Schrader Real Estate Auction Co.

Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co. sells farmland, ranches, timberland, and farm equipment and machinery at auction across the country. The company was founded in 1944 in Columbia City, Indiana, when Denzil Schrader began as an auctioneer, and four generations of the family have since led it as land brokers and auctioneers. Its land has been sold in 40 states.

Schrader uses the M3 multi-tract method, which it pioneered in the 1970s, so buyers can bid on one tract, a group of tracts, or the whole property in a single auction. Equipment sales are held live on site and online. The company also handles private treaty listings, appraisals, and 1031 exchanges through local agents in seven regional offices.