Iowa Farmland Prices for September 2023 Recent Sales Data

Oct 4, 2023

Current Average Price Per Acre for Farmland in Iowa

Check out the table below of all the auction results from September Iowa land sales sold by auction. For the month of September, the price per acre average of land in Iowa decreased to $12,134 per acre, compared to August’s per acre average price of $13,257.83. A year ago, the average price per acre was similar at $13,088.87 per acre in August of 2022. Reach out to us for an opinion on what we think your farm is worth if you are considering selling.

September Farmland Prices

Number of Farmland Acres Sold in Iowa During September 2023

If you take a look at the graph to the right you will see an increase in farmland acres sold at auction from August to September. In August, we saw 8,335 acres sold at auction compared to 10,535 acres sold this month. 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!

Number of acres sold farmland in Iowa September 2023

Price Per CSR2 Point Iowa Farmland

The price per CSR2 point decreased $5 from August and is currently at $163.73/CSR2 point. A year ago price per CSR2 was $168.87/CSR2 point. 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.

Dollars per CSR2 September Land Prices
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.

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Phone: 515-537-6633     Email: [email protected]

Iowa Farmland Sales Auction Results September 2023

County Total Acres Tillable Acres Price Per Tillable Acre CSR2 $ per Tillable CSR2 Price % Tillable Date
Audubon 120 112.28 $17,400.00 80.9 $215.08 $2,088,000.00 93.57 9/6/23
Boone 40 39.84 $12,500.00 77.7 $160.88 $500,000.00 99.60 9/6/23
Butler 80 76 $10,800.00 81.4 $132.68 $864,000.00 95.00 9/8/23
Butler 80 76 $12,300.00 85.2 $144.37 $984,000.00 95.00 9/8/23
Calhoun 115 108.64 $10,700.00 82.9 $129.07 $1,230,500.00 94.47 9/7/23
Calhoun 135 134.25 $15,250.00 85.1 $179.20 $2,058,750.00 99.44 9/6/23
Dallas 132.7 88.78 $11,800.00 70.7 $166.90 $1,565,860.00 66.90 9/7/23
Dallas 157.12 146.16 $17,600.00 87.8 $200.46 $2,765,312.00 93.02 9/7/23
Hamilton 134.35 113.46 $8,188.00 81.9 $99.98 $1,100,057.80 84.45 9/5/23
Hancock 45 44.41 $12,800.00 63.8 $200.63 $576,000.00 98.69 9/8/23
Hardin 96 93.36 $15,100.00 90.4 $167.04 $1,449,600.00 97.25 9/8/23
Henry 228 92.97 $5,800.00 66.2 $87.61 $1,322,400.00 40.78 9/6/23
Henry 62.24 52 $8,085.00 61.2 $132.11 $503,210.40 83.55 9/7/23
Henry 93.01 82.11 $11,786.00 80 $147.33 $1,096,215.86 88.28 9/7/23
Henry 75.61 73.50 $11,786.00 80 $147.33 $891,139.46 97.21 9/7/23
Jasper 74.97 70.91 $13,200.00 75 $176.00 $989,604.00 94.58 9/7/23
Jasper 39.22 39.22 $11,950.00 66 $181.06 $468,679.00 100.00 9/7/23
Kossuth 159 155 $11,750.00 78 $150.64 $1,868,250.00 97.48 9/7/23
Marshall 80 77.64 $14,400.00 77.2 $186.53 $1,152,000.00 97.05 9/8/23
