,000 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 APPLY PER THE LOCATION OF POSSESSION AND SELLER TYPE OF THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

Listed below is a link for the Streamlined Tax Exemption form that includes 24 participating states. States that do not participate in the streamlined form, but in which Steffes Group frequently transacts business are MO and IL. Please contact our office if you would like us to send you a form for one of these states. The link for the streamlined form includes the states of IA, MN, ND, NE, and SD, among others.

Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement Certificate of Exemption

If you have any questions concerning sales tax, please contact the appropriate state government agency for that location or contact our office. Minnesota requires sales tax to be charged on all online consignment auctions unless the buyer provides an exemption form. 

Titled vehicles

$35 document fee charged on all titled vehicle purchases.

Per 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 on the entire sales price (including the buyer’s premium). 

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 EQUIPMENT AUCTION

Auction held at 17587 173^rd Avenue, Milo, IA 50166

4WD TRACTOR

1999 John Deere 9400, shows 7,328 hrs., 4WD, quad range, deluxe cab, 3 hyd., AutoSteer & GreenStar ready, Field Office, front & rear wheel weights, 710/70R38 duals, S/N RW9400H020330

MFWD TRACTORS

2000 John Deere 8110, shows 7,918 hrs., MFWD, powershift, CAH, 4 hyd., 3 pt. w/quick hitch, 1000 PTO, front fenders, front weights, 16.9R30 fronts, 480/80R46 rears, S/N RW8110P002867

1997 John Deere 7810, shows 8,388 hrs., MFWD, quad range, CAH, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 540 PTO, rear wheel weights, front fenders, sells w/JD 740 front end loader & 8’ quick attach. bucket, weld on edge, grill guard, joystick controls, quick attach bucket, 80/85R30 fronts, 480/80R42 rears, S/N RW7810H003129

2WD TRACTORS

1973 John Deere 4230, shows 2,475 hrs., 2WD, CAH, 3 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, rear wheel weights, block heater, 18.4-34 rears, S/N 007753

Allis Chalmers One-Eighty, shows 2,594 hrs., 2WD, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540 PTO, fenders, 18.4-28 rears, S/N WA7950-2

ATTACHMENTS

Allis Chalmers, loader bucket, 48", w/bale spear

3 Pt. Bale Spear, 48"

3-Prong Bale Spear

3 Pt. Hog Mover, 7'x4'

Loader Bucket, 7'

COMBINE

2013 John Deere S680, 1,929 sep./3,129 eng. hrs., PRWD, STS, premium cab, instructional seat, backup camera, Auto-Trac ready w/GreenStar 3 2630 mounted armrest display, Pro Drive trans., w/Harvest Smart, Command Touch multi-speed drive, round bar concaves, 7.9M unloading auger, manual adj. vane tailboard, 110V coolant heater, 165mm axle spacer, Maurer grain tank ext., 650/85R38 front duals, 750/65R26 rears, S/N 1H0S680SCD0756084

HEADS

2014 John Deere 612C, corn head, 12x30", single pt. hookups, stubble lights, Row Sense, header height control, Roll-A-Cones, ear savers, S/N H00612CTEX766282

2011 John Deere 640, flex draper head, 40', hyd. fore/aft, single pt. hookups, stubble lights, Hydra Flex, poly skid plates, S/N 1H0640FDJB0740867

HEAD TRAILERS

Unverferth Roadrunner, 30', tricycle front, front poly fenders, ext. tongue, ST225/75R15 tires

Stud King, 42', dual rear axles, brakes, single wheels, ST235/85R16 tires, S/N 7717

PLANTER

Kinze 3660, bulk fill planter, 16x30", Interplant, drawbar, vacuum, fluted coulter openers, rubber wheels seed firmers, Kinze Digi-Star scale link, air seed delivery, tri-fold markers, bulk tanks, electronic individual row shutoffs, (16) corn plates

SEED TENDER

Friesen 220, seed tender, dual axle, Honda GX 160 eng., electric start, 2-5/16" ball, 235/85R16 tires, S/N 165

