Iowa Farmland March 2023 Average Per Acre Price
Current Average Price Per Acre Land in Iowa
Check out the table below of all the auction results from March Iowa land sales. For the month of March, the price per acre average of land in Iowa is $11,790.08 per acre, compared to February’s per acre average price of $11,489.51. A year ago, the average price per acre was higher at $12,542 per acre in March of 2022. Reach out to us for an opinion on what we think your farm is worth if you are considering selling.
Number of Acres Sold in Iowa During March 2023
If you take a look at the graph to the right you will see an increase in farmland acres sold at auction from February to March. In February we saw 8,100.98 acres sold at auction and an increase in March selling 12,253.73 acres of farmland. 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 increased $4 from February and is currently at $156.72/CSR2 point. Which is a $12.47 lower than it was a year ago at $169.19/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 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 the Midwest. 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.
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Iowa Farmland Sales Auction Results March 2023
| Date | County | Total Acres | Tillable Acres | Price Per Tillable Acre | CSR2 | $ per Tillable CSR2 | Price | % Tillable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/1/23 | Clinton | 80 | 74.27 | $16,900.00 | 78.2 | $216.11 | $1,255,163.00 | 92.84 |
| 3/1/23 | Butler | 293.88 | 277.01 | $6,300.00 | 58.3 | $108.06 | $1,745,163.00 | 94.26 |
| 3/1/23 | Ida | 148.25 | 147.22 | $13,500.00 | 76.5 | $176.47 | $1,987,470.00 | 99.31 |
| 3/1/23 | Fayette | 35.66 | 35.47 | $16,400.00 | 86.5 | $189.60 | $581,708.00 | 99.47 |
| 3/1/23 | Grundy | 75 | 75.07 | $18,400.00 | 92.7 | $198.49 | $1,381,288.00 | 100.09 |
| 3/2/23 | Black Hawk | 76 | 58.12 | $4,300.00 | 66.1 | $65.05 | $249,916.00 | 76.47 |
| 3/2/23 | Chickasaw | 101.40 | 90.01 | $11,000.00 | 88.7 | $124.01 | $990,110.00 | 88.77 |
| 3/2/23 | Henry | 77.04 | 72.45 | $12,900.00 | 80.4 | $160.45 | $934,605.00 | 94.04 |
| 3/2/23 | Benton | 154 | 145 | $11,500.00 | 82.3 | $139.73 | $1,667,500.00 | 94.16 |
| 3/2/23 | Henry | 40 | 39.91 | $17,000.00 | 87.4 | $194.51 | $678,470.00 | 99.78 |
| 3/3/23 | Buchanan | 76.17 | 65.87 | $10,900.00 | 67.7 | $161.00 | $717,983.00 | 86.48 |
| 3/3/23 | Osceola | 80.64 | 79 | $21,700.00 | 95.6 | $226.99 | $1,714,300.00 | 97.97 |
| 3/3/23 | Osceola | 72.92 | 72.5 | $18,900.00 | 94.8 | $199.37 | $1,370,250.00 | 99.42 |
