Auction activity is picking up with two sales in Plymouth County - $20,400/acre and $20,100/acre. The USDA August report shocked the corn market with record yield, 188 bushels/acre, and 2 million more acres of corn.

There was not enough auction activity to test the market this week. We had more rain over the weekend, with dryer weather in the forecast. If you have time, go check out the great Iowa State Fair!

Osceola County comes in at $16,100/acre. The State Fair starts this week. Hope to see you there!

Auction activity should start picking up in August, but there was not enough activity to test the market again this week. We had additional rain and there is even more in the extended forecast.

There was not enough activity to test the market this week. Linn County had a strong sale at $17,700/acre.

We’ve been fortunate to receive rain heading into mid-July, and crops are looking good overall. Auction volume is expected to pick up in August.

Not much is happening this week due to the 4^th of July holiday. Corn is beginning to pollinate, and weather has been favorable.

Greene County had a strong sale at $15,550/acre. I’m hearing of some good rain falls around the state and crops look really good going into July.

Activity picked up a bit this week but not enough to test the market. Osceola County topped the week at $15,900/acre.

It was another slow week with not enough auction activity to test the market. I was in South Central and Southwest Iowa over the weekend and crops look very good.

There is still not enough activity to test the market. I saw good stands of corn and soybeans in NW Iowa this weekend. The 2025 crop appears to be getting a good start.

We are still in the slowest time of the year for land auctions when there is not enough activity to test the market.

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Once again, there was not enough activity to test the market. Planting season is wrapping up. Hope you had a safe and happy Memorial Day!

There was not enough activity to test this market, but Mitchell County had a strong sale at $22,000/acre.

This is the slowest time of the year for land auctions – there were only four this week. Good weather is here and I expect planting will be wrapping up quickly.

The online auction market for Iowa land was the topic for my recent conversation with Mason Holvoet of Steffes Group.

There was not enough activity to test the market this week. The extended forecast indicates there will be a good run of weather. I imagine a lot of planting will get done.

Auction volume jumped significantly in April - the second highest since 2018. Volatility in the stock market has helped move higher-quality tracts of land. Brent Barnett and I discuss this and more on Brownfield Ag News.