Iowa’s November Farmland Sales Summary
Jason Smith
Auctioneer, Land Broker, Founder
Jason is an Auctioneer and Land Broker in Iowa and the surrounding states. The DreamDirt team of auctioneers, land brokers, and realtors specialize in farmland sales primarily serving the heirs to family farms all across Iowa and some surrounding states. Today's report details Iowa's current land market for land sold at auctions.
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Iowa Farmland Sales Volume For 80% Tillable Farms
Farmland Prices In Iowa For November, 2018
Auctioneers were busy selling farmland in November, there was significant volume of sales in November which is very typical for this time of year. November is a popular month for farmland sales as are December through February. This months Iowa Farmland Prices report will walk you through the results of farmland auctions for 80% tillable farms that sold across the state of Iowa.
Average Price Per CSR2 Point For Iowa Farmland
This month we saw an improvement in the dollars per csr2 point across all farmland sales from the October report. In November the average dollars per CSR2 point was $109.10 per point.
Average Price Per Acre Of Tillable Farmland In Iowa
The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa in November 2018 was $8334 based on the actual results of the auctions conducted across the state. This was up from last months report slightly. As farmland prices have softened across the state of Iowa its been somewhat difficult to interpert the results as they move up and down each month, to us in indicates some indecision among buyers but digging into the data seems to suggest that when a higher concentration of high quality farms are offered for sale it can make the results appear as if land prices are increasing rather than decreasing. Certain situations lend themselves to lower farmland prices and that has alot to do with the volume of land that has been offered in one particular area. Some townships that experience 3 or 4 or more sales in close proximity seem to be the most prone to showing a softer result, but we are still seeing areas producing top of the market results where fewer farms have sold or there are larger concentrations of livestock.
Selling Farmland In Iowa
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November 2018 Average Price Per Acre Of Farmland
Iowa Farmland Prices – 12 Month Rolling Summary
Iowa Farmland Prices Year To Date Summary
Iowa Farmland Sales Report For November 2018 – 80% Tillable Farms
| STATEWIDE TOTALS | 12743.01 | 12080 | $8,334.31 | 75.05 | $109.10 | $102,803,956.69 | 94.80 |
| County | Total Acres | Tillable Acres | Price Per Tillable Acre | CSR2 | $ per Tillable CSR2 | Price | % Tillable |
| Marion | 87.27 | 86.1 | $6,500.00 | 67.2 | $96.73 | $567,255.00 | 98.66 |
| Ringgold | 105.31 | 103.4 | $7,050.00 | 78.1 | $90.27 | $742,435.50 | 98.19 |
| Taylor | 168.72 | 147.11 | $4,950.00 | 71.7 | $69.04 | $835,164.00 | 87.19 |
| Clay | 32.13 | 28.7 | $6,200.00 | 56.1 | $110.52 | $199,206.00 | 89.32 |
| Clay | 40 | 39 | $8,400.00 | 88.1 | $95.35 | $336,000.00 | 97.50 |
