Farm Power: Tractors take center stage in Ritchie Bros. auction

Apr 19, 2017

Auction was held in Houston, Texas

Farms.com Auction Report
By Farms.com Media

An auction hosted by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Houston, Texas on April 19 was highlighted by tractors, including one selling for more than $80,000.

A 2009 Case IH Steiger 485S 4WD tractor sold for $87,500 USD ($116,174 CAD).

Specs: 2,433 hours, diesel, 489 hp, 16 spd powershift, Trimble EZ-Guide Plus display, A/C cab, 4 hyd outlets, scraper hitch, frt weights, 710/70R42, duals.

2009 Case IH Steiger 485S 4WD tractor

A 2009 Case IH 335 Magnum MFWD tractor sold for $70,000 USD ($92,939 CAD).

Specs: 2,614 hours, 330 hp, 18 spd, A/C cab, 4 hyd outlets, aux hyd, 1000 PTO, Q/C 3 pt hitch, air brake sys, frt weights, rear wheel weights, 380/80R38 F, 480/80R50 R, duals.

2009 Case IH 335 Magnum MFWD tractor

A 2013 John Deere 6125M MFWD tractor sold for $65,000 USD ($86,301 CAD).

Specs: 1,095 hours, diesel, H340 ldr w/QC bkt, 16 spd power quad LH rev, diff lock, A/C cab, 3 hyd outlets, ag hitch, 540 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 380/85R24 F, 460/85R34 R.

2013 John Deere 6125M MFWD tractor

A 2008 John Deere 9630 scraper special 4WD tractor sold for $60,000 USD ($79,662 CAD).

Specs: 7,446 hours, diesel, 18 spd, A/C cab, 4 hyd outlets, frt weights, frt wheel weights, 710/70R42, duals.

2008 John Deere 9630 scraper special 4WD tractor

A 2014 John Deere 6105D MFWD tractor sold for $37,000 USD ($49,125 CAD).

Specs: 438 hours, diesel, 9 spd, canopy, hyd outlets, 540 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 13.6x24 F, 18.4x34 R, air comp.

2014 John Deere 6105D MFWD tractor

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.