Farmland sales in Shelby County, Illinois
25 farm sales of 10 acres or more in the last 12 months. The middle price of 22 sales of 20 acres or more over the last 12 months was $9,384 an acre (middle half $7,975 to $13,895).
All of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana together: the September 2026 update, with the biggest buyers and unusual prices.
The latest sales
| Date | Where | Acres | Price | $/acre | Note | Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026* | Shelbyville township, Shelby County, IL | 20.2 | $198,206 | $9,802 | ||
| Sep 29, 2026* | Sigel township, Shelby County, IL | 17 | $289,000 | $17,000 | ||
| Sep 23, 2026* | Sigel township, Shelby County, IL | 51 | $867,000 | $17,000 | ||
| Aug 21, 2026* | Clarksburg township, Shelby County, IL | 21.3 | $170,000 | $7,966 | with buildings | |
| Aug 18, 2026* | Prairie township, Shelby County, IL | 36.7 | $475,325 | $12,948 | ||
| Aug 17, 2026* | Oconee township, Shelby County, IL | 40 | $180,000 | $4,500 | ||
| Jul 17, 2026* | Oconee township, Shelby County, IL | 69 | $855,600 | $12,400 | ||
| Jul 8, 2026* | Sigel township, Shelby County, IL | 10 | $125,000 | $12,500 | ||
| May 19, 2026* | Clarksburg township, Shelby County, IL | 31.4 | $300,889 | $9,567 | ||
| May 5, 2026* | Oconee township, Shelby County, IL | 120 | $799,000 | $6,658 | ||
| Apr 14, 2026* | Rose township, Shelby County, IL | 13.2 | $70,000 | $5,295 | ||
| Mar 31, 2026* | Oconee township, Shelby County, IL | 48.7 | $340,830 | $7,000 | ||
| Mar 30, 2026* | Prairie township, Shelby County, IL | 75 | $600,000 | $8,001 | ||
| Mar 24, 2026* | Okaw township, Shelby County, IL | 99.2 | $1,400,000 | $14,110 | ||
| Mar 18, 2026* | Windsor township, Shelby County, IL | 59 | $1,062,000 | $18,000 | ||
| Jan 8, 2026* | Oconee township, Shelby County, IL | 40 | $220,000 | $5,500 | ||
| Dec 30, 2025* | Oconee township, Shelby County, IL | 50 | $535,000 | $10,700 | ||
| Dec 26, 2025* | Ridge township, Shelby County, IL | 116 | $1,740,150 | $15,001 | ||
| Dec 23, 2025* | Shelbyville township, Shelby County, IL | 36.3 | $526,350 | $14,500 | ||
| Dec 3, 2025* | Herrick township, Shelby County, IL | 24 | $192,000 | $8,000 | ||
| Dec 2, 2025* | Herrick township, Shelby County, IL | 40 | $368,000 | $9,200 | ||
| Dec 2, 2025* | Herrick township, Shelby County, IL | 40 | $200,000 | $5,000 | ||
| Dec 2, 2025* | Herrick township, Shelby County, IL | 40 | $568,000 | $14,200 | ||
| Nov 24, 2025* | Oconee township, Shelby County, IL | 76.3 | $695,000 | $9,114 | ||
| Nov 14, 2025* | Shelbyville township, Shelby County, IL | 26.6 | $238,500 | $8,983 |
* Dated by the deed; the state file this was read from does not carry the recording date for these rows.
Usual here: $10,029 an acre, the middle of 52 sales of 20 acres or more over the last 24 months (middle half $7,438 to $13,986). A sale marked unusual sits well outside that; possible reasons above the usual: a house or buildings, timber or hunting ground, a building site or development land, or a neighbor paying more for the piece next door; below: a family or neighbor sale, a part interest, wooded, wet or poorer ground, no road access, or a land contract.
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A sale is listed when it carries a price and acres and a whole interest changed hands in a normal sale: gifts, family and related-party sales, quit claims, foreclosures and the like are left out, the same rule as Field Scout and the Farmland Atlas. Township and town are where the state places the sale; no parcel is pinned. None of this is an appraisal. Source: Illinois Department of Revenue, MyDec transfer declarations (PTAX-203), farm parcels, read Oct 18, 2026.
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