Farm Power: Deere combine tops Ritchie Bros. auction

Apr 05, 2017

Auction was held in Limerick, Saskatchewan

Farms.com Auction Report
By Farms.com Media

An auction hosted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers on April 1 in Limerick, Saskatchewan was highlighted by a John Deere combine selling for more than $280,000.

A 2012 John Deere S680 combine sold for $285,000.

Specs: 1,352 hours, 615P 15 ft hdr, reverser, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, rock trap, long auger, grain tank exts, fine cut chopper, yield & moisture, lateral tilt fdr house, 520/85R42 F, 750/65R26 R, duals, 947 sep hrs showing, GS3 CommandCenter, AutoTrac SF1, Harvest Smart, ProDrive, crop catcher.

2012 John Deere S680 combine

A 2010 John Deere 9630T track tractor sold for $225,000.

Specs: 2,188 hours, powershift, 48 GPM, 5 hyd outlets, aux hyd, frt weights, idler weights, 36 in. Camoplast tracks.

2010 John Deere 9630T

A 2010 John Deere 4830 100ft. high clearance sprayer sold for $180,000.

Specs: 2,556 hours, 1000 gallons stainless steel tank, 5 nozzle bodies, rinse tank, GS2 2600 display, AutoTrac SF1 activation, StarFire iTC receiver, hyd axle adj, 420/80R46, 1060 machine hrs showing, (3) Sensor BoomTrac Pro, Swath Control Pro.

2010 John Deere 4830 100ft. high clearance sprayer

A 2011 John Deere 7430 Premium MFWD tractor sold for $130,000.

Specs: 1,711 hours, joystick, IVT LH rev, 4 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, rear wheel weights, 420/85R28 F, 520/85R38 R, rear ctrls.

2011 John Deere 7430 Premium MFWD tractor

A 1992 John Deere 4960 MFWD tractor sold for $80,000.

Specs: 7,342 hours, powershift, diff lock, 3 hyd outlets, Big 1000 PTO, frt weights, rear wheel weights, 18.4R26 F, 20.8R42 R, duals.

1992 John Deere 4960 MFWD tractor

A 2010 Bourgault 6550ST 550 +/- BU tow-behind air drill sold for $75,000.

Specs: 4 comp't tank, dbl fan, 10 in. load auger, hyd bag lift, 540/65R24 F, 900/60R32 R, 591 monitor, aux clutch switch, actuator ctrl.

2010 Bourgault 6550ST 550 +/- BU tow-behind air drill

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.