| 3/3/23 | Buchanan | 79 | 79.11 | $15,200.00 | 87.3 | $174.11 | $1,202,472.00 | 100.14 |
| 3/3/23 | Buchanan | 154.27 | 156.78 | $17,900.00 | 89 | $201.12 | $2,806,362.00 | 101.63 |
| 3/6/23 | Appanoose | 278.43 | 118.48 | $5,600.00 | 39 | $143.59 | $663,488.00 | 42.55 |
| 3/7/23 | Appanoose | 81.58 | 38.71 | $4,700.00 | 39.2 | $119.90 | $181,937.00 | 47.45 |
| 3/7/23 | Appanoose | 157.71 | 99.16 | $4,550.00 | 48.8 | $93.24 | $451,178.00 | 62.87 |
| 3/7/23 | Appanoose | 10.45 | 7.41 | $6,500.00 | 61.7 | $105.35 | $48,165.00 | 70.91 |
| 3/7/23 | Appanoose | 97.65 | 74.78 | $5,600.00 | 59.8 | $93.65 | $418,768.00 | 76.58 |
| 3/7/23 | Appanoose | 10.48 | 8.04 | $8,900.00 | 56.6 | $157.24 | $71,556.00 | 76.72 |
| 3/7/23 | Emmet | 79 | 79 | $12,100.00 | 84.2 | $143.71 | $955,900.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/7/23 | Emmet | 77.1 | 77.1 | $12,950.00 | 86 | $150.58 | $998,445.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/7/23 | Story | 53.85 | 46.77 | $15,100.00 | 88 | $171.59 | $706,227.00 | 86.85 |
| 3/8/23 | Monona | 166 | 157.01 | $0.00 | 85.3 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 94.58 |
| 3/8/23 | Monona | 80 | 76.48 | $15,200.00 | 86.8 | $175.12 | $1,162,496.00 | 95.60 |
| 3/9/23 | Clayton | 58.25 | 42.99 | $7,800.00 | 50.5 | $154.46 | $335,322.00 | 73.80 |
| 3/9/23 | Clayton | 45.05 | 40.03 | $12,600.00 | 59.7 | $211.06 | $504,378.00 | 88.86 |
| 3/9/23 | Clayton | 99.31 | 97 | $15,000.00 | 62.2 | $241.16 | $1,455,000.00 | 97.67 |
| 3/9/23 | Des Moines | 49.56 | 41.47 | $13,600.00 | 80.8 | $168.32 | $563,992.00 | 83.68 |
| 3/9/23 | Mills | 23.73 | 13.55 | $11,500.00 | 82.8 | $138.89 | $155,825.00 | 57.10 |
| 3/9/23 | Mills | 15 | 8.76 | $11,100.00 | 83 | $133.73 | $97,236.00 | 58.40 |
| 3/9/23 | Mills | 202.72 | 146.19 | $12,600.00 | 85.6 | $147.20 | $1,841,994.00 | 72.11 |
| 3/9/23 | Mills | 79.74 | 76.87 | $10,100.00 | 59.1 | $170.90 | $776,387.00 | 96.40 |
| 3/9/23 | Mills | 265.19 | 265.19 | $9,200.00 | 74.9 | $122.83 | $2,439,748.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/10/23 | Guthrie | 79.32 | 74.84 | $14,700.00 | 63.5 | $231.50 | $1,100,148.00 | 94.35 |
| 3/10/23 | Hardin | 83 | 81.45 | $12,600.00 | 86.5 | $145.66 | $1,026,270.00 | 98.13 |
| 3/10/23 | Hardin | 92 | 92 | $12,000.00 | 82.9 | $144.75 | $1,104,000.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/10/23 | Hardin | 51 | 52.31 | $14,600.00 | 85.5 | $170.76 | $763,726.00 | 102.57 |
| 3/10/23 | Lyon | 77.94 | 76.95 | $20,500.00 | 70 | $292.86 | $1,577,475.00 | 98.73 |