Marshall 80 78.39 $15,800.00 85.3 $185.23 $1,264,000.00 97.99 9/8/23
Marshall 153.24 152.68 $16,700.00 91.5 $182.51 $2,559,108.00 99.63 9/6/23
Mitchell 156.65 118.20 $9,050.00 84.4 $107.23 $1,417,682.50 75.45 9/5/23
Monroe 171.27 104.20 $5,644.00 45 $125.42 $966,647.88 60.84 9/5/23
Monroe 119 92.98 $8,216.00 45 $182.58 $977,704.00 78.13 9/5/23
Polk 134.02 125.03 $11,700.00 77.7 $150.58 $1,568,034.00 93.29 9/7/23
Polk 33.8 32.08 $5,600.00 54.3 $103.13 $189,280.00 94.91 9/7/23
Polk 34.47 33.17 $8,600.00 78.4 $109.69 $296,442.00 96.23 9/7/23
Sioux 143.87 143.87 $20,450.00 91.7 $223.01 $2,942,141.50 100.00 9/7/23
Story 37.15 35.81 $17,000.00 88.5 $192.09 $631,550.00 96.39 9/7/23
Tama 78 73.97 $11,800.00 70.7 $166.90 $920,400.00 94.83 9/7/23
Webster 156 156 $17,000.00 85.2 $199.53 $2,652,000.00 100.00 9/8/23
Benton 97.67 96.67 $20,900.00 95.6 $218.62 $2,041,303.00 98.98 9/12/23
Benton 65.05 61 $16,500.00 91.5 $180.33 $1,073,325.00 93.77 9/12/23
Benton 71 69 $7,825.00 57.3 $136.56 $555,575.00 97.18 9/13/23
Benton 77 38 $7,275.00 65.9 $110.39 $560,175.00 49.35 9/13/23
Boone 80 79.1 $16,600.00 85.5 $194.15 $232,352.00 98.88 9/8/23
Chickasaw 79 77.65 $14,140.00 82.6 $171.19 $1,117,060.00 98.29 9/13/23
Chickasaw 303.8 222.62 $8,131.00 63.7 $127.65 $2,470,197.80 73.28 9/13/23
Chickasaw 70.72 44 $8,181.00 36.3 $225.37 $578,560.32 62.22 9/13/23
Davis 28.04 0 $7,700.00 42 $183.33 $215,908.00 0.00 9/12/23
Davis 33.56 30 $8,900.00 43 $206.98 $298,684.00 89.39 9/12/23
Fayette 80 72.34 $17,600.00 89.4 $196.87 $640,500.00 90.43 9/12/23
Howard 240 232.60 $14,900.00 84.2 $176.96 $3,576,000.00 96.92 9/13/23
Humboldt 118 116 $13,200.00 63.4 $208.20 $1,557,600.00 98.31 9/15/23
Ida 155.34 146.36 $8,825.00 57.5 $153.48 $1,370,875.50 94.22 9/12/23
Jasper 147.8 141.10 $9,150.00 54.4 $168.20 $1,352,370.00 95.47 9/14/23
Jasper 138.83 138.83 $8,100.00 52.2 $155.17 $1,124,523.00 100.00 9/14/23
Jefferson 189.28 156.77 $5,900.00 64.3 $91.76 $1,116,752.00 82.82 9/14/23
Jones 31.5 23.62 $16,100.00 57.2 $281.47 $507,150.00 74.98 9/15/23
Jones 319.5 276.96 $10,000.00 48.5 $206.19 $3,195,000.00 86.69 9/15/23
Jones 14.57 11.85 $13,200.00 63.4 $208.20 $192,324.00 81.33 9/15/23
Kossuth 87 83.90 $16,200.00 83.1 $194.95 $1,409,400.00 96.44 9/12/23
Kossuth 40 38.30 $16,500.00 85.9 $192.08 $2,559,920.00 95.75 9/12/23
Madison 160 105.21 $8,100.00 72.6 $111.57 $1,296,000.00 65.76 9/15/23
Madison 184 78.66 $7,100.00 58.3 $121.78 $1,306,400.00 42.75 9/15/23
Madison 120 11.84 $6,100.00 69 $88.41 $732,000.00 9.87 9/15/23
Mahaska 160 152 $18,000.00 74 $243.24 $870,900.00 95.00 9/9/23
Monona 76.14 66.87 $11,800.00 60.7 $194.40 $898,452.00 87.83 9/9/23
Union 153 107 $6,500.00 55.3 $117.54 $994,500.00 69.93 9/9/23
Wapello 130 124.81 $5,750.00 48.2 $119.29 $747,500.00 96.01 9/14/23
Wapello 107 101.63 $5,200.00 37.1 $140.16 $556,400.00 94.98 9/14/23
