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Worth County, MO tax sales

How tax lien and tax deed sales work in Worth County, seat of Grant City: 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
No online bidder registration serves Worth County.
County office
(660) 564-2221
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How Worth County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Worth County Collector
Frequency
annual
Registration
No online bidder registration serves Worth County.
Sale list
Missouri Press Association public notice search, filter by Worth County
When it runs
Missouri fixes the delinquent land tax certificate sale for the fourth Monday in August at 10:00 a.m. at the county courthouse, and bidding continues from day to day until every tract has been offered. That puts the 2026 sale on Monday, August 24. Worth County publishes no sale calendar of its own, so confirm the date, the start time and the courthouse room with the Collector at (660) 564-2221 before traveling to Grant City.
Registration and deposit

No online bidder registration serves Worth County. Register in person with the Collector before the sale, and call (660) 564-2221 ahead of sale day to ask for the bidder affidavit and the payment forms the office accepts. Missouri requires every bidder to file a notarized affidavit stating they owe no delinquent property tax anywhere in the state, and a bidder who lives outside Missouri must also file written consent to the jurisdiction of the Worth County circuit court and appoint a county resident as agent for service of process. The full winning bid is payable to the Collector when the sale closes, and a bidder who fails to pay owes a 25 percent penalty while the tract is offered again.

Sale format and venue
Worth County runs the Chapter 140 Jones-Munger certificate sale through the County Collector, a separate office from the County Treasurer. No land trust and no court supervised Chapter 141 process is published here, so plan on the August certificate sale rather than a sheriff foreclosure docket. Bidding is live at the courthouse in Grant City and no online auction platform serves this county, so do not expect an internet sale. The Collector sells a Certificate of Purchase, not a deed. Bidding opens at the delinquent taxes plus interest, penalty and costs, and the premium above that opening figure earns nothing back, so the return comes from 10 percent a year on the taxes and costs plus 8 percent on any later taxes the holder pays. Redemption runs one year after a first or second offering, 90 days after a third offering, and none on a parcel bought after a third offering. Before a Collector's Deed can issue the holder must order a title search and give the owner of record and every recorded lienholder 90 days written notice, and the deed has to be recorded within 18 months of the sale. Worth County is small and its docket is short, and any tract can be paid current before it is called, so ask the Collector the week of the sale what is still standing.
Source: Missouri State Tax Commission Collector Directory· 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

Worth County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Worth 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 Missouri Press Association public notice search, filter by Worth County for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No online bidder registration serves Worth County. 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 Worth County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Missouri Press Association public notice search, filter by Worth County. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No online bidder registration serves Worth County. Register in person with the Collector before the sale, and call (660) 564-2221 ahead of sale day to ask for the bidder affidavit and the payment forms the office accepts. Missouri requires every bidder to file a notarized affidavit stating they owe no delinquent property tax anywhere in the state, and a bidder who lives outside Missouri must also file written consent to the jurisdiction of the Worth County circuit court and appoint a county resident as agent for service of process. The full winning bid is payable to the Collector when the sale closes, and a bidder who fails to pay owes a 25 percent penalty while the tract is offered again.

  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)

Worth County Collector

(660) 564-2221

Worth County Collector, P.O. Box 217, Grant City, MO 64456

Official website

County notes

  • Worth County publishes no Collector page and no tax sale section on its county website, so the Collector's office at (660) 564-2221 or [email protected] is the reliable channel for the sale date, the parcel list and the bidder affidavit.
  • Parcel and tax detail is available through the county property tax inquiry portal at worthmo.devnetwedge.com, which is where to price a tract and see what is owed before bidding.
  • The delinquent land list reaches the public as a newspaper legal notice rather than a county download. The Grant City Times Tribune and the Sheridan Express both file legal notices through the Missouri Press Association public notice site, which is searchable by county.
  • The Collector's mailing address is a post office box, and the sale itself is held at the Worth County Courthouse in Grant City, so confirm the room with the office before sale day.
  • The Collector and the Treasurer are separate offices in Worth County. Direct tax sale questions to the Collector at P.O. Box 217, not to the Treasurer at P.O. Box 122.

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 Worth County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Worth County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Worth County tax certificate sale?

Missouri fixes the delinquent land tax certificate sale for the fourth Monday in August at 10:00 a.m. at the county courthouse, and bidding continues from day to day until every tract has been offered. That puts the 2026 sale on Monday, August 24. Worth County publishes no sale calendar of its own, so confirm the date, the start time and the courthouse room with the Collector at (660) 564-2221 before traveling to Grant City. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Worth County hold tax deed sales?

Worth 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 Worth County tax sale list?

Worth County posts its tax sale list at mopublicnotices.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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