Peoples Perspective

Weekly Auction Results: 1/23/22–1/29/22

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12 tracts sold last week in Iowa, bringing an average dollar per acre of $12,794, average dollar per tillable acre of $13,209.29, and an average dollar per CSR2 of $163.96.  This is an increase of 13% from the previous week.  The top sale of the week went to a Scott County tract...

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Weekly Auction Results: 1/16/22–1/22/22

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20 tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $8,153, average $/tillable acre of $9,642.13 and an average $/CSR2 of $145.06. This is down 17% from last week's $/CSR2 average of $175. *This list includes auctions from multiple auction firms throughout the state...

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Weekly Auction Results: 1/9/22–1/15/22

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32 tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $11,173, average $/tillable acre of $14,216 and an average $/CSR2 of $175.  This is consistent with December's average $/CSR2 of $176.59. *This list includes auctions from multiple auction firms throughout the...

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Weekly Auction Results: 1/2/22–1/8/22

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Four tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $8,681. Because none of the sales last week met the 85% tillable threshold, there is no $/CSR2 information available. *This list includes auctions from multiple auction firms throughout the state of Iowa and are...

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Iowa Land Values Update - 2021 Quarter 4

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Peoples Company tracks agricultural auctions across the state of Iowa. From this data, we calculate the average Dollar per CSR2 point ($/CSR2) for sales of tracts with greater than 85% tillable land. Additionally, these tracts are largely unimproved or include minimal improvement...

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Land Auction Results - December 2021

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Iowa saw 133 tracts go to auction in December 2021, which is down from the number of November auctions. Don’t let the drop in number of auctions fool you, as there were still more auctions this December than we’ve seen the past few years.  The decline in numbers refers to...

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Land Investment Monthly - January 2022

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Photo Credit: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg   Farmland Draws Investor Interest With Inflation Running Hot The inflation wave that’s sweeping through the global economy is playing into a investment niche that a small group of people in finance have spent years developing:...

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Weekly Auction Results: 12/26/21–1/1/22

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Nine tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $13,336 and an average $/CSR2 of $190.96 for those tracts greater than 85% tillable. *This list includes auctions from multiple auction firms throughout the state of Iowa and are not all affiliated with...

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Weekly Auction Results: 12/19/21–12/25/21

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Three tracts sold at auction last week in Iowa, bringing an average $/acre of $18,950 and an average $/CSR2 of $236.46 for those tracts greater than 85% tillable. *This list includes auctions from multiple auction firms throughout the state of Iowa and are not all affiliated with Peoples Company.

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2021 ISU Farmland Value Survey

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By Courtney Churchill, Appraisal Intern The results of the 2021 Iowa State University Land Value Survey were presented on December 14th, 2021, by Dr. Wendong Zhang. This is the only study since 1950 that reports a county-level land value estimate for all 99 counties in Iowa. This study was...

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