Winnebago 95.02 87.97 $12,500.00 78.6 $159.03 $1,187,750.00 92.58 9/12/23
Wright 153 146.63 $10,100.00 63.5 $159.06 $1,545,300.00 95.84 9/15/23
Adams 40 36.97 $15,500.00 82.8 $187.20 $620,000.00 92.43 9/21/23
Adams 40 30.90 $11,500.00 70.5 $163.12 $460,000.00 77.25 9/21/23
Black Hawk 118.1 106.82 $15,900.00 87.5 $181.71 $1,877,790.00 90.45 9/19/23
Greene 60 55.57 $15,900.00 86.5 $183.82 $954,000.00 92.62 9/22/23
Guthrie 147.16 55 $8,700.00 60.5 $143.80 $1,280,292.00 37.37 9/20/23
Jasper 164.06 107.15 $8,800.00 58.8 $149.66 $1,443,728.00 65.31 9/21/23
Jasper 114.05 111.87 $13,200.00 81.7 $161.57 $1,505,460.00 98.09 9/21/23
Jasper 26.54 25.89 $11,502.00 80.4 $143.06 $305,263.08 97.55 9/21/23
Jasper 172.71 125.59 $10,566.00 81.5 $129.64 $1,824,853.86 72.72 9/21/23
Jasper 137.06 123.88 $8,000.00 68.8 $116.28 $1,096,480.00 90.38 9/21/23
Jefferson 200 160.78 $6,850.00 68 $100.74 $1,370,000.00 80.39 9/21/23
Jefferson 40 30.99 $11,700.00 83.2 $140.63 $468,000.00 77.48 9/21/23
Kossuth 78.79 78.79 $15,100.00 85.7 $176.20 $1,189,729.00 100.00 9/19/23
Kossuth 71 71 $17,200.00 85.2 $201.88 $1,221,200.00 100.00 9/19/23
Palo Alto 230.81 226.30 $17,500.00 85.5 $204.68 $4,039,175.00 98.05 9/21/23
Palo Alto 79 76.04 $16,500.00 88.1 $187.29 $1,303,500.00 96.25 9/21/23
Pocahontas 145.9 120.95 $7,350.00 64.9 $113.25 $1,072,365.00 82.90 9/22/23
Sac 120 119.06 $14,200.00 90.8 $156.39 $1,704,000.00 99.22 9/19/23
Sac 80 77.35 $13,900.00 89.9 $154.62 $1,112,000.00 96.69 9/19/23
Sac 60 56.63 $11,500.00 88.3 $130.24 $690,000.00 94.38 9/19/23
Taylor 120 114.14 $9,100.00 55.8 $163.08 $1,092,000.00 95.12 9/21/23
Winnebago 77 75.06 $15,800.00 85.2 $185.45 $1,216,600.00 97.48 9/20/23
Wright 156.11 153.06 $11,200.00 77.2 $145.08 $1,748,432.00 98.05 9/19/23
Sioux 90.61 79.97 $10,900.00 53.7 $202.98 $987,649.00 88.26 9/23/23
Boone 160 152.47 $9,350.00 72.3 $129.32 $1,496,000.00 95.29 9/26/23
Buena Vista 119 115.80 $13,300.00 84.9 $156.65 $1,582,700.00 97.31 9/26/23
Fayette 77 74.37 $15,500.00 89.4 $173.38 $1,193,500.00 96.58 9/26/23
Fayette 36.98 33.42 $13,000.00 88.9 $146.23 $480,740.00 90.37 9/26/23
Wapello 39.91 14 $4,200.00 52 $80.77 $167,622.00 35.08 9/28/23
O’Brien 47.29 45.84 $19,500.00 96.2 $202.70 $922,155.00 96.93 9/28/23
Grundy 148.51 148.51 $21,600.00 92.2 $234.27 $3,207,816.00 100.00 9/28/23
Buchanan 210.84 210.88 $16,700.00 78 $214.10 $3,521,028.00 100.02 9/28/23
Franklin 77 74.79 $15,700.00 85.9 $182.77 $1,208,900.00 97.13 9/29/23
STATEWIDE TOTALS 10535.94 9,052.04 $12,134.90 73.48 $163.73 $122,102,302.96 85.92
Jason Smith, Broker | Auctioneer

Jason Smith, Broker | Auctioneer

Founder, Farmland 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.

Email: [email protected]Phone: 515-537-6633

Iowa Land Prices at A Glance

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