Monthly Farmland Sales Report – April 2022

May 3, 2022 | Farmland Prices, Iowa Farmland Prices, Iowa Farmland Report, Iowa Farmland Values

Number of Acres Sold in Iowa April 2022

If you’ve been following along and reading our weekly farmland sales reports, you’ve noticed that April has been a busy month for farmland auctions in Iowa! More than average busy actually! Studying the graph above, you’ll notice that this year there was 5,694.46 acres that sold in April 2022 which is 2,983.10 acres more than last year! That’s about a 110% increase from last year April 2021 to this year! Typically, farmland auctions in Iowa start to slow down during the crop season May – August however we’re seeing May farmland auctions pop up and we have the following farm auctions coming up!

Upcoming DreamDirt Farmland Auctions:

May 3rd – Car Wash & Laundromat Business and Equipment Auction in West Bend, IA 

May 4th – 48.75 Acres Farmland in Union County, IA

May 11th – 37.31 Acres Farmland in Butler County, IA 

May 18th – 209.75 Acres Farmland, Muscatine County, IA

May 28th – Acreage Auction, Albert City, IA

June 1 – 4 Bedroom 2 Bath House Auction, Calmar, IA 

If you’re interested in selling farmland, get started today by filling out our free farmland market analysis consultation.

Jason Smith

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 composed 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

Average Price Per Acre Iowa Farmland Auctions

The average price per acre for farmland in Iowa is currently at $13,812.62. That’s a 41% INCREASE from April 2021 average of $9,798.63/acre price. The graph to the right left shows a steady increase in farmland prices since the beginning of the year. As a farmland auction company in Iowa, we are expecting these values to continue to increase or hold steady. Now is a good time to sell land if you’ve been thinking of doing so!

Rachel Tiffany

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.comPhone: (515) 954-8063

Average Price per CSR2 Point Iowa Farmland Prices

In April we saw an average of $178.66/CSR2 in Iowa. Similar to average price per acre and amount of acres sold this is a big increase from April 2021 average price per CSR2 of $146.38/CSR2. 

To find out what your farms CSR2 value is contact us! 

Iowa Land Prices at A Glance

Our Iowa Farmland Price Heatmaps have been a huge help for people that want to visiuliaze and research farmland prices in Iowa.  Here you can research your farm’s proximity or the statewide market and see individual sale results, average prices per acre, average price per CSR2 point as well as volumes of sales and the number of acres sold.  Use this market price research tool right here at DreamDirt.  Click the Iowa map to get started.

Request a Free Valuation for Your Farm or Land Property

Whether you’re ready to start the selling process, or even remotely curious, we will gladly provide you with a FREE Market Analysis! If you are in a position to sell land in the Midwest, we want to help you achieve the top of the market on your sale.

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