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Land Auction Results | January 2026

February 6, 2026 - Ashley Poduska
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The appraisal team at Peoples Company was able to track 73 tracts or 7,066 acres sold at public auction in Iowa during January 2026. The average dollar per acre was $11,900, the average dollar per tillable acre was $15,626, and the average dollar per CSR2 was $195.

Peoples Company Auctions
1,120.24 Acres M/L in Waupaca County, WI
159.76 Acres M/L in Cerro Gordo County, IA
264.18 Acres M/L in Buena Vista County, IA

Click HERE to view the Iowa Land Values Update for 2025 Quarter 4.

Below are results for land auctions that occurred in January 2026. These are all agricultural real estate auctions containing greater than 35 acres. Dollar per CSR2 was calculated only for those tracts containing greater than 85% tillable with minimal improvement contribution. Data is presented on a monthly and quarterly basis, and can be found on our website: https://peoplescompany.com/

Sale Date State County Land Type Gross Acres $ Per Acre CSR2
01-05-2026 MO Barton Cropland/Building Site 30.00 --
01-05-2026 MO Barton Cropland/Building Site 48.49 $ 5,500 --
01-05-2026 MO Jasper Cropland 158.10 $ 5,800 --
01-06-2026 MN Steele Cropland 117.14 $ 13,005 --
01-06-2026 NE Seward Cropland 160.00 $ 18,000 --
01-06-2026 NE Seward Cropland 160.00 $ 14,100 --
01-06-2026 KS Norton Cropland 152.50 $ 2,600 --
01-06-2026 KS Norton Cropland 79.83 $ 2,250 --
01-06-2026 KS Norton Cropland 152.04 $ 2,350 --
01-06-2026 KS Graham Cropland 156.16 $ 2,600 --
01-06-2026 KS Graham Cropland 158.55 $ 2,150 --
01-06-2026 IA Howard Transitional 110.00 --
01-06-2026 IL Adams Cropland 106.65 $ 12,500 --
01-06-2026 IL Adams Cropland 28.03 --
01-06-2026 IL Henderson Cropland 77.44 --
01-07-2026 MO Lewis Building site/Pasture 10.10 $ 5,000 --
01-07-2026 MO Lewis Cropland 57.80 $ 6,150 --
01-07-2026 MO Lewis Pasture 56.70 $ 3,450 --
01-07-2026 MO Lewis Cropland/Rec 88.10 $ 5,500 --
01-07-2026 MO Lewis Cropland 47.20 $ 5,150 --
01-07-2026 MO Lewis Cropland 44.80 $ 7,700 --
01-07-2026 MO Lewis Rec 80.40 $ 4,250 --
01-07-2026 IA Warren Rural Res/Recreational 154.00 $ 10,000 --
01-07-2026 MN Freeborn Cropland/CRP 176.49 $ 6,579 --
01-07-2026 NE Thurston Cropland 40.00 $ 4,450 --
01-07-2026 SD Edmunds Transitional 159.50 --
01-08-2026 IA Woodbury Cropland 75.05 $ 18,100 --
01-08-2026 IA Woodbury Cropland 60.94 $ 18,100 --
01-08-2026 NE Thurston Cropland 40.00 --
01-08-2026 NE Dawson Cropland 159.50 $ 12,600 --
01-08-2026 NE Dawson Cropland 158.72 $ 13,100 --
01-08-2026 NE Custer Cropland 153.36 $ 9,000 --
01-08-2026 IA Buena Vista Cropland 72.80 $ 11,300 --
01-08-2026 IA Buena Vista Cropland/Building Site 117.20 $ 11,300 --
01-08-2026 IA Buena Vista Cropland 74.18 $ 10,200 --
01-08-2026 NE Nuckolls Cropland 297.60 $ 12,900 --
01-08-2026 NE Nuckolls Cropland 151.00 $ 9,900 --
01-08-2026 NE Clay Cropland 79.67 $ 10,200 --
01-08-2026 IA Lee Cropland 73.03 $ 5,300 --
01-09-2026 MN Chippewa Cropland 156.80 $ 13,200 --
01-09-2026 IA Linn Cropland/Rural Res 80.00 --
01-09-2026 IA Linn Cropland/Recreational 70.67 --
01-09-2026 MN Redwood Cropland 160.00 --
01-09-2026 IA Lyon Cropland 103.53 $ 22,000 --
01-09-2026 IA Pottawattamie Cropland 260.84 $ 5,850 --
01-09-2026 IA Pottawattamie Transitional 75.05 $ 12,000 --
01-09-2026 IA Pottawattamie Cropland/Pasture 162.11 $ 7,100 --
