December 2022 Iowa Land Sales Report

Jan 5, 2023

Current Average Price Per Acre Land in Iowa

Check out the table below of all the auction results from December Iowa land sales. For the month of December, the price per acre average of land in Iowa is $12,657.13 per acre for tillable farmland, a slight decrease from prices in November. A year ago, the average price per acre was $145/acre higher at $12,802.71 per acre in December of 2022. Reach out to us for an opinion on what we think your farm is worth if you are considering selling.

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Number of Acres Sold in Iowa During November 2022

If you take a look at the graph to the right you will see a decrease in farmland acres sold at auction from November to December. In December, we saw 10,450.25 acres sold by auction.  If you are thinking of selling, now is the time to reach out to learn more about the process! Fill out this form to get started today and one of our auctioneers or land brokers will contact you shortly!

Price Per CSR2 Point Iowa Farmland

The price per CSR2 point decrease $2 from November and is currently at $164.61/CSR2 point. Which is a few cents lower than it was a year ago at $164.84/CSR2. This value is used to help calculate what your farm is worth. If you don’t know your farm’s CSR2 soil rating reach out to us for a soil map and evaluation if you are thinking of selling land in Iowa.

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Jason J Smith

Jason J Smith

Auctioneer & Land Broker

Jason is an experienced farmland broker and auctioneer with extensive experience in farmland sales across this Midwest.  Jason has worked with hundreds of clients to create advantageous outcomes.  If you are selling land schedule a consultation with Jason by calling or using the calendar.