| 3/10/23 | Plymouth | 152.7 | 149.91 | $24,000.00 | 94.8 | $253.16 | $3,597,840.00 | 98.17 |
| 3/10/23 | Story | 56.61 | 15 | $6,995.00 | 78 | $89.68 | $104,925.00 | 26.50 |
| 3/10/23 | Wayne | 140 | 129.62 | $6,850.00 | 53.9 | $127.09 | $887,897.00 | 92.59 |
| 3/11/23 | Cass | 151 | 142.89 | $12,900.00 | 70.4 | $183.24 | $1,843,281.00 | 94.63 |
| 3/14/23 | Appanoose | 139 | 95.93 | $6,750.00 | 69.8 | $96.70 | $647,527.50 | 69.01 |
| 3/14/23 | Appanoose | 147 | 122.96 | $6,650.00 | 65.2 | $101.99 | $817,684.00 | 83.65 |
| 3/14/23 | Appanoose | 97 | 82.43 | $7,950.00 | 66.1 | $120.27 | $655,318.50 | 84.98 |
| 3/14/23 | Appanoose | 114 | 99.34 | $7,650.00 | 62.5 | $122.40 | $759,951.00 | 87.14 |
| 3/14/23 | Chickasaw | 151.7 | 143.29 | $14,100.00 | 74.2 | $190.03 | $2,020,389.00 | 94.46 |
| 3/14/23 | Chickasaw | 71.25 | 69.98 | $20,000.00 | 89 | $224.72 | $1,399,600.00 | 98.22 |
| 3/14/23 | Chickasaw | 158 | 156.41 | $17,000.00 | 85.8 | $198.14 | $2,658,970.00 | 98.99 |
| 3/15/23 | Dcickinson | 79.9 | 75.38 | $14,200.00 | 85.1 | $166.86 | $1,070,396.00 | 94.34 |
| 3/15/23 | Dickinson | 228.2 | 217.9 | $14,000.00 | 84.1 | $166.47 | $3,050,600.00 | 95.49 |
| 3/15/23 | Greene | 160 | 152.9 | $11,100.00 | 80.9 | $137.21 | $1,697,190.00 | 95.56 |
| 3/15/23 | Greene | 80 | 77 | $14,300.00 | 87 | $164.37 | $1,101,100.00 | 96.25 |
| 3/15/23 | Greene | 120 | 117 | $12,100.00 | 83.3 | $145.26 | $1,415,700.00 | 97.50 |
| 3/15/23 | Greene | 120 | 118 | $14,000.00 | 87.7 | $159.64 | $1,652,000.00 | 98.33 |
| 3/15/23 | Greene | 160 | 157.45 | $14,200.00 | 88.1 | $161.18 | $2,235,790.00 | 98.41 |
| 3/15/23 | Henry | 17.45 | 0 | $4,699.00 | 40.2 | $116.89 | $0.00 | 0.00 |
| 3/15/23 | Lee | 19.41 | 17 | $10,600.00 | 77.5 | $136.77 | $180,200.00 | 87.58 |
| 3/15/23 | Lee | 91.5 | 81.14 | $8,500.00 | 51.9 | $163.78 | $689,690.00 | 88.68 |
| 3/15/23 | Lee | 28 | 27.79 | $10,600.00 | 77.5 | $136.77 | $294,574.00 | 99.25 |
| 3/15/23 | Madison | 98.57 | 98.57 | $13,900.00 | 81.2 | $171.18 | $1,370,123.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/17/23 | Greene | 42.14 | 42 | $14,130.00 | 87.9 | $160.75 | $593,460.00 | 99.67 |
| 3/17/23 | Webster | 45.52 | 45.52 | $16,100.00 | 87.5 | $184.00 | $732,872.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/17/23 | Webster | 75.07 | 75.07 | $15,500.00 | 81.2 | $190.89 | $1,163,585.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/21/23 | Appanoose | 71.36 | 60.82 | $4,400.00 | 29.6 | $148.65 | $267,608.00 | 85.23 |
