Crystal Valley Cooperative La Salle Elevator South Site
128 Broadway South LaSalle, MN 56056
Auction Location:
Auction Type: Real Estate
Dates
Auction: 07/28/2026, 11:00 am
Open House: 07/15/2026, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Details
Tuesday, July 28th – Auction Closing at 11 AM
Online ONLY Auction
No Buyer’s Premium
To Register: Buyers will need to drop off or mail a $10,000 check, or certified funds NO LATER THAN Friday, July 24th by 4:00 PM at Mages Land Co. Office
- 55780 St Hwy 19 W, Winthrop, MN 55396
- OR
- PO Box 202 – Winthrop, MN 55396
Open House: Wednesday July 15th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Or by appointment with Auctioneer Joe Maidl – 507-276-7749
Property Information & Details
Newly Surveyed Property – 2.93 Acres
Address:
28785 750th Ave
St. James, MN 56081
OR
128 Broadway South
LaSalle, MN 56056
- Watonwan County – Riverdale Township – Section 17 TWP 107
- Range -031 W of Broadway
- Industrial Land – Section 17 TWP 107
- PIN: 150170200 & 090171300
- These two parcels have been split off & are becoming 1 legal disc.
- Surveyed Acres – 2.93
- 0.52 Acres are on road right away
- 2.41 Acres Net
Lot Features
This property includes the main office of a grain elevator facility, a 250,000-bushel grain storage bin with a side draw loadout, a 3,000-bushel overhead Friesen bin, and a traditional wood box elevator. Together, these assets provide a functional grain handling and storage operation with substantial storage capacity and supporting infrastructure.
Main Elevator
- 2003 Behlen Bin – 250,000 Bushel Bin
- Full floor with air – entry on south side & west ladder to top of bin
- Power sweep
- Tunnel under bin with a reclaim conveyor to south side of bin to load out
- Side draw to load out – Auger or belt auger is needed to load out trucks
- 2 – 5,000 BU/Hour Howell Legs – 10,000 Bu/Hour conveyor
- Drive over pit & scale – scale size: 10′ x 80′
- Scale & dump pit of 500/bu with a scale head in office area
- Friesen 3,000 Bu Bin
- Overhead loadout bin on the east side
- Includes two cat walks & stop lights for loading purposes
- Cement pad for a dryer located nearby
- A grain leg to utilize from the dryer is available on the east side
- **Dryer is NOT being sold**
Elevator Main Office Area
- Main area, scale & office
- Gathering area
- Breakroom
- Cement safe area – no door
- Basement
- Restrooms
- Power Boxes
- Hot water heater & furnace
- Includes 250 Gallon LP tank – Leased through Crystal Valley
- Furnace LP & forced air
- Window AC
- City Water – has been shut off per City of LaSalle
- City Sewer – South Central Electric Assn. – St. James
- SCEA – 507-375-3164
- Four cement slabs on lot in SW corner from old bin base
- Lot includes land south of elevator – great for truck or equipment parking
Wood Box Elevator
- Multiple wood storage bins – in excess of 100,000 bu bin
- This elevator hasn’t been in use for a few years
- Drive-thru scale with loadouts & a catwalk
- Scale Dimensions – 10′ x 80′ – Includes 500 Bu pit
- Two electric overhead doors

Auctioneers: Matt Mages, Courtland, Lic: 52-26-018; Founder Larry Mages, Lafayette; Ryan Froehlich, Winthrop;
Clerk: Mages Land Co & Auction Service, LLC
Real Estate Terms: No Buyer’s Premium. The buyer shall submit 5% nonrefundable earnest money down of total purchase amount with bid in the form of a check, cashiers check or U.S. currency and if accepted enter into a non-contingent purchase agreement with the balance to be paid upon closing on or before August 31st, 2026. To Register: Buyers will need to drop off or mail a $10,000 check, or certified funds NO LATER THAN Friday, July 24th by 4:00 PM at Mages Land Co. Office The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. Subject to any easements of record. Survey to be preformed by the seller at the seller’s expense. New property tax will be determined and prorated from the day of closing. Expenses and fees incurred by the process of splitting off the parcel and creating an easement for back and forth access to bin site will be split between buyer and seller. The seller or seller’s agents are not responsible for any errors in information. This is a guide. Buyers are responsible to collect their own info. Seller has the right to reject any & all bids. Auctioneer has the right to run the sale however he feels best serves the seller. Mages Land Co & Auction Service represents the seller in this transaction.