Phone: 515-537-6633

Iowa Land Sales Auction Results December 2022

County Total Acres Tillable Acres Price Per Tillable Acre CSR2 $ per Tillable CSR2 Price % Tillable Date
Mahaska 46.51 44.19 $15,800.00 77.5 $203.87 $734,858.00 95.01 12/20/22
O’Brien 119.28 104.83 $10,500.00 89.9 $116.80 $1,252,440.00 87.89 12/20/22
Wright 28 26.09 $6,100.00 54.3 $112.34 $170,800.00 93.18 12/20/22
Wright 56 55.75 $6,000.00 54.6 $109.89 $336,000.00 99.55 12/20/22
O’Brien 112.4 104.08 $15,500.00 92.9 $166.85 $1,742,200.00 92.60 12/21/22
Calhoun 162.97 145.03 $9,500.00 68.3 $139.09 $1,548,215.00 88.99 12/21/22
Montgomery 68.92 62.79 $6,600.00 63.4 $104.10 $454,872.00 91.11 12/6/22
Montgomery 79 75.18 $12,900.00 66.1 $195.16 $1,019,100.00 95.16 12/6/22
Montgomery 119 117.87 $12,600.00 81.7 $154.22 $1,499,400.00 99.05 12/6/22
Montgomery 76.56 76.40 $13,600.00 76.5 $177.78 $1,041,216.00 99.79 12/6/22
Muscatine 80.36 78.57 $14,200.00 89.7 $158.31 $1,141,112.00 97.77 12/6/22
Muscatine 72.9 71.84 $6,600.00 79.4 $83.12 $481,140.00 98.55 12/6/22
Muscatine 78.77 78.30 $13,400.00 83.7 $160.10 $1,055,518.00 99.40 12/6/22
Tama 117.06 108.82 $13,900.00 80.8 $172.03 $1,627,134.00 92.96 12/6/22
Union 72 62.89 $12,100.00 79.6 $152.01 $871,200.00 87.35 12/6/22
Wapello 322.68 272 $9,316.00 82 $113.61 $3,006,086.88 84.29 12/6/22
Henry 41.52 35.53 $7,376.00 52.1 $141.57 $306,251.52 85.57 12/7/22
Jefferson 43.8 40.70 $10,106.00 60.6 $166.77 $442,642.80 92.92 12/7/22
Jones 96.65 87.39 $9,300.00 61.5 $151.22 $898,845.00 90.42 12/7/22
Jones 154.78 146 $10,200.00 53 $192.45 $1,578,756.00 94.33 12/7/22
Lyon 80 75.86 $21,700.00 67.4 $321.96 $1,736,000.00 94.83 12/7/22
Lyon 80 77.76 $23,450.00 67.7 $346.38 $1,876,000.00 97.20 12/7/22
Lyon 80 78.02 $21,900.00 67.1 $326.38 $1,752,000.00 97.53 12/7/22
Washington 79.07 72.40 $11,471.00 56.2 $204.11 $907,011.97 91.56 12/7/22
Calhoun 18.74 18.74 $12,750.00 87.9 $145.05 $238,935.00 100.00 12/8/22
Hardin 80 69.83 $24,000.00 96.3 $249.22 $1,920,000.00 87.29 12/8/22
Marshall 40 37.80 $13,500.00 87.7 $153.93 $540,000.00 94.50 12/8/22
Marshall 80 76.32 $16,600.00 92.3 $179.85 $1,328,000.00 95.40 12/8/22
O’Brien 156.4 146.06 $16,300.00 90.1 $180.91 $2,549,320.00 93.39 12/8/22
Sioux 73.37 69.83 $24,000.00 96.3 $249.22 $1,760,880.00 95.18 12/8/22
Clinton 49.7 49.29 $16,500.00 83.3 $198.08 $820,050.00 99.18 12/9/22
Franklin 80 78.92 $15,300.00 87.2 $175.46 $1,224,000.00 98.65 12/9/22
Franklin 32 31.70 $14,600.00 89.6 $162.95 $467,200.00 99.06 12/9/22
Lyon 80 74.92 $21,000.00 67.1 $312.97 $1,680,000.00 93.65 12/9/22
O’Brien 158 153.28 $20,600.00 97 $212.37 $3,254,800.00 97.01 12/9/22
Polk 157 155.32 $12,700.00 75.8 $167.55 $1,993,900.00 98.93 12/9/22
Sac 83.49 68.49 $8,600.00 73.1 $117.65 $718,014.00 82.03 12/9/22
Lyon 77.42 75.09 $13,700.00 62.6 $218.85 $1,060,654.00 96.99 12/12/22
Hamilton 200 190.37 $13,600.00 78.3 $173.69 $2,720,000.00 95.19 12/13/22
Ringgold 155.98 126.80 $5,300.00 47 $112.77 $826,694.00 81.29 12/13/22
Ringgold 38 31.28 $6,600.00 51.5 $128.16 $250,800.00 82.32 12/13/22
Boone 80 78.99 $14,000.00 85.2 $164.32 $1,120,000.00 98.74 12/14/22
Chickasaw 76 66.70 $9,000.00 72.8 $123.63 $684,000.00 87.76 12/14/22
Chickasaw 72.46 67.17 $13,400.00 74.7 $179.38 $970,964.00 92.70 12/14/22
Chickasaw 38 38 $16,000.00 83.9 $190.70 $608,000.00 100.00 12/14/22
Dickinson 80 79 $15,100.00 81.6 $185.05 $1,208,000.00 98.75 12/14/22
Emmet 320.26 317.02 $13,500.00 84 $160.71 $4,323,510.00 98.99 12/14/22
Palo Alto 154 143.67 $14,700.00 81.3 $180.81 $2,263,800.00 93.29 12/14/22
Plymouth 79.53 75.25 $21,000.00 86.8 $241.94 $1,670,130.00 94.62 12/14/22
Sac 60 60 $16,700.00 88 $189.77 $1,002,000.00 100.00 12/14/22
Sioux 80.93 71.76 $15,200.00 87.7 $173.32 $1,230,136.00 88.67 12/14/22
Des Moines 87.44 84.41 $12,600.00 83.4 $151.08 $1,101,744.00 96.53 12/15/22
Dickinson 85 83.21 $13,100.00 86.7 $151.10 $1,113,500.00 97.89 12/15/22
