Steve & Denise Knox 

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION

Live On-site with Online Bidding

Thursday, March 21^st 2024 @ 10:00AM

10923 S. Hemlock Ave Howard City, MI 49329 (Newaygo Co.)

After over 40 years of operating a dairy and beef brood cow farm we have sold the farm and are moving into our new home down the road. We have commissioned Art Smith Auctioneers to conduct a Live Public Auction here on the farm to sell our tractors, farm equipment and other items. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you in advance for your time, consideration & support.  Very best regards, Steve & Denise Knox

Steve and Denise are the second generation on this farmstead. They milked a small herd of Red & White Holsteins for nearly 40 years, selling the herd in 2015. The last 8 years they kept a herd of Red Angus brood cows and raised most of the feeders to market weight. The tractors and equipment have always been well maintained and most pieces have been housed in pole barns, ready for field work this spring. Most items have owner’s manuals.

Online pre-bidding available soon with Live/Online simulcast bidding on tractors and equipment starting approx. 11:00AM on Auction day.

TERMS: Cash or good check day of auction. Master Card or VISA with 5% service fee. Out of state or checks over $10,000 must have bank letter stating the amount the check will be good for or be pre-approved by Art Smith Auctioneers. We subscribe to Pay-Tec (A NATIONAL CHECK COLLECTION COMPANY). All items sold in as-is condition. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only (with a max fee of $1,000 per lot)

For bidding or login questions contact Marknet Support: 888-307-6545

For Auction questions before or after Auction contact Noah Smith: 616-633-4254

The Dale Snieder Estate Auction

Live On-site Public Auction w/Online simulcast bidding

Saturday, May 11th 2024 @ 10:00AM

LOCATION: On the farm at 49 W. 112^th St. Grant, MI 49327 (Newaygo Co.)

DIRECTIONS: 2 miles North of Grant on M-37 to 112 St., East ½ mile OR from Grand Rapids take US-131 North to the Rockford/ 10 Mile Road exit # 97, West 5 miles to M-37, North 29 miles, thru Grant, to 112 St. East ½ mile OR South of Newaygo 4 miles on M-37  to 112 St. East ½ mile.

To help settle the Estate of the late Dale Snieder a Live On-site Public Auction will be held. 

NOTE: Dale, locally known as “John Deere Dale” was a lifelong resident of Newaygo County and collector of everything and anything John Deere. He was known to travel 100’s of miles to an Auction if there was something being sold that he needed to add to his collections, from antique tractors, toys, signs, JD bullet pencils & pocket ledgers and Dale had multiples of each!   The JD 730 diesel Hi Crop, one of only 85 made is parade ready & the JD 430 Vegetable is one of only 63 made, according to Tractordata.com.

Online pre-bidding available with Live/Online simulcast bidding on tractors and equipment starting approx. 11:00AM on Auction day.

TERMS: Cash or good check day of auction. Master Card or VISA with 5% service fee. Out of state or checks over $10,000 must have bank letter stating the amount the check will be good for or be pre-approved by Art Smith Auctioneers. We subscribe to Pay-Tec (A NATIONAL CHECK COLLECTION COMPANY). All items sold in as-is condition. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only (with a max fee of $1,000 per lot)

For bidding or login questions contact Marknet Support: 888-307-6545

For Auction questions before or after Auction contact Noah Smith: 616-633-4254

Jim & Ruth Ann Arends Collection Auction

Live On-site Public Auction w/Online simulcast bidding

Thursday, May 23rd  2024 @ 12:00PM

LOCATION: Ravenna Livestock Auction grounds 3265 Slocum Rd. Ravenna, MI 49451 (Muskegon Co.) 

Due to no parking at the farm, all items will be brought to the Ravenna Livestock Auction grounds

DIRECTIONS: Take M-46 East of Muskegon 14 miles or West of Cedar Springs 18 miles to Slocum Rd. South 3 miles. OR Take I-96 West of Grand Rapids 4 miles to the Fruit Ridge Exit # 26, North 10 miles to 13 Mile Rd., West 8 miles to 56^th Ave./Ravenna Rd., North 3 miles.

Due to advancing age, we have decided on a MAJOR downsizing of our collections of tractors, equipment, farm primitives and toys & have chosen the Live Public Auction method to accomplish our goal. We have commissioned Art Smith Auctioneers to conduct the Auction and thank Ravenna Auction for the use of their auction yard. We would like to take this opportunity to also thank you in advance for your time, consideration, and support.

Very best regards, Jim & Ruth Ann Arends

NOTE: Jim & Ruth Ann operated a dairy farm for over 50 years, then raised beef and cash cropped for another 10 years. They traveled the country looking for rare and unusual tractors & farm equipment, then restored them & traveled some more to tractor shows in several states. Now it’s time to let others enjoy their collections. Everything always housed and taken care of. For your convenience everything will be moved to the Ravenna Auction grounds where there will be lots of off-street parking for your trucks & trailers. Auction will begin at 12PM with the toy collection then over to the tractors etc. If inclement weather, the toys can be sold indoors in the dairy arena. Make plans to be in Ravenna on Thursday May 23 at 12 NOON for the start of this fine Live Public Auction.

Online pre-bidding available with Live/Online simulcast bidding on tractors and equipment starting approx. 1:00PM on Auction day.

TERMS: Cash or good check day of auction. Master Card or VISA with 5% service fee. Out of state or checks over $10,000 must have bank letter stating the amount the check will be good for or be pre-approved by Art Smith Auctioneers. We subscribe to Pay-Tec (A NATIONAL CHECK COLLECTION COMPANY). All items sold in as-is condition. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only (with a max fee of $1,000 per lot)

For bidding or login questions contact Marknet Support: 888-307-6545

For Auction questions before or after Auction contact Noah Smith: 616-633-4254