01-09-2026 IA Pottawattamie Pasture/Cropland 146.23 $ 8,050 --
01-09-2026 IA Pottawattamie Cropland/Pasture 230.36 $ 5,000 --
01-09-2026 IA Monona Cropland 129.04 $ 11,400 --
01-09-2026 IA Monona Cropland 158.00 $ 8,000 --
01-09-2026 NE Gage Cropland/CRP 160.00 $ 7,475 --
01-12-2026 IA Boone Cropland 80.00 $ 8,800 --
01-12-2026 IL Brown Cropland 152.00 --
01-12-2026 IL Brown Cropland 105.20 $ 6,650 --
01-12-2026 MN Polk Cropland/CRP 80.00 --
01-13-2026 IA Carroll Cropland 39.60 $ 16,200 --
01-13-2026 IA Carroll Cropland 79.76 $ 16,200 --
01-13-2026 NE Sarpy Cropland 130.12 --
01-13-2026 MN Brown Cropland 160.00 --
01-13-2026 MN Brown Cropland 152.25 --
01-13-2026 IA Black Hawk Cropland 79.00 $ 14,400 --
01-13-2026 IL Adams Cropland 22.23 $ 8,200 --
01-13-2026 IL Adams Cropland 77.24 $ 8,700 --
01-13-2026 IL Randolph Cropland/Recreational 138.84 --
01-13-2026 IL Randolph Recreational 50.52 --
01-13-2026 MN Dakota Cropland 113.33 --
01-13-2026 MO Audrain Cropland 280.93 $ 8,050 --
01-13-2026 MO Audrain Cropland 127.27 $ 12,000 --
01-13-2026 MO Audrain Cropland 66.35 $ 10,900 --
01-13-2026 MO Audrain Cropland 166.00 $ 9,600 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Cropland 62.01 $ 8,600 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Cropland 76.22 $ 5,100 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Cropland 156.37 $ 3,800 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Cropland/Rec 124.25 $ 3,650 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Pasture 147.23 $ 3,600 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Cropland 131.65 $ 4,200 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Pasture 74.02 $ 3,400 --
01-14-2026 MO Callaway Cropland/Building 11.93 $ 18,441 --
01-14-2026 NE Frontier Cropland 161.80 $ 2,150 --
01-14-2026 NE Frontier Cropland 261.88 $ 2,300 --
01-14-2026 MO Vernon Residential/Building Site 10.00 $ 24,500 --
01-14-2026 MO Vernon Cropland/Building Site 111.20 $ 6,000 --
01-14-2026 WI Sauk Transitional 57.52 --
01-14-2026 MN Blue Earth Cropland 49.49 --
01-14-2026 IL Livingston Cropland 73.60 $ 10,300 --
01-14-2026 IL Livingston Cropland 88.90 $ 9,400 --
01-15-2026 IA Van Buren Rec 39.00 $ 4,575 --
01-15-2026 IA Van Buren Rec 50.00 $ 5,300 --
01-15-2026 SD Moody Cropland 146.14 $ 18,900 --
01-15-2026 IA Sioux Cropland 80.00 $ 26,250 --
01-15-2026 IN Wells Cropland 28.00 $ 12,500 --
01-15-2026 NE Buffalo Cropland 148.84 $ 10,800 --
01-15-2026 IL Champaign Cropland 125.85 $ 13,500 --
01-15-2026 IL Champaign Cropland 80.00 $ 16,450 --
01-15-2026 IL Champaign Cropland 75.19 $ 16,450 --
01-15-2026 IL Pike Cropland 74.96 $ 18,200 --
01-15-2026 IL Pike Cropland 75.82 $ 18,200 --
01-15-2026 IL Pike Cropland 37.11 $ 13,300 --
01-15-2026 IL Pike Cropland/CRP 233.60 $ 7,450 --
01-15-2026 IL Pike Cropland/CRP 192.13 $ 7,450 --
01-15-2026 IA Sac Cropland/CRP 76.15 $ 13,000 --
01-15-2026 IA Sac Cropland/CRP 79.00 $ 13,000 --
01-15-2026 IA Sac Cropland 37.79 $ 14,600 --
01-15-2026 IA Sac Cropland 37.08 $ 14,000 --
01-15-2026 IA Sac Cropland 12.44 $ 13,700 --
01-15-2026 IN Kosciusko Cropland/Recreational 33.00 $ 8,485 --
01-15-2026 IN Kosciusko Cropland/Recreational 23.50 $ 5,532 --
01-15-2026 IN Kosciusko Cropland/Recreational 23.50 $ 8,213 --
01-15-2026 IN Kosciusko Cropland/Recreational 46.50 $ 7,742 --
01-15-2026 IA Keokuk Building site/Pasture 132.40 $ 6,950 --
01-16-2026 IA Johnson Cropland 111.00 $ 20,000 --