| Clay | 82.26 | 67.25 | $5,050.00 | 55.3 | $91.32 | $415,413.00 | 81.75 |
| Clay | 35.35 | 31.6 | $2,200.00 | 39.3 | $55.98 | $77,770.00 | 89.39 |
| Jefferson | 154.19 | 134 | $5,100.00 | 39.3 | $129.77 | $786,369.00 | 86.91 |
| Jefferson | 161.23 | 131 | $5,100.00 | 63.90 | $79.81 | $822,273.00 | 81.25 |
| Hancock | 59.02 | 58.37 | $9,100.00 | 78.90 | $115.34 | $537,082.00 | 98.90 |
| Humboldt | 166.05 | 166.05 | $7,200.00 | 85.50 | $84.21 | $1,195,560.00 | 100.00 |
| Crawford | 77 | 77.93 | $6,000.00 | 58.40 | $102.74 | $462,000.00 | 101.21 |
| Jones | 119 | 102.4 | $3,500.00 | 43.40 | $80.65 | $416,500.00 | 86.05 |
| Marshall | 160 | 151.6 | $8,469.00 | 78.10 | $108.44 | $1,355,040.00 | 94.75 |
| Sioux | 148.99 | 148.62 | $13,600.00 | 88.10 | $154.37 | $2,026,264.00 | 99.75 |
| Buena Vista | 80 | 79 | $8,500.00 | 86.50 | $98.27 | $680,000.00 | 98.75 |
| Cherokee | 81.33 | 79.8 | $13,700.00 | 92.00 | $148.91 | $1,114,221.00 | 98.12 |
| Cherokee | 81.56 | 80.03 | $14,700.00 | 95.60 | $153.77 | $1,198,932.00 | 98.12 |
| Wright | 158 | 157.7 | $9,601.00 | 85.00 | $112.95 | $1,516,958.00 | 99.81 |
| Washington | 67.4 | 67 | $6,350.00 | 57.20 | $111.01 | $427,990.00 | 99.41 |
| Henry | 100.19 | 97.64 | $11,200.00 | 86.50 | $129.48 | $1,122,128.00 | 97.45 |
| Emmet | 96 | 96 | $7,000.00 | 83.90 | $83.43 | $672,000.00 | 100.00 |
| Emmet | 40 | 36.98 | $8,000.00 | 74.10 | $107.96 | $320,000.00 | 92.45 |
| Palo Alto | 80 | 77.85 | $9,500.00 | 86.20 | $110.21 | $760,000.00 | 97.31 |
| Carroll | 211.88 | 194.27 | $9,600.00 | 71.20 | $134.83 | $2,034,048.00 | 91.69 |
| Tama | 100 | 95.28 | $10,000.00 | 94.10 | $106.27 | $1,000,000.00 | 95.28 |
| Clay | 230 | 225.8 | $7,900.00 | 70.00 | $112.86 | $1,817,000.00 | 98.17 |
| Clay | 76.2 | 74.82 | $6,700.00 | 81.50 | $82.21 | $510,540.00 | 98.19 |
| Clay | 80 | 78.38 | $4,250.00 | 55.10 | $77.13 | $340,000.00 | 97.98 |
| Des Moines | 120.23 | 113.50 | $6,575.00 | 69.10 | $95.15 | $790,512.25 | 94.40 |
| Sac | 174.11 | 166.09 | $9,325.00 | 88.70 | $105.13 | $1,623,575.75 | 95.39 |
| Wright | 80 | 77.61 | $9,500.00 | 85.40 | $111.24 | $760,000.00 | 97.01 |
| Wright | 76.2 | 73.94 | $9,800.00 | 84.30 | $116.25 | $746,760.00 | 97.03 |
| Adams | 150 | 133.59 | $4,600.00 | 63.9 | $71.99 | $690,000.00 | 89.06 |
| Cass | 221 | 183.73 | $3,400.00 | 55.1 | $61.71 | $751,400.00 | 83.14 |
| Sioux | 40.39 | 39 | $14,000.00 | 73.1 | $191.52 | $565,460.00 | 96.56 |
| Plymouth | 80 | 75.43 | $9,400.00 | 59.5 | $157.98 | $752,000.00 | 94.29 |
| Boone | 120 | 115.87 | $8,650.00 | 83.8 | $103.22 | $1,038,000.00 | 96.56 |
| Boone | 117 | 117 | $7,700.00 | 78.6 | $97.96 | $900,900.00 | 100.00 |
| Iowa | 76.5 | 65.21 | $4,900.00 | 64.8 | $75.62 | $374,850.00 | 85.24 |
| Iowa | 128.5 | 123.4 | $4,450.00 | 49 | $90.82 | $571,825.00 | 96.03 |
| Iowa | 160 | 147.3 | $2,800.00 | 41.70 | $67.15 | $448,000.00 | 92.06 |
| Davis | 30 | 28.4 | $7,200.00 | 55.20 | $130.43 | $216,000.00 | 94.67 |
| Woodbury | 107.27 | 93.19 | $6,000.00 | 61.60 | $97.40 | $643,620.00 | 86.87 |
| Woodbury | 80 | 76.11 | $6,650.00 | 72.30 | $91.98 | $532,000.00 | 95.14 |
| Henry | 58.02 | 58 | $4,400.00 | 65.60 | $67.07 | $255,288.00 | 99.97 |
