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Webster County, MO tax sales

How tax lien and tax deed sales work in Webster County, seat of Marshfield: 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.
Format
In person
Registration
Bidding happens live at the courthouse.
County office
(417) 859-2683
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How Webster County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Webster County Collector of Revenue
Frequency
annual
Registration
Bidding happens live at the courthouse.
Sale list
2026 Tax Sale Properties
When it runs
The Collector's notice sets the sale for "the fourth Monday in August, August 24, 2026, commencing at 10:00 a.m. and continuing from day to day thereafter" until every listed land, lot, mineral right and royalty interest has been offered. The Collector's brochure repeats the pattern, stating the sale "is held annually on the fourth Monday in August commencing at 10:00 a.m on the West side of the courthouse in Marshfield, MO."
Registration and deposit

Bidding happens live at the courthouse. Every bidder must be properly registered in the Collector's office and hold a bidding number before the auction, and buyers must be present to win or send a representative to bid for them. Each bidder must provide identification and sign an affidavit stating they are not currently delinquent on any tax payment on any property; failing to sign that affidavit, or signing a false one, can invalidate the purchase. Bidders must be Missouri residents, and anyone who is not must appoint an agent. The full purchase price is due to the Collector's office in cash, a cashier's check or a money order, and an unpaid bid can draw a penalty of 25 percent of the bid amount plus a prosecuting attorney's fee.

Sale format and venue
Webster County runs the standard Missouri Chapter 140 certificate sale as a live auction, and the Collector offers no online bidding platform. The sale is held at the Webster County Courthouse at 101 S. Crittenden Street in Marshfield, with the brochure placing it on the west side of the courthouse. The Collector proceeds through the list in the same order it appears in the newspaper publication, and each parcel is identified by a brief legal description as it appears on the Assessor's rolls. Fees added to each parcel include a $100.00 publication fee and a $27.00 recording fee. Delinquent taxes with penalty, interest and costs may be paid to the Collector at any time before 10:00 a.m. on the sale date with cash, a cashier's check or a money order, so expect parcels to drop off the list up to the moment the auction opens. The successful bidder receives a certificate of purchase and is handed a memorandum of bid on sale day, with all other documents mailed afterward. The Collector issues, records and mails the certificate of purchase, and it is retained for one year or until the property is redeemed. The redemption period is one year from the date of sale on a first or second offering, and no interest is paid on any surplus over the tax amount. Liens are not extinguished at the time of sale or during any period of redemption, and the Collector makes no guarantee as to title, liens or encumbrances. A purchaser may assign the certificate by completing the assignment portion on it, and the assignee must be a Missouri resident, must not be delinquent on any taxes, and must have the assignment notarized and presented to the Collector's office. The notice also warns that some parcels may contain hazardous waste, may have improvements razed or condemned, or may carry liens against them.
Source: Notice of Tax Certificate Sale, Webster County Collector of Revenue· 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

Webster County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Webster 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

    Use 2026 Tax Sale Properties for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding happens live at the courthouse. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    There is no separate deed auction. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  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 Webster County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from 2026 Tax Sale Properties. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding happens live at the courthouse. Every bidder must be properly registered in the Collector's office and hold a bidding number before the auction, and buyers must be present to win or send a representative to bid for them. Each bidder must provide identification and sign an affidavit stating they are not currently delinquent on any tax payment on any property; failing to sign that affidavit, or signing a false one, can invalidate the purchase. Bidders must be Missouri residents, and anyone who is not must appoint an agent. The full purchase price is due to the Collector's office in cash, a cashier's check or a money order, and an unpaid bid can draw a penalty of 25 percent of the bid amount plus a prosecuting attorney's fee.

  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)

Webster County Collector of Revenue

(417) 859-2683

101 S. Crittenden Street, Marshfield, MO 65706

Official website

County notes

  • Webster County sells certificates of purchase under Mo. Rev. Stat. Chapter 140, and the Collector's notice is given under Section 140.170.
  • Bidding is limited to Missouri residents. An out-of-state investor must appoint an agent to bid at this sale.
  • The auction is live at the courthouse in Marshfield and there is no online bidding platform, so plan to attend in person or send a registered representative.
  • Each parcel carries a $100.00 publication fee and a $27.00 recording fee on top of the delinquent taxes, penalty and interest.
  • An owner can pull a parcel off the block by paying the taxes, penalty, interest and costs before 10:00 a.m. on the sale date with cash, a cashier's check or a money order.
  • The list of properties subject to sale is published in local newspapers, including the Webster County Citizen, for three consecutive weeks before the sale, and is also posted on the Collector's website.
  • A winning bidder who does not pay can be assessed a penalty of 25 percent of the bid amount plus a prosecuting attorney's fee.
  • Certificates may be assigned, but the assignee must be a Missouri resident, must owe no delinquent taxes, and must present a notarized assignment to the Collector's office.
  • The Collector's office is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and stays open through the lunch hour. The current Collector is Kevin Farr.

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 Webster County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Webster County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Webster County tax certificate sale?

The Collector's notice sets the sale for "the fourth Monday in August, August 24, 2026, commencing at 10:00 a.m. and continuing from day to day thereafter" until every listed land, lot, mineral right and royalty interest has been offered. The Collector's brochure repeats the pattern, stating the sale "is held annually on the fourth Monday in August commencing at 10:00 a.m on the West side of the courthouse in Marshfield, MO." The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Webster County hold tax deed sales?

Webster 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.

Where can I find the Webster County tax sale list?

Webster County posts its tax sale list at webstercountycollector.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

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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