01-16-2026 IA Monona Cropland 182.26 $ 6,650 --
01-16-2026 IA Pottawattamie Pasture 111.89 $ 7,050 --
01-16-2026 IA Pottawattamie Biulding Site/Pasture 158.00 $ 7,000 --
01-16-2026 IA Pottawattamie Transitional 41.09 $ 15,850 --
01-16-2026 IA Pottawattamie Cropland 78.00 $ 6,750 --
01-16-2026 IA Pottawattamie Cropland 153.20 $ 12,050 --
01-16-2026 IA Pottawattamie Cropland/Recreational 283.46 $ 6,000 --
01-16-2026 MO Lafayette Cropland 83.00 $ 12,900 --
01-16-2026 IA Linn Rural Res 2.00 --
01-16-2026 IA Linn Cropland/CRP/Rec 16.24 --
01-19-2026 IL Menard Cropland 31.61 --
01-19-2026 IL Mason Cropland 90.79 $ 9,700 --
01-19-2026 IL Mason Mix 46.42 $ 8,000 --
01-20-2026 KS Logan Cropland 320.00 $ 2,100 --
01-20-2026 KS Logan Cropland 160.00 $ 1,950 --
01-20-2026 IN Adams Cropland 23.00 --
01-20-2026 IN Adams Cropland 23.00 --
01-20-2026 IN Adams Cropland 25.00 --
01-20-2026 IN Adams Cropland 13.00 --
01-20-2026 IN Adams Recreational 11.00 --
01-20-2026 KS Cloud Cropland/Rec 124.69 --
01-20-2026 KS Cloud Cropland/Rec 136.54 --
01-20-2026 KS Cloud Cropland/Rec 156.26 --
01-20-2026 IA Black Hawk Cropland 122.55 --
01-20-2026 IA Black Hawk Recreational 5.00 --
01-20-2026 IA Black Hawk Recreational/Pasture 52.28 --
01-20-2026 IL Whiteside Cropland 56.36 --
01-20-2026 IL Whiteside Cropland 50.02 --
01-20-2026 IL Whiteside Cropland 71.69 --
01-20-2026 IL Whiteside Cropland 38.01 --
01-20-2026 IA Jefferson Cropland 72.00 $ 15,200 --
01-20-2026 IA Keokuk Cropland 78.00 $ 15,200 --
01-20-2026 IA Keokuk Cropland/Building Site 112.00 $ 14,100 --
01-20-2026 IA Des Moines Cropland/CRP/Building Site 104.36 $ 6,100 --
01-21-2026 IL Effingham Cropland 75.00 $ 22,000 --
01-21-2026 WI Juneau Cropland/Rec 80.41 $ 3,500 --
01-21-2026 MN Wilkin Cropland 160.00 $ 7,200 --
01-21-2026 SD Hanson Cropland 199.77 $ 9,950 --
01-21-2026 IA Dickinson Cropland 79.39 $ 15,600 --
01-21-2026 ND Grand Forks Cropland 150.85 $ 5,350 --
01-21-2026 ND Benson Cropland 294.48 $ 2,350 --
01-21-2026 ND Benson Cropland 240.00 $ 2,850 --
01-21-2026 ND Benson Pasture 480.00 $ 2,350 --
01-21-2026 ND Benson Cropland 160.00 $ 1,825 --
01-21-2026 MN Faribault Cropland 150.70 --
01-22-2026 IA Lee Rec 54.93 $ 5,550 --
01-22-2026 ND Cass Cropland 71.81 $ 6,850 --
01-22-2026 ND Cass Cropland 160.00 $ 6,850 --
01-22-2026 IA Henry Cropland 97.70 $ 7,400 --
01-22-2026 IA Henry Cropland 20.20 --
01-22-2026 IA Henry Building Site 1.59 --
01-22-2026 ND LaMoure Cropland 155.97 $ 2,850 --
01-22-2026 ND LaMoure Cropland/Pasture 160.00 $ 2,450 --
01-22-2026 ND LaMoure Cropland/Pasture 160.00 $ 2,275 --
01-22-2026 IA Monona Cropland 152.10 $ 7,100 --
01-22-2026 NE Hamilton Cropland 146.88 $ 13,800 --
01-22-2026 IL Iroquois Cropland 157.79 $ 9,250 --
01-22-2026 SD Union Cropland 81.19 $ 14,200 --
01-22-2026 SD Union Cropland 70.50 $ 10,500 --
01-22-2026 MN Faribault Cropland 80.00 $ 13,600 --
01-22-2026 MO Clark CRP 30.00 --
01-22-2026 MN Freeborn Cropland 31.23 --
01-22-2026 MN Freeborn Cropland/CRP 242.77 --
01-23-2026 KS Finney Cropland 150.00 $ 2,900 --
01-23-2026 KS Finney Cropland 320.00 $ 3,300 --
01-23-2026 KS Finney Cropland 310.00 $ 2,900 --
01-23-2026 KS Finney Cropland 320.00 $ 3,000 --
01-23-2026 IL Tazewell Cropland/CRP 82.86 $ 8,850 --
01-23-2026 IL Tazewell Cropland/CRP 42.00 $ 6,300 --
01-23-2026 IA Adams Cropland/CRP 196.00 $ 7,950 --
01-23-2026 IA Lyon Cropland 80.00 $ 20,500 --
01-23-2026 IA Lyon Cropland 79.67 $ 22,750 --
01-23-2026 IA Lyon Cropland 39.81 $ 22,750 --
