Peoples Land Co, LLC is honored to offer the Bigelow Trust and Echternacht Farm for sale at public auction. The sale will be held at the American Legion Hall, located at 520 East Maple St., Shelbina, MO 63468, on March 26, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. This outstanding farm has been in the family for decades and has been carefully maintained and farmed at a high level for many years. Farms in this area are hard to come by, making this a prime opportunity for investment or to expand a farming operation.
The property is offered in three tracts located in two areas, creating an ideal opportunity for multiple buyers. The farm will be sold as three tracts using the Buyer’s Choice method. The tracts consist of the following:
Tract 1: Consists of 80 acres m/l (subject to final survey), with 60 m/l FSA tillable acres, making it 75% tillable. The balance includes maintained waterways and brushy draws. The tract has highway frontage along Highway K and county road frontage along Shelby 217. Soil types consist predominantly of productive Leonard, Mexico, or Armstrong soils.
Tract 2: Consists of 80 acres m/l (subject to final survey), with 70 m/l FSA tillable acres, making it 87% tillable. The balance includes maintained waterways and a brushy draw. It has county road frontage on two sides along Shelby 217 and Shelby 204. Soil types consist predominantly of productive Leonard, Mexico, or Armstrong soils.
Tract 3: Consists of 80 acres m/l (subject to final survey), with 76 m/l FSA tillable acres, making it 95% tillable. The balance includes maintained waterways and brushy draws. It has county road frontage along Shelby 316. Soil types consist predominantly of productive Mexico, Chariton, or Auxvasse soils.
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Research Parcel InformationProperty Location: Tracts 1 & 2: West of Shelbyville, MO. Directions: Take Highway K West from Shelbyville, MO approximately 7.5 miles to Shelby 217 for Tract 1 and 2
Tract 3: Take Highway K West from Shelbyville, MO approximately 6.5 miles to Highway N, then take Highway N south approximately 2.0 miles to Shelby 316, then take Shelby 316 east approximately 1.5 miles to Tract 3