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

Landoll 7450, vertical tillage, 44', tandems on main & wings, round bar spring loaded rolling basket, pintle hitch, 235/75R17.5 tires, S/N 74B1202690

Landoll 2110, vertical tillage, 7.5" spacing, 13-shank, tandem wheels, spring loaded shanks, 17' wide, pintle hitch, 12.5x15 tires, S/N 21E0900226

Blu-Jet Sub Tiller II, ripper, 7-shank, 16', pull-type, dual wheels, 9.5L-15 tires

John Deere 400, rotary hoe, 30', 3 pt.

GRAVITY FLOW WAGONS

Brent 644, gravity flow, unload light, inspection windows, brakes, roll tarp, road lights, LH unload, 425/65R22.5 tires, S/N B23080114

EZ Flow, gravity wagon, LH unload, hyd. unload auger, 6"x10', 11L-15 SL tires

EZ Flow, fravity flow, LH unload, 9.5L-15 tires

Dakon, gravity flow, LH unload, 11L-15 tires

Stan Hoist, barge box wagon, silage sides, 11L-15 tires

Barge Box Wagon, 10'x6', 8.00-8.20x15 tires

Barge Box Wagon, w/added roof, 11L-15 tires

GRINDER MIXER & FEED WAGON

Lorenz 85H3, grinder mixer, hyd. unload auger, 540 PTO, hyd. loader auger, S/N 4033

Kelly Ryan, silage feed wagon, chain unload, 11'x5', 540 PTO, 11R22.5 tires

MANURE SPREADER

H&S 370, manure spreader, poly lined, dual beater, 15'x6, hyd. gate, 295/75R22.5 tires

SPRAYERS

Continental, 3 Pt. sprayer, 24' boom, 300 gal.

XUV Sprayer, 60 gal. tank, Honda 4-stroke pump, wand, (3) nozzle tips

HAY EQUIPMENT

Case, sickle mower, 9'

Hayrack, wood floor & Back, 96"x168", 11L-15 tires

Hayrack, w/bale cage, 16'x8', 11L-15 tires

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

Creep Feeder w/Calf Gates

Apache Creep Feeder w/Calf Gates

(4) Round Hay Ring feeders, 8'

(2) Square Hay Rings, 8'x8'

Titan West, squeeze chute, 5-section, head gate

(2) Metal Feed Bunks, 20'x4'x2.5'

(5) Concrete J-Bunks

(16) Concrete U-Bunks, 8'x3.5'

Portable Loafing Shed, approx. 36'x15', on skids (shed only & hinged gates)

AUGERS

Westfield MK100-71, swing hopper, 10"x71', 540 PTO, dual auger hopper, hyd. lift, S/N 161420

Westfield MK100-71, swing hopper, 10"x71', hyd. lift, dual hopper augers, S/N 172552

SNOWBLOWER

John Deere 726E, snowblower, Briggs & Stratton 9 hp., 26", electric start, 6-speed, 2-stage, S/N 2015272599

FORKLIFT

Hyster 80, shows 4,692 hrs., forklift, LP gas, 48" forks, triple mast, side shift, 28x12.5 tires, S/N 77047

OTHER EQUIPMENT

2013 MTM Fire 150, heater, 154,000 BTU., 120V, oil burner, thermostat, S/N 95800275

John Deere, rolling toolbox, (18) drawers, top & bottom 46"x63"18" (contents not included)

500 Gal. Fuel Tank, 110V Gasboy pump

250 Gal. Fuel Tank on Stand

Oxy-Acetylene Torch Kit on Wheels

SS Top Toolbox/Bench, (21) drawers, 96"x43"x30", on casters (contents not included)

Portable NH3 Tank, converted to liquid carrier, 12.5L-15 tires, 1,000 gal.

Don D. Hunerdosse Estate / Chuck Cleveland – 515.238.3936

For information contact Seth Twedt of Steffes Group at 515.432.6000 or 515.231.1921