01-23-2026 IA Lyon Cropland 79.95 $ 19,350 --
01-23-2026 ND Wells Cropland 117.48 $ 2,200 --
01-23-2026 ND Wells Cropland 80.00 $ 2,450 --
01-23-2026 ND Wells Cropland 80.00 $ 3,050 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland 81.00 $ 11,500 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 101.00 $ 5,300 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/CRP 57.00 $ 6,700 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Rec 44.00 $ 8,900 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Rec 81.00 $ 8,900 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Rec 68.00 $ 9,000 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 60.00 $ 6,600 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 43.00 $ 6,100 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 58.00 $ 6,000 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 32.00 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 98.00 $ 5,600 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 149.50 $ 6,000 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 101.00 $ 6,200 --
01-24-2026 MO Clark Cropland/Pasture 70.50 $ 5,800 --
01-26-2026 MN Swift Cropland/CRP 80.00 --
01-27-2026 IA Chickasaw Cropland 36.20 --
01-27-2026 IA Chickasaw Cropland 262.80 --
01-27-2026 KS Wichita Cropland 320.00 $ 1,550 --
01-27-2026 NE Buffalo Irrigated Cropland 160.00 $ 8,500 --
01-27-2026 NE Buffalo Mix 160.00 $ 3,250 --
01-27-2026 NE Buffalo CRP 230.70 $ 3,800 --
01-27-2026 IA Mitchell Cropland 152.00 --
01-28-2026 NE Dodge Cropland 94.30 --
01-28-2026 ND Cavalier Recreational/Cropland 44.59 $ 4,950 --
01-28-2026 ND Cavalier Recreational 75.09 $ 5,525 --
01-28-2026 ND Cavalier Recreational/Cropland 33.02 --
01-28-2026 ND Cavalier Recreational/Cropland 39.01 $ 5,500 --
01-28-2026 MO Shelby Cropland 39.65 $ 7,150 --
01-28-2026 MO Shelby Cropland 123.06 $ 4,500 --
01-28-2026 MO Shelby Cropland 78.56 $ 6,050 --
01-28-2026 IA Jefferson Cropland 75.25 $ 10,450 --
01-28-2026 IL Marshall Cropland/CRP 128.20 $ 12,100 --
01-28-2026 IA Webster Cropland 143.00 $ 12,600 --
01-29-2026 IA Dallas Cropland/Rec 47.75 --
01-29-2026 IA Dallas Cropland/Rec 65.50 --
01-29-2026 SD Aurora Cropland 160.00 $ 7,500 --
01-29-2026 SD Aurora Cropland 160.00 $ 7,500 --
01-29-2026 SD Aurora Cropland 160.00 $ 7,500 --
01-29-2026 IA Howard Cropland/CRP 80.00 --
01-29-2026 NE Polk Irrigated Cropland 76.32 $ 11,000 --
01-29-2026 IA Cerro Gordo Cropland 79.76 $ 14,700 --
01-29-2026 IA Cerro Gordo Cropland 80.00 $ 14,700 --
01-30-2026 NE Pawnee Cropland 78.06 $ 6,100 --
01-30-2026 IA Harrison Cropland/CRP 143.31 $ 7,100 --
01-30-2026 NE Sarpy Cropland 79.68 --
01-30-2026 IA Keokuk Cropland/CRP 121.00 $ 5,600 --
01-30-2026 KS Decatur Cropland 160.00 $ 2,950 --
01-30-2026 KS Decatur Cropland 140.00 $ 2,500 --
01-30-2026 IA Wright Cropland 160.00 $ 9,700 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland/Recreational 94.50 $ 11,000 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland/Building Site/Rec 300.66 $ 8,650 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland 151.91 $ 8,500 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland 202.35 $ 9,250 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland 46.90 $ 5,200 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland 154.30 $ 5,100 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland 19.34 $ 4,900 --
01-30-2026 WI Waupaca Cropland 150.28 $ 11,000 --