| Allamakee | 156 | 150.9 | $7,179.00 | 76.90 | $93.36 | $1,119,924.00 | 96.73 |
| Louisa | 62.81 | 59.02 | $10,500.00 | 82.50 | $127.27 | $659,505.00 | 93.97 |
| Palo Alto | 119.3 | 119.3 | $9,000.00 | 82.60 | $108.96 | $1,073,700.00 | 100.00 |
| O’Brien | 78.09 | 78.09 | $14,100.00 | 98.90 | $142.57 | $1,101,069.00 | 100.00 |
| Lyon | 80.39 | 79.39 | $14,200.00 | 94.00 | $151.06 | $1,141,538.00 | 98.76 |
| Emmet | 80 | 79.61 | $6,000.00 | 75.80 | $79.16 | $480,000.00 | 99.51 |
| Linn | 122 | 121.86 | $14,700.00 | 92.50 | $158.92 | $1,793,400.00 | 99.89 |
| Greene | 80 | 74.46 | $10,100.00 | 84.40 | $119.67 | $808,000.00 | 93.08 |
| Greene | 81.81 | 75.49 | $8,950.00 | 82.30 | $108.75 | $732,199.50 | 92.27 |
| Palo Alto | 160 | 131.2 | $4,675.00 | 75.60 | $61.84 | $748,000.00 | 82.00 |
| Cedar | 80 | 78.4 | $7,900.00 | 78.80 | $100.25 | $632,000.00 | 98.00 |
| Dickinson | 46.08 | 41.6 | $5,700.00 | 79.20 | $71.97 | $262,656.00 | 90.28 |
| Iowa | 138 | 117 | $3,400.00 | 46.80 | $72.65 | $469,200.00 | 84.78 |
| Tama | 156 | 147.54 | $8,550.00 | 86.60 | $98.73 | $1,333,800.00 | 94.58 |
| Lyon | 80 | 76.69 | $16,400.00 | 68.20 | $240.47 | $1,312,000.00 | 95.86 |
| Lyon | 77.25 | 75.89 | $14,250.00 | 66.80 | $213.32 | $1,100,812.50 | 98.24 |
| Butler | 500 | 497.01 | $8,880.00 | 90.00 | $98.67 | $4,440,000.00 | 99.40 |
| Poweshiek | 34 | 32.9 | $9,700.00 | 76.60 | $126.63 | $329,800.00 | 96.76 |
| Poweshiek | 158 | 150.64 | $5,200.00 | 53.20 | $97.74 | $821,600.00 | 95.34 |
| Buena Vista | 80.48 | 79.8 | $7,000.00 | 82.50 | $84.85 | $563,360.00 | 99.16 |
| Buena Vista | 80.48 | 70 | $5,000.00 | 73.10 | $68.40 | $402,400.00 | 86.98 |
| Buena Vista | 71.29 | 69 | $7,475.00 | 82.60 | $90.50 | $532,892.75 | 96.79 |
| Tama | 153.53 | 153.53 | $13,900.00 | 94.00 | $147.87 | $2,134,067.00 | 100.00 |
| Dickinson | 155 | 152.01 | $7,000.00 | 85.50 | $81.87 | $1,085,000.00 | 98.07 |
| Sioux | 57.01 | 55.55 | $14,025.00 | 91.80 | $152.78 | $799,565.25 | 97.44 |
| Sioux | 41.47 | 38.6 | $13,250.00 | 89.40 | $148.21 | $549,477.50 | 93.08 |
| Floyd | 52.5 | 52.21 | $6,300.00 | 59.90 | $105.18 | $330,750.00 | 99.45 |
| Page | 77.03 | 72.66 | $7,300.00 | 72.5 | $100.69 | $562,319.00 | 94.33 |
| Page | 74.79 | 74.69 | $6,600.00 | 66.4 | $99.40 | $493,614.00 | 99.87 |
| Page | 158 | 145.85 | $4,510.00 | 62.8 | $71.82 | $712,580.00 | 92.31 |
| Marshall | 39 | 38.41 | $7,500.00 | 71.4 | $105.04 | $292,500.00 | 98.49 |
| Keokuk | 40 | 39.33 | $12,900.00 | 90.4 | $142.70 | $516,000.00 | 98.33 |
| Keokuk | 80 | 76.83 | $12,700.00 | 90.1 | $140.95 | $1,016,000.00 | 96.04 |
| Keokuk | 78.5 | 75.83 | $11,750.00 | 79.9 | $147.06 | $922,375.00 | 96.60 |
| Keokuk | 40 | 39.1 | $7,750.00 | 61.7 | $125.61 | $310,000.00 | 97.75 |
| Lyon | 40 | 39.71 | $13,400.00 | 86.40 | $155.09 | $536,000.00 | 99.28 |
| Lee | 90.92 | 89.73 | $11,200.00 | 69.40 | $161.38 | $1,018,304.00 | 98.69 |
| Henry | 122.78 | 108.64 | $6,248.00 | 67.60 | $92.43 | $767,129.44 | 88.48 |
| Appanoose | 78.71 | 75.1 | $6,000.00 | 60.10 | $99.83 | $472,260.00 | 95.41 |
| Appanoose | 46.42 | 43.45 | $6,250.00 | 61.10 | $102.29 | $290,125.00 | 93.60 |
