Happy New Year! Fremont County finishes 2025 strong with a sale at $13,500/acre. There are over 6,000 acres coming to auction in January.

Due to the Christmas holidays, there’s only one auction to report and Sioux County brings it again with a sale at $28,000/acre.

Dubuque County in Northeast Iowa rings the bell this week with a sale at $21,700/acre. Auction activity usually falls around holiday season. Wishing a Merry Christmas to all!

Three weeks in a row, Sioux County wins top prize with a sale at $28,600/acre. There are about one and a half more weeks of auctions for the year.

Sioux County does it again with a new price record of $32,000/acre, shattering the old price record for the state and Sioux County.

Sioux County tops the market this week at $22,500/acre. It was a short week for auctions due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Ida County tops the market this week with a sale at $20,500/acre. It was a busy week for land auctions in Iowa and surrounding states - robust land prices are not just an Iowa thing.

Plymouth and Cedar Counties rang the bell this week with each county having sales at $19,500/acre. Auction activity will be vigorous up to the end of the month.

Lyon County does it again, topping the week with a sale at $22,400/acre. Auctions are very active this month. The market appears stable but is signaling some caution.

Lyon County tops the market this week with a sale at $23,100/acre. November is “go time” for land auctions. There are almost 22,000 acres going to auctions in the next 30 days.

Sioux County rings the bell this week with a sale at $26,500/acre. It is “go time” for land auctions. Auction activity is ramping up this week and will be full speed in November.

O’Brien County tops the market this week with a sale at $19,700/acre. Harvest is wrapping up fast.

Black Hawk County rings the bell this week with a $20,238/acre sale (including 5% buyer fee). Crops are disappearing fast. It’s amazing how fast harvest happens with good weather.

Calhoun County tops the market this week with a sale at $15,600/acre. Auction activity slows during October for harvest, but November is go-time for land auctions.

Mitchell County took top honors this week with a sale at $16,600/acre. Hearing some yield data this week and so far, I have not heard anyone say yields are better than last year.

Plymouth County topped the market this week at $18,000/acre. Harvest is starting.

Mitchell County had a bell ringing sale at $24,400/acre. There were several strong sales this week. Fields are starting to open for harvest.

Auction activity is picking up. Cedar County tops the market this week at $19,000/acre. Harvest is rapidly approaching.

Auction activity is starting to pick up. Butler County topped the market this week at $17,300/acre. I’ve witnessed grain bins getting emptied for new crops and new grain bins being assembled. Harvest is coming fast!

Dallas County rang the bell this week with some transitional land selling at $25,100/acre, $24,100/acre, and $22,700/acre. Auction season is here - over the next 30 days, there are over 15,000 acres on deck to be auctioned.