There was not much activity but there was a strong sale in Sioux County this week at $26,600/acre. Planters have stopped due to rain.

Kossuth County tops this week at $12,000/acre. There is not enough activity to test the market.

Sioux County rings the bell this week with a sale at $23,750/acre. Rainfall is replenishing soil moisture across the state.

Likely for the first time, Louisa County tops the market this week with a jaw-dropping price of $21,050/acre. Rain has stopped fieldwork and planting. When things dry out, it will be go time!

Clay County rings the bell this week with a sale at $15,600/acre. April Fool’s Day is Wednesday - be prepared! Planting season is beginning. Please be safe.

Sioux County takes top position this week with a sale at $26,800/acre. March is coming to an end and auction volume will fall off for planting season and most of growing season.

Carroll County rings the bell again this week with a sale at $17,700/acre. We were blessed with one late winter snowstorm but spring weather is in the extended forecast.

Carroll County tops the market with 2 sales at $17,500/acre. March is active with land auctions.

Cherokee County rings the bell this week with a sale at $19,000/acre. March is going to be an active month for land auctions.

Lyon County tops the market this week with a sale at $25,600/acre. Several strong sales this week.

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Floyd County rings the bell this week at $17,400/acre. Warm weather is in the extended forecast. Will there be some field work in February?

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Franklin County tops the week with a sale at $15,700/acre. Warmer weather is in the extended forecast. Auction activity looks good for the next 30 days.

Cerro Gordo County tops the market this week at $14,700/acre. Unfortunately, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter. On my latest Land Talker TV episode, I visited with Bill Rubis of Permanent Farming who knows all about building deep pit cattle buildings.

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Lyon County has top honors this week with a sale at $22,750/acre. An analysis of my 2025 auction data will be released in my next newsletter which will go out February 2. Do you think land market conditions went down, were stable, or went up? I think you will be surprised.

Sioux County rings the bell this week with a sale at $26,250/acre. Johnson County takes honorable mention with a strictly ag land sale at $20,000/acre, likely a new price record for land purchased to raise corn/soybeans.

Lyon County tops the market this week with a sale at $22,000/acre. Several sale barns were touting record high prices for feeder cattle.