Dickinson 40 39.50 $13,400.00 83.6 $160.29 $536,000.00 98.75 12/15/22
Dickinson 85 84.50 $13,550.00 84 $161.31 $1,151,750.00 99.41 12/15/22
Floyd 71.24 68 $14,100.00 83.7 $168.46 $1,004,484.00 95.45 12/15/22
Floyd 103.6 99.38 $14,800.00 95.7 $154.65 $1,533,280.00 95.93 12/15/22
Fremont 157.75 133.22 $10,800.00 80.5 $134.16 $1,703,700.00 84.45 12/15/22
Fremont 39.74 35.30 $15,800.00 83.7 $188.77 $627,892.00 88.83 12/15/22
Fremont 502.64 458.68 $7,800.00 75.5 $103.31 $3,920,592.00 91.25 12/15/22
Fremont 302.96 283.74 $7,000.00 73.6 $95.11 $2,120,720.00 93.66 12/15/22
Fremont 145.5 137.98 $11,400.00 71.7 $159.00 $1,658,700.00 94.83 12/15/22
O’brien 155.18 150.25 $16,100.00 92.7 $173.68 $2,498,398.00 96.82 12/15/22
Sioux 40.01 39.99 $15,750.00 68.1 $231.28 $630,157.50 99.95 12/15/22
Benton 76 77.88 $21,300.00 94.8 $224.68 $1,618,800.00 102.47 12/16/22
Greene 120 117.16 $16,500.00 87.3 $189.00 $1,980,000.00 97.63 12/16/22
Adair 74.18 57.42 $9,700.00 74.3 $130.55 $719,546.00 77.41 12/30/22
Boone 36 35.25 $14,583.00 87.5 $166.66 $524,988.00 97.92 12/30/22
Boone 77 76.22 $14,150.00 86.8 $163.02 $1,089,550.00 98.99 12/30/22
Boone 111 110.01 $14,009.00 87 $161.02 $1,554,999.00 99.11 12/30/22
Boone 79 78.37 $11,500.00 87.8 $130.98 $908,500.00 99.20 12/30/22
Dallas-Madison 301.96 112.58 $5,675.00 54.8 $103.56 $1,713,623.00 37.28 12/30/22
Hardin 38 0 $4,700.00 67.3 $69.84 $178,600.00 0.00 12/28/22
Hardin 116 108.01 $12,200.00 86.90 $140.39 $1,415,200.00 93.11 12/30/22
Hardin 79 75.78 $15,300.00 86.20 $177.49 $1,208,700.00 95.92 12/30/22
Hardin 144 140.01 $9,000.00 78.10 $115.24 $1,296,000.00 97.23 12/30/22
Hardin 138 134.34 $14,100.00 84.7 $166.47 $1,945,800.00 97.35 12/28/22
Hardin 52 51.48 $15,100.00 85 $177.65 $785,200.00 99.00 12/28/22
Harrison 80 79.08 $5,000.00 52.5 $95.24 $400,000.00 98.85 12/29/22
Iowa 89 86.55 $13,200.00 80.20 $164.59 $1,174,800.00 97.25 12/30/22
Iowa 79.58 78 15100 87.2 $173.17 $1,201,658.00 98.01 12/30/22
Iowa 25.66 25.41 $10,900.00 77.70 $140.28 $279,694.00 99.03 12/30/22
Keokuk 80 56.37 $7,300.00 58.6 $124.57 $584,000.00 70.46 12/30/22
Keokuk 160 145 $9,800.00 63.1 $155.31 $1,568,000.00 90.63 12/30/22
Keokuk 141.58 131 $7,600.00 58.7 $129.47 $1,076,008.00 92.53 12/30/22
Keokuk 48.62 45 $12,100.00 75.3 $160.69 $588,302.00 92.55 12/30/22
Keokuk 141 134 $7,980.00 64.50 $123.72 $1,125,180.00 95.04 12/30/22
Madison 174.88 65 $8,225.00 54.5 $150.92 $1,438,388.00 37.17 12/30/22
Madison 40 15 $12,575.00 66.9 $187.97 $503,000.00 37.50 12/30/22
Madison 40 37.50 $16,050.00 90.9 $176.57 $642,000.00 93.75 12/30/22
Madison 40 37.72 $14,025.00 84.3 $166.37 $561,000.00 94.30 12/30/22
Madison 79.81 77.09 $12,625.00 86.1 $146.63 $1,007,601.25 96.59 12/30/22
Madison 79.92 78.57 $13,000.00 85.1 $152.76 $1,038,960.00 98.31 12/30/22
Mahaska 24.81 18 $6,200.00 52.1 $119.00 $153,822.00 72.55 12/28/22
Mahaska 158.97 157 $14,100.00 83 $169.88 $2,241,477.00 98.76 12/28/22
Mahaska 159.57 158 $11,550.00 73.6 $156.93 $1,843,033.50 99.02 12/28/22
Mahaska 138.67 138 $14,200.00 82.3 $172.54 $1,969,114.00 99.52 12/28/22
Monona 240 200.67 7600 43.9 $173.12 $1,824,000.00 83.61 12/29/22
O’Brien 130 98.10 $10,300.00 88.6 $116.25 $1,339,000.00 75.46 12/28/22
Pottawattamie 21.47 21.47 $5,500.00 64.7 $85.01 $118,085.00 100.00 12/29/22
Poweshiek 80 75.53 $6,650.00 47.60 $139.71 $532,000.00 94.41 12/30/22
Winneshiek 69 61.07 $7,061.00 43.5 $162.32 $487,209.00 88.51 12/29/22
STATEWIDE TOTALS 10450.25 9441.69 $12,657.13 76.19 $164.61 $126,149,341.42 90.35

Iowa Land Prices at A Glance

For people who wish to visualize and research Iowa farmland prices, our heat maps have been a huge help. Here you can research your farm’s proximity or the statewide market and see individual sale results. This includes average prices per acre, the average price per CSR2 point, as well as 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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