Iowa Land Auction, Farm Auctions, Tillable Land at Auction in Iowa

Farm Auctions

Iowa farm auctions make up the vast number of Iowa real estate auctions.  Numerous farmers and landowners with Iowa property for sale choose to sell their real estate at our Iowa land auctions.  Certified Auctioneers are available to sell property in Iowa and nationwide.  Upon request, they travel to Iowa real estate for sale to build a detailed marketing plan for sellers.

Iowa features over 30 million acres of farmland in the Midwestern United States.  Following only California and Texas in value of yearly farm output, Iowa farms are the most productive in the nation.  There are 92,600 farms with an average size of 333 acres.  

Often referred to as the "Food Capital of the World," Iowa is part of the Corn Belt.  The agriculture-based economy began in the 1800s after the Louisiana Purchase.  Main agricultural outputs are hogs, corn, soybeans, oats, cattle, and dairy products.  As of January 2010, Iowa is home to 3.85 million cattle, 19.2 million hogs and pigs, and 210,000 sheep.  Approximately 215,000 milk cows produce an average of 20,367 pounds of milk annually.

Food processing plants serve these and other industries.  In 2010, the state is producing more ethanol fuel than any other U.S. state and hosting wind farms and green energy production.

Iowa Land Auctions

Set slightly northeast of the center of the nation, the state is the only landlocked state with water completely forming its east and west borders.  The Mississippi River flows along the eastern border and the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers on the west.

The landscape is diverse with crops covering 60 percent of the terrain.  Pasture, hayfields, and wetlands cover 30 percent.  Seven percent is forest.  The state features a humid continental climate with extremes of both heat and cold.  Precipitation varies across the state.  The southeast averages over 38 inches of rain annually and the northwest receive less than 28 inches.  

Located in Polk County, the state capital of the Hawkeye State is Des Moines.  To the north of the state is Minnesota; west are Nebraska and South Dakota; south is Missouri; and east are Illinois and Wisconsin.  Counties in Iowa include:



United Country Real Estate has offices in the following towns: Delaware, Franklin, Monroe, Washington, and Wyandot.  For information about land auctions and Certified Auctioneers, contact United Country Certified Real Estate at 229-726-0065 or call toll free to 800-711-9175.