| Jefferson | 120.99 | 106.23 | $5,700.00 | 60.00 | $95.00 | $689,643.00 | 87.80 |
| Decatur | 162.45 | 147 | $3,580.00 | 41.70 | $85.85 | $581,571.00 | 90.49 |
| VanBuren | 59.04 | 51.04 | $5,900.00 | 66.20 | $89.12 | $348,336.00 | 86.45 |
| Poweshiek | 120 | 112.39 | $8,350.00 | 84.80 | $98.47 | $1,002,000.00 | 93.66 |
| Sioux | 40.41 | 38.61 | $12,900.00 | 86.40 | $149.31 | $521,289.00 | 95.55 |
| Sioux | 45.39 | 44.4 | $13,250.00 | 84.20 | $157.36 | $601,417.50 | 97.82 |
| O’Brien | 45 | 44.44 | $13,000.00 | 91.30 | $142.39 | $585,000.00 | 98.76 |
| O’Brien | 75 | 69 | $12,200.00 | 89.60 | $136.16 | $915,000.00 | 92.00 |
| Poweshiek | 13.49 | 12.77 | $9,500.00 | 96.1 | $98.86 | $128,155.00 | 94.66 |
| Poweshiek | 114.04 | 103.52 | $5,500.00 | 71.2 | $77.25 | $627,220.00 | 90.78 |
| Poweshiek | 70.45 | 65.63 | $7,000.00 | 77 | $90.91 | $493,150.00 | 93.16 |
| Poweshiek | 80 | 66.27 | $4,900.00 | 61.2 | $80.07 | $392,000.00 | 82.84 |
| Lee | 18.85 | 15.5 | $2,750.00 | 28.8 | $95.49 | $51,837.50 | 82.23 |
| Jasper | 160 | 147.62 | $6,000.00 | 69.80 | $85.96 | $960,000.00 | 92.26 |
| Butler | 49 | 46.9 | $8,900.00 | 83.30 | $106.84 | $436,100.00 | 95.71 |
| Butler | 100 | 90.9 | $6,500.00 | 82.80 | $78.50 | $650,000.00 | 90.90 |
| Jasper | 168 | 157.78 | $4,500.00 | 52.40 | $85.88 | $756,000.00 | 93.92 |
| Lyon | 89.41 | 73.55 | $7,925.00 | 69.90 | $113.38 | $708,574.25 | 82.26 |
| Pocahontas | 41 | 43.3 | $9,800.00 | 87.10 | $112.51 | $401,800.00 | 105.61 |
| Pocahontas | 40 | 38.93 | $7,700.00 | 81.90 | $94.02 | $308,000.00 | 97.33 |
| Pocahontas | 169.27 | 169 | $6,700.00 | 72.10 | $92.93 | $1,134,109.00 | 99.84 |
| Pocahontas | 119.62 | 118 | $7,400.00 | 77.90 | $94.99 | $885,188.00 | 98.65 |
| Dickinson | 160 | 157.37 | $7,175.00 | 79.50 | $90.25 | $1,148,000.00 | 98.36 |
| Dickinson | 160 | 151.82 | $7,600.00 | 86.70 | $87.66 | $1,216,000.00 | 94.89 |
| Butler | 70 | 68.51 | $4,900.00 | 71.70 | $68.34 | $343,000.00 | 97.87 |
| Buena Vista | 119.35 | 117.3 | $8,800.00 | 86.20 | $102.09 | $1,050,280.00 | 98.28 |
| Johnson | 69 | 63.13 | $9,300.00 | 80.10 | $116.10 | $641,700.00 | 91.49 |
| Hancock | 160 | 152.12 | $8,800.00 | 80.50 | $109.32 | $1,408,000.00 | 95.08 |
| Sioux | 80 | 78.41 | $11,750.00 | 92.70 | $126.75 | $940,000.00 | 98.01 |
| Calhoun | 90.4 | 91.35 | $7,700.00 | 81.90 | $94.02 | $696,080.00 | 101.05 |
| Audubon | 232.18 | 223.71 | $11,800.00 | 70.50 | $167.38 | $2,739,724.00 | 96.35 |
| Audubon | 80 | 77.28 | $13,000.00 | 73.30 | $177.35 | $1,040,000.00 | 96.60 |
| Boone | 79 | 79 | $8,300.00 | 84.60 | $98.11 | $655,700.00 | 100.00 |
| Boone | 73 | 73 | $8,400.00 | 80.08 | $104.90 | $613,200.00 | 100.00 |
| Clarke | 54 | 49.76 | $6,481.00 | 72.80 | $89.02 | $349,974.00 | 92.15 |
| O’Brien | 153 | 149 | $13,000.00 | 98.10 | $132.52 | $1,989,000.00 | 97.39 |
| O’Brien | 95 | 95 | $12,500.00 | 94.60 | $132.14 | $1,187,500.00 | 100.00 |
| O’Brien | 102 | 100.23 | $12,500.00 | 92.40 | $135.28 | $1,275,000.00 | 98.26 |
| O’Brien | 105 | 100.16 | $10,750.00 | 88.00 | $122.16 | $1,128,750.00 | 95.39 |
| Dickinson | 113.73 | 112 | $5,200.00 | 74.90 | $69.43 | $591,396.00 | 98.48 |
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