Iowa Land Prices September 17th – 23rd, 2022

Iowa Farmland Prices September 17th – 23rd, 2022
There was a total of 29 tillable farmland auctions that happened this week in Iowa. A total of 4,135.82 acres were sold. The average price per acre for the 29 auctions is $14,031/acre and $176.64/CSR2 point. Learn more about CSR2.
Top Selling Farms in Iowa
The top selling farm was 161.48 acres in O’Brien County, IA southwest of Sanborn, Iowa. This farm sold for $23,800/acre has a 93.7 CSR2 which resulted in a $254/CSR2 point.
Second place went to Clay County, Iowa. This 54.48-acre farm near Spencer, Iowa with 96.8 CSR2 sold for $22,850/acre or $236/CSR2 point
The third was for 200.44 acres North of Grundy Center, Iowa along HWY 20 in Grundy County, Iowa which sold for $20,900/acre or $234/CSR2.
Check out the table below to see results from all 29 farmland auctions in Iowa and Rachel’s video with aerial footage of the top three selling farms in Iowa.
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We have several farm auctions coming up and are booking appointments with sellers to sell land by the end of the year. If you are thinking of selling reach out to us today for a free market analysis!

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 comprised 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 Acre | CSR2 | $ per CSR2 | Price |
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Shelby | 144.04 | $16,100.00 | 73.9 | $217.86 | $2,319,044.00 |
Cerro Gordo | 140 | $13,250.00 | 83.8 | $158.11 | $1,855,000.00 |
Cerro Gordo | 80 | $16,050.00 | 85.1 | $188.60 | $870,900.00 |
Cerro Gordo | 80 | $15,100.00 | 87.8 | $171.98 | $232,352.00 |
Kossuth | 278 | $13,100.00 | 80.6 | $162.53 | $3,641,800.00 |
O’Brien | 161.48 | $23,800.00 | 96.3 | $247.14 | $3,843,224.00 |
Clay | 54.48 | $22,850.00 | 96.8 | $236.05 | $640,500.00 |
Lucas | 142.43 | $8,800.00 | 62 | $141.94 | $1,253,384.00 |
Lucas | 114.56 | $6,400.00 | 53.7 | $119.18 | $733,184.00 |
Lucas | 391.5 | $8,425.00 | 57.7 | $146.01 | $2,559,920.00 |
Tama | 79 | $14,400.00 | 85.5 | $168.42 | $1,137,600.00 |
Grundy | 200.44 | $20,900.00 | 92.3 | $226.44 | $4,189,196.00 |
Emmet | 222.15 | $16,000.00 | 81.9 | $195.36 | $3,554,400.00 |
O’Brien | 135.37 | $9,600.00 | 80.2 | $119.70 | $1,299,552.00 |
Monona | 158 | $10,025.00 | 57 | $175.88 | $1,583,950.00 |
Mahaska | 85.25 | $13,350.00 | 76.5 | $174.51 | $1,138,087.50 |
Mahaska | 90.52 | $10,200.00 | 69.9 | $145.92 | $923,304.00 |
Cass | 154.28 | $15,200.00 | 71.5 | $212.59 | $2,345,056.00 |
Clay | 67.75 | $12,800.00 | 84.3 | $151.84 | $867,200.00 |
Clay | 139.12 | $14,500.00 | 85.1 | $170.39 | $2,017,240.00 |
Franklin | 69.88 | $14,400.00 | 87.1 | $165.33 | $1,006,272.00 |
Franklin | 79.44 | $14,650.00 | 88.2 | $166.10 | $1,163,796.00 |
Hamilton | 90 | $11,700.00 | 70 | $167.14 | $1,053,000.00 |
Lyon | 151.37 | $15,500.00 | 67.5 | $229.63 | $2,346,235.00 |
Mitchell | 153.3 | $13,600.00 | 83 | $163.86 | $2,084,880.00 |
Hamilton | 217.91 | $12,800.00 | 79.1 | $161.82 | $2,789,248.00 |
Hamilton | 86.15 | $10,200.00 | 68.2 | $149.56 | $878,730.00 |
Dickinson | 119.4 | $15,000.00 | 89.6 | $167.41 | $1,791,000.00 |
Plymouth | 250 | $18,200.00 | 82.3 | $221.14 | $696,081.00 |
STATEWIDE TOTALS | 4135.82 | $14,031.03 | 78.51 | $176.64 | $50,814,135.50 |

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.com | Phone: (515) 954-8063

Iowa Land Prices at A Glance
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