Iowa’s October Farmland Sales Summary

Nov 22, 2019

Graph showing average Price Per Acre of Tillable Farmland in Iowa

Iowa Farmland Sales Volume For 80% Tillable Farms

Farmland Prices In Iowa For October 2019

Curious what farmland prices looked like in the state of Iowa during the month of October? DreamDirt tracks the sales of 80% Tillable farmland and above, year round!

Year-to-date trends and month-long trends can be found in the graphs below. If you’re curious about the best time to sell your farm, CLICK HERE

Graph showing average Price per CSR2 Point for Iowa Farmland

Average Price per CSR2 Point for Iowa Farmland 2019

Average Price Per Acre of Tillable Farmland in Iowa 2019

October 2019 Average Price per Acre of Farmland

Iowa Farmland Prices – 12 Month Rolling Summary

Iowa Farmland Sales Volume by # of Acres at Auction

Iowa Farmland Auctions – Average Price per CSR2 Point

Average Price Per CSR2 Point For Iowa Farmland

The average price per CSR2 point in October 2019 saw a rapid decrease from the month of September to $73.40, across all 80% tillable farms sold at auction in Iowa.

The CSR2 point rating is a measure of the soil’s productivity out of a scale of 100. It is important to remember that monthly variations depend on the quality of farms sold that month. A longer period of time such as six months to a year is the best representation of the price per CSR2 point.

Average Price Per Acre Of Tillable Farmland In Iowa

We saw an average price of $6,684.87 per tillable acre of farmland in October 2019. The monthly average took a turn from the September average of $8,216.17

Iowa Farmland Sales Report For October 2019 – 80% Or Higher Tillable Farms

County	Total Acres	Tillable Acres	Price Per Tillable Acre	CSR2	$ per Tillable CSR2	Price	% Tillable
Greene	79.67	72.04	$8,200.00	84.2	$97.39	$653,294.00	90.42
Wapello	76.75	76.75	$5,600.00	58.1	$96.39	$429,800.00	100.00
Wapello	79.2	68.48	$4,600.00	55.9	$82.29	$364,320.00	86.46
Wapello	58	49.19	$4,550.00	63.1	$72.11	$263,900.00	84.81
Wapello	72	68.76	$4,975.00	59.1	$84.18	$358,200.00	95.50
Wapello	66.62	63	$4,675.00	50.2	$93.13	$311,448.50	94.57
Wapello	39	37.17	$4,600.00	54.9	$83.79	$179,400.00	95.31
Audubon	92.62	88.82	$7,300.00	75.8	$96.31	$676,126.00	95.90
Audubon	80	78	$6,500.00	68.3	$95.17	$520,000.00	97.50
Hamilton	40	37.48	$9,100.00	79.2	$114.90	$364,000.00	93.70
Cerro Gordo	156	155	$8,800.00	83.6	$105.26	$1,372,800.00	99.36
Cerro Gordo	153	144	$6,700.00	82.8	$80.92	$1,025,100.00	94.12
Sioux	66.68	61.87	$18,300.00	94.6	$193.45	$1,220,244.00	92.79
Sioux	143.2	139.73	$13,500.00	93.4	$144.54	$1,933,200.00	97.58
Cerro Gordo	84	84.27	$6,100.00	69.7	$87.52	$512,400.00	100.32
Lee	60	57.40	$5,750.00	52.7	$109.11	$345,000.00	95.67
Lee	66.38	57.29	$6,300.00	74.9	$84.11	$418,194.00	86.31
Johnson	103.75	97.87	$8,800.00	85.1	$103.41	$913,000.00	94.33
Johnson	96.4	82.51	$7,000.00	70.8	$98.87	$674,800.00	85.59
Union	177.5	143.96	$5,000.00	62.5	$80.00	$887,500.00	81.10
Delaware	76.64	76.64	$11,600.00	88.9	$130.48	$889,024.00	100.00
Iowa	77	67.30	$6,950.00	67.39	$103.13	$535,150.00	87.40
Iowa	54.5	48.68	$5,550.00	61	$90.98	$302,475.00	89.32
Van Buren	152.75	134	$6,900.00	64	$107.81	$1,053,975.00	87.73
O’Brien	60	57.9	$11,500.00	92.9	$123.79	$690,000.00	96.50
O’Brien	75	71.5	$14,900.00	94.7	$157.34	$1,117,500.00	95.33
Crawford	144.88	144.88	$6,800.00	64.3	$105.75	$985,184.00	100.00
Crawford	75.01	75.01	$7,400.00	62.2	$118.97	$555,074.00	100.00
Page	99	98.37	$5,800.00	74.7	$77.64	$574,200.00	99.36
Page	155	146.74	$5,600.00	71.6	$78.21	$868,000.00	94.67
Page	101	87.09	$3,500.00	64.1	$54.60	$353,500.00	86.23
Black Hawk	70.02	68.5	$0.00	85.5	$0.00	$0.00	97.83
Butler	116	95.5	$4,375.00	77.7	$56.31	$507,500.00	82.33
Lee	34.36	31.71	$8,300.00	75.5	$109.93	$285,188.00	92.29
Lee	74.22	69.32	$8,500.00	81.7	$104.04	$630,870.00	93.40
Sioux	152	148.15	$0.00	84	$0.00	$0.00	97.47
Sioux	44.33	44.33	$0.00	69.9	$0.00	$0.00	100.00
Sioux	50	43.47	$0.00	90.3	$0.00	$0.00	86.94
STATEWIDE TOTALS	3402.48	3172.68	$6,684.87	73.40	$90.05	$22,770,366.50	93.25

Featured Farmland Auction In Iowa

This 78.59 acre farm is located east of Moorhead in Monona County. Located right along a paved hard surface road. This farm has a CSR2 rating of 47.7 and the property is primarily tillable farmland – a quality farm! You may view the farm from the road any time, we just ask that you respect the tenant’s rights on the farm

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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]

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