| 3/21/23 | Appanoose | 85.64 | 81.54 | $6,150.00 | 46.6 | $131.97 | $501,471.00 | 95.21 |
| 3/21/23 | Appanoose | 27.44 | 26.65 | $7,400.00 | 58.1 | $127.37 | $197,210.00 | 97.12 |
| 3/21/23 | Cass | 47.31 | 37.53 | $10,400.00 | 69.7 | $149.21 | $390,312.00 | 79.33 |
| 3/21/23 | Davis | 113.23 | 109.04 | $4,500.00 | 35.2 | $127.84 | $490,680.00 | 96.30 |
| 3/21/23 | Fremont | 79.41 | 75.7 | $9,100.00 | 84.9 | $107.18 | $688,870.00 | 95.33 |
| 3/21/23 | Madison | 126.16 | 95.43 | $7,700.00 | 80.5 | $95.65 | $734,811.00 | 75.64 |
| 3/22/23 | Adair | 78.86 | 57.09 | $7,450.00 | 74.7 | $99.73 | $425,320.50 | 72.39 |
| 3/22/23 | Linn | 57.23 | 12.26 | $7,429.00 | 39.6 | $187.60 | $91,079.54 | 21.42 |
| 3/22/23 | Linn | 68.77 | 53 | $15,750.00 | 54.8 | $287.41 | $834,750.00 | 77.07 |
| 3/22/23 | Plymouth | 306.48 | 304.04 | $14,300.00 | 78 | $183.33 | $4,347,772.00 | 99.20 |
| 3/23/23 | Boone | 96.19 | 96.19 | $13,200.00 | 76.9 | $171.65 | $1,269,708.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/23/23 | Boone | 63.11 | 63.11 | $14,400.00 | 86.2 | $167.05 | $908,784.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/23/23 | Boone | 71.32 | 71.32 | $13,400.00 | 69 | $194.20 | $955,688.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/23/23 | Buena Vista | 160 | 153.5 | $14,800.00 | 80.8 | $183.17 | $2,271,800.00 | 95.94 |
| 3/23/23 | Dallas | 80 | 77.25 | $14,200.00 | 88.9 | $159.73 | $1,096,950.00 | 96.56 |
| 3/23/23 | Dallas | 77 | 76.81 | $14,200.00 | 88.9 | $159.73 | $1,090,702.00 | 99.75 |
| 3/23/23 | Poweshiek | 44.68 | 43.19 | $8,900.00 | 68.4 | $130.12 | $384,391.00 | 96.67 |
| 3/23/23 | Story | 43.31 | 41.20 | $17,000.00 | 87.9 | $193.40 | $700,400.00 | 95.13 |
| 3/23/23 | Story | 80 | 77 | $16,100.00 | 84.7 | $190.08 | $1,239,700.00 | 96.25 |
| 3/23/23 | Story | 81.47 | 79.24 | $14,600.00 | 84.3 | $173.19 | $1,156,904.00 | 97.26 |
| 3/24/23 | Audubon | 80 | 72.95 | $7,200.00 | 56.1 | $128.34 | $525,240.00 | 91.19 |
| 3/24/23 | Cass | 123 | 104.18 | $5,000.00 | 64.1 | $78.00 | $520,900.00 | 84.70 |
| 3/24/23 | Chickasaw | 76.74 | 76.74 | $12,075.00 | 78.4 | $154.02 | $926,635.50 | 100.00 |
| 3/24/23 | Chickasaw | 135.92 | 135.92 | $11,800.00 | 85.7 | $137.69 | $1,603,856.00 | 100.00 |
| 3/24/23 | Hancock | 150.62 | 141.94 | $12,023.00 | 75.4 | $159.46 | $1,706,544.62 | 94.24 |
| 3/24/23 | Hancock | 194.22 | 189.76 | $14,200.00 | 72 | $197.22 | $2,694,592.00 | 97.70 |
| 3/25/23 | Crawford | 130.05 | 128.57 | $9,000.00 | 62.3 | $144.46 | $1,157,130.00 | 98.86 |
| 3/27/23 | Sac | 40 | 37.43 | $18,100.00 | 95.2 | $190.13 | $677,483.00 | 93.58 |
