Recent Farmland Auction Results in Iowa

The average price per acre across 17 tillable farmland auctions that happened from August 13th – 19th, 2022 was $13,801.18/acre. A total of 1,885.45 acres were sold and averaged $172.93/CSR2 point. The highest selling farm was 80 acres in Ida County which sold for $20,300/acre or $218.51/CSR2. The second highest selling farm went to 160 acres in O’Brien County selling at $18,800/acre or $203.24/CSR2. Third place went to another 80 acres in Ida County, selling for $18,400/acre or $214.20/CSR2.

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Our Response to: “Public Land Sales Gutting Agriculture”

A recent article published by Steve Bohr, “Public Land Sales Gutting Agriculture,” has raised attention from land auction companies and auctioneers like ourselves. Jason Smith, farmland broker, and auctioneer decided to respond to Bohr’s opinions and give the truth about farmland auctions in a blog he wrote. Read Jason Smith’s blog responding to Steve Bohr.

Jason Smith

Jason Smith

Auctioneer, Land Broker, Founder

Jason holds Auctioneer or Land Broker licenses in Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. His DreamDirt team is composed of auctioneers, land brokers, and realtors. They specialize in farmland sales primarily serving the heirs to family farms all across Iowa and surrounding states. We offer risk-free selling experiences and work hard to maximize the value of our client's assets using highly effective auction methods, technology, and powerful advertising.

Email: Jason@dreamdirt.com | Phone: (515) 537-6633

County Total Acres Price Per Tillable Acre CSR2 $ per Tillable CSR2
Hancock 117.15 $8,350.00 64 $130.47
Guthrie 16 $6,600.00 60.2 $109.63
Monona 154 $8,000.00 58.4 $136.99
Ida 113.93 $11,900.00 64.1 $185.65
Mitchell 115 $13,250.00 81.9 $161.78
Winnebago 77.4 $13,700.00 83.6 $163.88
Pocahontas 280 $12,000.00 84.4 $142.18
O’Brien 160 $18,800.00 92.5 $203.24
Jasper 185.61 $17,800.00 90.7 $196.25
Clinton 18.33 $17,614.00 87.5 $201.30
Ida 80 $20,300.00 92.9 $218.51
Ida 80 $18,400.00 85.9 $214.20
Greene 80 $15,500.00 85.9 $180.44
Buchanan 50.23 $14,306.00 70.3 $203.50
Story 80 $15,700.00 88 $178.41
Clinton 117.8 $15,600.00 78.3 $199.23
Poweshiek 160 $6,800.00 59.6 $114.09
STATEWIDE TOTALS 1885.45 $13,801.18 78.13 $172.93
Rachel Tiffany

Rachel Tiffany

Farmland Auctioneer | Land Broker

Rachel is a licensed real estate salesperson specializing in the sale of farm, land, and rural residential real estate. She is a graduate of Iowa State University with a major in Animal Science and a minor in Agricultural Business. Rachel has a strong interest in valuations and appraisal of rural properties and studied Rural Property Appraisal at Iowa State. She also works for DreamDirt as the Online Auction Coordinator building and facilitating their online land and equipment auctions.

Email: rachel@dreamdirt.comPhone: (515) 954-8063

Iowa Land Prices at A Glance

Our Iowa Farmland Price Heat Maps have been a huge help for people that want to visualize and research farmland prices in Iowa.  Here you can research your farm’s proximity or the statewide market and see individual sale results, average prices per acre, the average price per CSR2 point, volumes of sales, and the number of acres sold.  Use this market price research tool right here at DreamDirt.  Click the Iowa map to get started.

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