Fire Tower Road, Steelville, Crawford County, MO 65565 for Sale at Auction – Wepfer Property

Bidding Ends Wednesday, September 23rd at 10 AM

80± acres of untouched white oak timber on Fire Tower Road, five miles south of Steelville in Crawford County, accessed by a 33-foot ingress/egress easement. Every acre is forested, and a walkthrough by Holzmueller Forestry Consulting this August turned up no evidence the timber has ever been harvested. The stand is dominated by white oak with post, red, and black oak mixed in, and roughly three-quarters of that white oak volume is already better than eighteen inches at breast height. The forester put the owner's share of the standing timber at approximately $50,000, or about $625 per acre, through a strategic harvest that captures value without wrecking the aesthetics or the habitat. Thick oak regeneration underneath means the next stand is already coming. Take the money now or let it keep growing, either way, that's real value sitting on the stump before you ever hang a stand.

The ground lays mostly flat to gently rolling with about 15 acres of south facing slope on the west side that the forester called low commercial value, which is another way of saying it's exactly where deer bed and turkeys strut on a cold morning. An existing trail system gets a side-by-side to your stands without cutting new road. The tract also adjoins Keysville Towersite, an 80 acre MDC area where deer hunting is archery methods only. No rifle pressure pushing deer around next door during the November grind, that's a rare neighbor to have.

Beyond the property line you're in the best recreation corridor in the state. Steelville, the Floating Capital of Missouri, is 5 miles up Route AA, with the Meramec River and Huzzah and Courtois creeks running nearby outfitters, gravel bars, and some of the finest smallmouth water in the Ozarks. Mark Twain National Forest, the Berryman Trail, and Dillard Mill are all close. And Chesterfield and the west St. Louis suburbs are roughly 85 miles northeast, about an hour and a half door to gate, putting an untouched 80± acre timber tract well inside Friday night range.

For more information, call or text Jason Cleveland at (636) 751-4579.

Auction Terms & Conditions

1. Procedure: Bidding ends Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM, with a soft close, meaning that a bid in the final minute will extend bidding by 5 minutes.

2. BUYERS PREMIUM: 5% Buyer’s Premium will be added to the final bid price to arrive at the contract sales price.

3. ACCEPTANCE OF BID PRICES: Winning bidder will enter into a Contract to Purchase immediately upon being declared the Successful Bidder by the Auctioneer. Upon the close of the auction, the winning bidder will be forwarded via email a Contract to Purchase. Trophy Properties and Auction must receive a signed copy of the contract on or before 12:00 NOON, Thursday, September 24, 2026 (hand delivered, faxed, or scanned and emailed). The Seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Once accepted, this agreement shall be binding on the parties and their successors and assigns. This agreement is NOT subject to financing, inspections, or other contingencies or delays the closing for such reason.

4. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of the contract purchase price will be due upon acceptance of the Sales Contract. Business or Personal Checks or Wire Transfer are accepted.

5. BIDDING: Once submitted, a bid cannot be retracted.

6. CLOSING: Closing shall be on or before 3:00 PM., Thursday, October 22, 2026.

7. POSSESSION: Possession will be given at closing, subject to the remaining rights of the current tenant if any.

8. TITLE: Seller shall furnish the buyer(s) at Seller’s expense an Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance in the amount of the purchase price and agrees to provide and execute a proper deed conveying merchantable title to the real estate to the buyer(s).

9. SURVEY: AT SELLERS OPTION, the Seller shall provide a new survey where there is no existing legal description to convey title.

10. REAL ESTATE TAXES: The 2026 Real Estate taxes to be paid by the Sellers.

11. Under no circumstances shall Bidder have any kind of claim against Trophy Properties and Auction, or anyone else if the Internet service fails to work correctly before or during the auction.

12. The information is believed to be accurate; however, no liability for its accuracy, errors or omissions is assumed. All lines are drawn on maps, photographs, etc. are approximate. Buyers should verify the information to their satisfaction. There are no expressed or implied warranties pertaining to this property. Both real estate (including all improvements, if any) is being sold As Is, Where Is with NO warranties expressed or implied. Please make all inspections and have financing arranged prior to the end of bidding. All announcements made day of sale take precedence over prior advertising either written or oral. This property is subject to prior sale.