On June 25, McCade Repair Service extended an offer of $150,000 for land that had been priced for sale at $171,000. On July 9, McCade Repair Service accepted the seller's counteroffer of $163,000. On October 1, the land was assessed at a value of $245,000 for property tax purposes. On December 22, McCade Repair Service was offered $261,000 for the land by a national retail chain.

At what value should the land be recorded in McCade Repair Service's records?