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June 12, 2023

Weekly Auction Results 6/4/23-6/10/23

June 4 – 10, 2023 The week of June 4, 2023, had more tracts sell than any other week yet this year.  41...
June 5, 2023

Weekly Auction Results 5/28/23-6/3/23

Iowa saw seven tracts sell last week at public auction, though only four met our criteria for calculating average...
June 1, 2023

Land Auction Results - May 2023

Though there were a few very slow weeks last month, May 2023 saw 39 tracts or 3,958 acres sell at public auction in...
May 30, 2023

Weekly Auction Results 5/21/23-5/27/23

Iowa saw an uptick in auction activity the week of May 21.  22 tracts sold, and we were able to calculate an...
May 22, 2023

Weekly Auction Results 5/14/23-5/20/23

The past few weeks have remained slow regarding auction activity in Iowa.  The week of May 14 was a bit more...
May 16, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 5/7/23-5/13/23

It was another week of slow auction activity in Iowa auctions.  There were four total auctions that meet...
May 9, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 4/30/23-5/6/23

It was another slow week in Iowa auctions.  We saw only two tracts sell, with a total of only 271.42...
May 1, 2023

Land Auction Results - April 2023

There were 27 tracts of land that sold at auction in Iowa during April 2023. During these auctions, there was a...

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May 1, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 4/23/23-4/29/23

Four tracts of land sold in Iowa April 23-29, 2023.  Peoples Company only tracks the average dollar per acre...
April 24, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 4/16/23-4/22/23

The week of April 16 was a slow one in Iowa auctions.  There were only four tracts that sold, with 450-acres...
April 17, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 4/9/23-4/15/23

  There were 11 tracts of land offered at public auction in Iowa April 9-15. During these auctions, there was...
April 10, 2023

Planting Progress April 2023

In late March, the USDA released its Prospective Plantings report. These acreage estimates are based primarily on...
April 10, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 4/2/23-4/8/23

There were 9 tracts of land offered at public auction in Iowa April 2-8, 2023. During these auctions, there was a...
April 4, 2023

Iowa Land Values Update - 2023 Quarter 1

Peoples Company tracks agricultural auctions across the state of Iowa. From this data, we calculate the...
April 3, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 3/26/23-4/1/23

There were 26 tracts of land offered at public auction in Iowa March 25 – April 1, 2023. During these...
March 31, 2023

Land Investment Monthly - April 2023

Photo Credit: Preston Keres/USDA/FPAC photo   Focus on Ag: Farmland Values Continue to Increase The...
March 20, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 3/12/23-3/18/23

There were 25 tracts of land that sold at public auction in Iowa March 12 through 18, 2023. During these auctions,...
March 14, 2023

Overview of National Trends on Local Markets

Since mid-2022, the focus has been on the Federal Reserve and the actions they were taking to combat inflation that...
March 13, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 3/5/23-3/11/23

There were 33 tracts of land offered at public auction in Iowa March 5 through 11, 2023, 29 of which sold during...
March 7, 2023

Weekly Auction Results: 2/26/23-3/4/23

There were 19 tracts of land offered at public auction in Iowa February 26-March 4, 2023, 18 of which sold during...