| 3/27/23 | Sac | 80 | 76.77 | $15,900.00 | 91.4 | $173.96 | $1,220,643.00 | 95.96 |
| 3/28/23 | Union | 48.75 | 34.06 | $5,500.00 | 64.5 | $85.27 | $187,330.00 | 69.87 |
| 3/28/23 | Humboldt | 137.67 | 135.44 | $14,500.00 | 79.7 | $181.93 | $1,963,880.00 | 98.38 |
| 3/28/23 | Lyon | 80 | 79.07 | $20,400.00 | 68.5 | $297.81 | $1,613,028.00 | 98.84 |
| 3/29/23 | Buchanan | 60 | 48.06 | $8,100.00 | 74.7 | $108.43 | $389,286.00 | 80.10 |
| 3/29/23 | Jasper | 37 | 30.17 | $9,696.00 | 66.3 | $146.24 | $292,528.32 | 81.54 |
| 3/29/23 | Sioux | 142.21 | 122.74 | $15,000.00 | 81 | $185.19 | $1,841,100.00 | 86.31 |
| 3/29/23 | Jasper | 190.06 | 171.03 | $9,090.00 | 68.8 | $132.12 | $1,554,662.70 | 89.99 |
| 3/29/23 | Jasper | 173.90 | 162.99 | $9,797.00 | 60.1 | $163.01 | $1,596,813.03 | 93.73 |
| 3/29/23 | Wright | 182.05 | 172.79 | $10,000.00 | 83.7 | $119.47 | $1,727,900.00 | 94.91 |
| 3/29/23 | Wright | 58.70 | 56.2 | $15,000.00 | 86.3 | $173.81 | $843,000.00 | 95.74 |
| 3/29/23 | Wright | 137.45 | 133 | $11,800.00 | 81.3 | $145.14 | $1,569,400.00 | 96.76 |
| 3/29/23 | Wright | 81.47 | 79.71 | $14,800.00 | 82.8 | $178.74 | $1,179,708.00 | 97.84 |
| 3/29/23 | Wright | 119.50 | 118.7 | $13,800.00 | 82.7 | $166.87 | $1,638,060.00 | 99.33 |
| 3/30/23 | Keokuk | 80 | 12.95 | $5,303.00 | 69.4 | $76.41 | $68,673.85 | 16.19 |
| 3/30/23 | Keokuk | 160 | 44.95 | $4,463.00 | 56.8 | $78.57 | $200,611.85 | 28.09 |
| 3/30/23 | Greene | 78.69 | 75.11 | $14,500.00 | 86.9 | $166.86 | $1,089,095.00 | 95.45 |
| 3/30/23 | Chickasaw | 112.47 | 110.09 | $10,000.00 | 81.5 | $122.70 | $1,100,900.00 | 97.88 |
| 3/30/23 | Chickasaw | 94.22 | 92.64 | $11,800.00 | 80.8 | $146.04 | $1,093,152.00 | 98.32 |
| 3/30/23 | Chickasaw | 149.43 | 148.38 | $12,000.00 | 84.2 | $142.52 | $1,780,560.00 | 99.30 |
| 3/30/23 | Wright | 39.03 | 39 | $15,800.00 | 79.1 | $199.75 | $616,200.00 | 99.92 |
| 3/31/23 | Washington | 70.50 | 34.37 | $6,000.00 | 58.1 | $103.27 | $206,220.00 | 48.75 |
| 3/31/23 | Washington | 214 | 176.94 | $11,100.00 | 57.2 | $194.06 | $1,964,034.00 | 82.68 |
| 3/31/23 | Marion | 75 | 70.3 | $7,900.00 | 60.7 | $130.15 | $555,370.00 | 93.73 |
| 3/31/23 | Washington | 96.5 | 93.31 | $14,100.00 | 80 | $176.25 | $1,315,671.00 | 96.69 |
| 3/31/23 | Marshall | 163.30 | 160.68 | $14,800.00 | 82.8 | $178.74 | $2,378,064.00 | 98.40 |
| TOTALS | 12253.73 | 10929.66 | $11,790.08 | 74.30 | $156.72 | $131,166,266.91 | 89.19 |
Iowa Land Prices at A Glance
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