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Bates County, MO tax sales

How tax lien and tax deed sales work in Bates County, seat of Butler: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

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Next sale
There is no separate deed auction.
Registration
Bates County publishes no bidder registration form, packet, or deadline.
County office
(660) 386-7776 option 3
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How Bates County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

Run by
Bates County Collector/Treasurer's Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annually on the fourth Monday in August.
Registration
Bates County publishes no bidder registration form, packet, or deadline.
When it runs
Annually on the fourth Monday in August. The Collector's office states it is responsible for "conducting the delinquent real estate tax certificate sale held the fourth Monday of every August." Bates County posts no separate sale notice giving a start time or room number, so confirm both with the office before travelling.
Registration and deposit

Bates County publishes no bidder registration form, packet, or deadline. Contact the Collector/Treasurer at (660) 386-7776 option 3, or in person at 103 West Dakota, Room 2 in Butler, well ahead of the fourth Monday in August to learn what the office requires of bidders on sale day and to get the parcel list. Missouri collectors take the statutory non-delinquency affidavit from every bidder, and a nonresident buyer must consent to the circuit court's jurisdiction and name a county resident as agent, so allow time to prepare those before the sale.

Sale format and venue
The Collector/Treasurer runs the Chapter 140 certificate sale for Bates County and is the only office that publishes anything about it. No online auction platform is named for this county, so plan on bidding at the sale the Collector conducts rather than through a website, and confirm the venue with the office. The county posts no delinquent land list, sale terms, or results page, so the newspaper legal notice and the Collector's office are where the parcel list comes from. Kacie Robey is the Collector/Treasurer, with deputies Melanie Bracher and Terri Korkmaz.
Source: Collector/Treasurer's Office, Bates County· Verified Aug 22, 2026

Tax deed sale

Run by
County Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
There is no separate deed auction.
When it runs
There is no separate deed auction. Deeds come out of the same August sale once a parcel has cycled past the third offering, and unsold post third offering parcels are re-offered at least once every 30 days. A purchaser at a post third offering sale takes an immediate collector's deed with no redemption period.
Sale format and venue
A first or second offering buyer holds a certificate and must wait out the one year redemption period, obtain a title search, serve the 90 day notice of the right to redeem on the owner and every recorded claimant by both first class and certified mail, file the affidavit with the collector, pay all subsequent taxes and the recording fee, and get the deed executed and recorded within 18 months of the sale. Miss the 18 months and the amount due the purchaser stops being a lien. A third offering buyer follows a shorter version, with a 90 day redemption period and notice to recorded claimants within 45 days of the sale. Counties that have elected the Land Tax Collection Law in Chapter 141 pull those parcels out of the collector's offering lists entirely and foreclose in court, and the sheriff sells them there, so confirm which chapter this county runs.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes 140.405 - Purchaser of property at delinquent land tax auction, deed issued to, when, notice of right of redemptionMo. Rev. Stat. 140.405· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Bates County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Bates County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.

  1. Get the advertised list

    A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.

  2. Register to bid

    Bates County publishes no bidder registration form, packet, or deadline. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    There is no separate deed auction. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use County Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Bates County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bates County publishes no bidder registration form, packet, or deadline. Contact the Collector/Treasurer at (660) 386-7776 option 3, or in person at 103 West Dakota, Room 2 in Butler, well ahead of the fourth Monday in August to learn what the office requires of bidders on sale day and to get the parcel list. Missouri collectors take the statutory non-delinquency affidavit from every bidder, and a nonresident buyer must consent to the circuit court's jurisdiction and name a county resident as agent, so allow time to prepare those before the sale.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Missouri due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

Missouri publishes no standing over the counter certificate list. The equivalent route is the post third offering sale. Parcels that draw no buyer at a third offering must be advertised or offered again once every 30 days, and where the county's appointed trustee declines to take a parcel the collector may sell it at any time and for any amount. A buyer at any of these sales gets an immediate collector's deed, no redemption period, and must first pay every tax that fell due after the taxes named in the advertisement. Parcels the trustee did take are held for the taxing funds and sold on order of the county commission. Ask the collector for the current post third offering list and its bidding terms, because the format varies by county.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Bates County Collector/Treasurer

(660) 386-7776 option 3

103 West Dakota, Room 2, Butler, MO 64730

Official website

County notes

  • Kacie Robey is the Bates County Collector/Treasurer, assisted by deputies Melanie Bracher and Terri Korkmaz. The office fax is (660) 227-7089.
  • The Collector/Treasurer sits in the county administration building at 103 West Dakota, Room 2 in Butler, not in the courthouse at 1 North Delaware. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed from noon to 1 p.m., so time an in person visit around the lunch closure.
  • Bates County publishes no delinquent land list, bidder registration packet, or sale results online. Call (660) 386-7776 option 3 for the list and the sale day terms, and watch the legal notices in the local Butler and Rich Hill papers for the published delinquent list.
  • No online auction platform is confirmed for Bates County. Treat any third party site advertising Bates County tax sale parcels as unofficial until the Collector's office confirms it.

Missouri rules

Max interest rate
10% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the price at the sale
Redemption
After a first or second offering sale, the owner and other interested parties hold an absolute right to redeem for one year, then a defeasible right that lasts until the purchaser actually acquires the deed. A purchaser must serve the 90 day notice of the right to redeem before the date on which the deed can be acquired, so the practical window usually runs past the one year mark. After a third offering sale, redemption runs 90 days, and the purchaser must give notice to recorded claimants within 45 days of the sale. After a post third offering sale, there is no redemption period and the deed issues immediately. Minors and incapacitated or disabled persons have a longer right, running five years from the last payment of taxes by that person or a predecessor. The right also ends if the certificate lapses because the purchaser failed to record the deed within 18 months.
Deed deposit
The winning bidder must pay the full amount of the bid to the collector immediately at the sale. Chapter 140 sets no advance bidder deposit and no balance due window. A bidder who fails to pay forfeits a penalty of 25 percent of the bid to the county school fund and the parcel is offered again at once as though no sale had been made. Counties running an online or registered sale may impose their own deposit and registration terms on top of the statute, so confirm them with the collector.
Surplus proceeds
Any amount above the taxes and costs is surplus. The collector pays it into the county treasury, where the treasurer holds it in trust for the lesser of three years or 90 days after the redemption period expires. It is distributed first to the former lienholders of record in the priority their liens held on the date of the sale, then to the former owner. No distribution other than through the redemption process may occur until 90 days after the redemption period ends, and a claimant must file a written claim with the county commission within those 90 days, referencing the recorded lien it rests on. The county pays no interest on the fund. Anything still unclaimed at three years becomes the permanent school fund of the county.
Governing statute
Mo. Rev. Stat. Chapter 140

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Bates County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Bates County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Bates County tax certificate sale?

Annually on the fourth Monday in August. The Collector's office states it is responsible for "conducting the delinquent real estate tax certificate sale held the fourth Monday of every August." Bates County posts no separate sale notice giving a start time or room number, so confirm both with the office before travelling. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Bates County hold tax deed sales?

Bates County holds its tax deed sale once a year. There is no separate deed auction. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Missouri's redemption rule: 1 year from a first or second offering sale, 90 days from a third offering sale, and none after a post third offering sale. Call the County Collector as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Verified Aug 22, 2026 against official county and state sources.

Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.

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