Andrew Zellmer, ALC

June 20, 2022

Challenges in the Valuation of Permanent Plantings

Permanent Plantings include long-lived tree or vine crops that typically have a lifespan greater than 10 years and...
June 20, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 6/12/22–6/18/22

58 tracts sold in Iowa last week at auction (that's almost double the amount of any week YTD.) The average...
June 13, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 6/5/22–6/11/22

28 tracts sold in Iowa last week - the average dollar per tillable acre was $13,236 bringing an average dollar per...
June 6, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 5/29/22–6/4/22

Nine tracts sold in Iowa last week, with an average dollar per acre of $14,561, average dollar per tillable acre of...
June 1, 2022

Land Auction Results - May 2022

That’s a wrap for May 2022 auctions in Iowa.  48 tracts sold, bringing just over 4,000 acres to the...
May 31, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 5/22/22–5/28/22

16 tracts sold in Iowa last week, bringing an average dollar per acre of $14,158, average dollar per tillable acre...
May 23, 2022

Late-Spring Frost Hits Willamette Valley

Oregon winemakers are assessing the damage after a severe late frost struck the Willamette Valley region. The week...
May 23, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 5/15/22–5/21/22

16 Iowa tracts sold at public auction last week, bringing an average dollar per acre of $9,556; average dollar per...

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May 16, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 5/8/22–5/14/22

The appraisal team tracked six auctions in Iowa last week, bringing an average dollar per acre of $9,829, average...
May 9, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 5/1/22–5/7/22

We tracked 10 auctions in Iowa last week.  The average dollar per acre was $12,708, average dollar per tillable...
May 2, 2022

Land Auction Results - April 2022

During the month of April we saw 73 tracts sell at public auction in Iowa, bringing over 8,600 acres to the market....
May 2, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 4/24/22–4/30/22

Iowa had eleven tracts sell last week, nine of which met our criteria for calculating $/CSR2.  The average...
April 26, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 4/17/22–4/23/22

It was a slower week last week, with only seven tracts selling in Iowa (only two of these tracts met our criteria...
April 19, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 4/10/22–4/16/22

Iowa saw 33 tracts sell last week (up from the prior week's 17 tracts.)  The average dollar per acre was...
April 12, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 4/3/22–4/9/22

17 tracts sold last week in Iowa, bringing an average dollar per acre of $11,101, average dollar per tillable of...
April 4, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 3/27/22–4/2/22

Iowa saw 18 tracts sell last week, with an average dollar per acre of $11,530, average dollar per tillable acre of...
April 1, 2022

Iowa Land Values Update - 2022 Quarter 1

Peoples Company tracks agricultural auctions across the state of Iowa. From this data, we calculate the average...
April 1, 2022

Land Auction Results - March 2022

Auctions picked up in March, bringing 92 tracts to the Iowa Market – up from February’s 74 tracts. ...
March 29, 2022

Weekly Auction Results: 3/20/22–3/26/22

The appraisal team tracked 22 auctions in Iowa last week, totalling 2,160 acres.  These tracts brought an...
March 22, 2022

Do Your Due Diligence

What does it take to become competent in your daily appraisal work? USPAP 2020-2022 sets guidelines for competency...