Western Iowa Land Auction

Yesterday I was able to attend the large land auction in Monona County in western Iowa conducted by Ed Spencer.  The land up for auction in this case was a of some historical value and a well known local operation.  The large 560 acre feedlot had originally been built by the Hanson family and was later purchased by the Johnson family.  The land auction was held at Moorhead Iowa while the location of the land was near Turin Iowa. 

With many local folks in attendance, many of them to see who would purchase the farm and what the land would be valued at by the end of the auction.   Many stories were shared about the old farm and especially the number of head they used to run in the feed lots.  Even today it would be considered a large operation. 

Bidding on the land started around $1500 per acre.  The farm was sold based on a taxable acres of 554.81 with all of the structures and infrastructure to go with the property.  It was all set up and ready to recieve a new cattle operation that very day, in fact the buyer would be allowed to place cattle on the property after signing the purchase agreement after the sale.  That was very generous of the sellers, and in addition the sellers were also throwing the 95 acres of corn crop in with the sale. 

By the time bidding stopped the last bid was $2200 per acre for a sale price of $1,220,582 which was right where I thought it would land in the end. 

If you are thinking of selling a farm or land in Iowa give us a call today to discuss it.  We sell Iowa farms and land and they are in demand today. Visit our Iowa Farm and Land website for more information on farm and land auctions in Iowa.  While you may be tempted to accept an offer from a neighbor for the ease of "not dealing with it" I'm sure you won't realize a higher price than with a live public auction.  Auctioneers more than pay for themselves and can put more money in your pocket.