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Callaway County, MO tax sales

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

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Next sale
Callaway County holds no separate deed auction.
Registration
Bidders appear in person at the Collector's sale.
County office
573-642-0747
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How Callaway County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

Run by
Callaway County Collector
Frequency
annual
Registration
Bidders appear in person at the Collector's sale.
When it runs
The Collector holds the annual delinquent land tax sale on the fourth Monday in August, commencing at ten o'clock in the morning, and the sale runs from day to day until every parcel on the list has been offered. First, second and third offerings all take place at that same August sale, each parcel offered at the level it has reached. Callaway County posts no sale calendar online, so confirm the current year's date and start time with the Collector at 573-642-0747.
Registration and deposit

Bidders appear in person at the Collector's sale. Every purchaser must sign an affidavit stating they are not delinquent on any other property tax, and a false affidavit can void the purchase. A nonresident bidder must file written consent to the jurisdiction of the circuit court and appoint a Callaway County citizen as agent for service of process, with the certificate issued to that agent, who later conveys to the nonresident. The winning bidder pays the required sum to the Collector at the sale. Chapter 140 sets no advance deposit, but the office can add local paperwork and payment terms, so call 573-642-0747 before sale day to confirm what registration documents and payment forms it accepts.

Sale format and venue
Callaway County runs the Chapter 140 Jones-Munger sale, the process used by most Missouri counties, not the Chapter 141 court supervised process that applies in St. Louis city and Jackson County. Bidding opens at the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and costs, and the parcel goes to the highest bidder; anything above taxes and costs is surplus paid into the county treasury. The statutory venue is in or adjacent to the courthouse, which puts the sale at 10 East 5th Street in Fulton. No online auction platform is confirmed for this county, so plan to attend in person and verify the format with the Collector. The delinquent land list is printed in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for three consecutive weeks before the sale, with the last insertion at least fifteen days ahead, so the official parcel list reaches bidders through the local paper in late July or early August rather than through a county web page.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes 140.170 - County collector to publish delinquent land list, site of sale· Verified Aug 22, 2026

Tax deed sale

Run by
Callaway County Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Callaway County holds no separate deed auction.
When it runs
Callaway County holds no separate deed auction. Deeds come out of the same fourth Monday in August sale once a parcel has cycled past its third offering, and parcels that draw no buyer at a third offering are advertised or offered again once every thirty days.
Sale format and venue
A first or second offering purchase buys a certificate, not a deed. The purchaser waits out the redemption period, then at least ninety days before the deed date must notify the owner of record and every holder of a publicly recorded deed of trust, mortgage, lease, lien, judgment or other recorded claim of the right to redeem, and must file an affidavit with the Collector giving the date each notice was sent. A third offering purchase carries a ninety day redemption period, and the minimum bid at that offering is the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and costs. A buyer at a post third offering sale takes an immediate collector's deed with no redemption period but must first pay every tax that fell due after the taxes named in the advertisement. Ask the Collector at 573-642-0747 for the current post third offering inventory and its bidding terms, because the county publishes no such list online.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes 140.250 - Third offering of delinquent lands and lots, redemption, subsequent sale, collector's deed· Verified Aug 22, 2026

Callaway County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Callaway 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

    Bidders appear in person at the Collector's sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Callaway County holds 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 Callaway County Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Callaway 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

    Bidders appear in person at the Collector's sale. Every purchaser must sign an affidavit stating they are not delinquent on any other property tax, and a false affidavit can void the purchase. A nonresident bidder must file written consent to the jurisdiction of the circuit court and appoint a Callaway County citizen as agent for service of process, with the certificate issued to that agent, who later conveys to the nonresident. The winning bidder pays the required sum to the Collector at the sale. Chapter 140 sets no advance deposit, but the office can add local paperwork and payment terms, so call 573-642-0747 before sale day to confirm what registration documents and payment forms it accepts.

  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)

Callaway County Collector

573-642-0747

Historic Court House, 1st Floor, 10 East 5th Street, Fulton, MO 65251

Official website

County notes

  • Callaway County publishes no tax sale page, no bidder registration form and no delinquent parcel list on its website. The Collector's own site is a property tax search and payment portal, so the sale notice and the parcel list reach bidders through the legal notice printed in a local newspaper of general circulation. Call the Collector at 573-642-0747 for the current year's sale date, venue and bidder requirements.
  • The Collector's office is on the first floor of the Historic Court House at 10 East 5th Street in Fulton, open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed on state holidays. Sale day questions, bidder paperwork and payoff amounts are handled there.
  • Callaway County is a Chapter 140 county. The Chapter 141 Land Tax Collection Law route, with a court supervised sale and a land trust or land reutilization authority taking unsold parcels, applies to St. Louis city and Jackson County and does not govern parcels here.
  • Because no county published figures were available, the sale mechanics above come from the Missouri Revised Statutes rather than from a Callaway County notice. Verify the date, venue, registration and payment terms with the Collector before committing funds.

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 Callaway County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Callaway County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Callaway County tax certificate sale?

The Collector holds the annual delinquent land tax sale on the fourth Monday in August, commencing at ten o'clock in the morning, and the sale runs from day to day until every parcel on the list has been offered. First, second and third offerings all take place at that same August sale, each parcel offered at the level it has reached. Callaway County posts no sale calendar online, so confirm the current year's date and start time with the Collector at 573-642-0747. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Callaway County hold tax deed sales?

Callaway County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Callaway County holds 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 Callaway 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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