Wisconsin 
Agricultural 
Land Prices

 

2017 

Low commodity prices did not dampen average agricultural land prices in 
2017. The WI Department of Revenue transfer return data finds average 
agricultural land values were nearly steady in 2017. 

Ag land 
values steady  
in 2017. 

 Wisconsin Agricultural Land Prices
2012-2017
A.J. Brannstrom12
University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitability
February 2018

The weighted average price of agricultural land sold in Wisconsin in 2017 was $4,025 per acre. This is
a 3.5% increase from 2015 and nearly identical to the average from 2016. There were 11% more
acres sold in 2017 and 13% more reported transactions. Declining farm incomes helped to dampen
demand. With low commodity prices expected and increased borrowing costs again in 2018, producer
competition for land will likely soften again.
Farmland is the most valuable asset on most farmer’s balance sheet. However, estimating land values
is always difficult. There is nothing more unique than an individual parcel of land. While many thousand
homes are sold each year, only a small fraction of the state’s agricultural land changes hands on the
open market in any given year.
Surveys of farmers, bankers, realtors and appraisers are sometimes used to estimate changes in land
values. While easy to conduct, these opinion surveys are subjective and can be hard to interpret. News
of high priced sales travels quickly – but these sales are often the exceptions and not reflective of the
market.
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) collects an alternative source of agricultural land sales
data. A transfer return tax is collected when a property is sold, and a transfer return form is collected
with the tax payment. Information from these transfer return forms is the source for this paper.
Wisconsin’s agricultural land values are low compared to some of our highly productive neighboring
states – but a larger portion of our land is not suitable for continuous row crop farming and more of our
land is used for forage production, woodlots and pasture. The shorter growing season in northern
Wisconsin also limits the potential agricultural value of the land.

Figure 1. State-wide Ag Land Value Trends 2012-2017

1

Arlin Brannstrom is a Faculty Associate Emeritus at the UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability and
Secretary/Treasurer for the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
2
Mr. Tom Kriegl, UWEX Professor Emeritus.

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 While the state average increased slightly in 2017, there were wide variations in sale price per acre.
20% of the sales were less than $2000/acre and only 17% of sales had prices above $6,000/acre. High
priced sales make good headlines; however there were very few sales above $10,000/acre.

2017 Sales Price / Acre Distribution

180
159

160

126
115

120
Frequency

90.00%
80.00%

140
104
88 91

100

70.00%

100

60.00%
50.00%

80
60

100.00%

40.00%

60
45

40

47 49

40 39

30.00%

31
19 18

20

20.00%

8 7 11
3 4 5 5 2 5 4 3 3 3

0

10.00%

$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
$4,500
$5,000
$5,500
$6,000
$6,500
$7,000
$7,500
$8,000
$8,500
$9,000
$9,500
$10,000
$10,500
$11,000
$11,500
$12,000
$12,500
$13,000
$13,500
$14,000
$14,500
More

0.00%

Frequency

Cumulative %

Figure 2. 2017 Distribution of weighted average $/acre – statewide
Another way to emphasize the large range in the prices paid for bare land is illustrated in Appendix II.
It reports the minimum and maximum sales price/acre for each county and NASS district between
2012-2017.

Methodology
This report is based upon sales of bare land between non-related parties in Wisconsin townships. All
parcels were between 35 acres and 2,000 acres and assessed for agricultural use at the time of the
sale. Properties with water frontage or managed forest acreage were filtered out.
The Department of Revenue’s transfer return data is an objective and relatively timely data source for
measuring changes in agricultural land values over time. Later each year the Wisconsin Agricultural
Statistics Service posts a summary of agricultural land sales – both bare land and improved properties.
The NASS information uses the same transfer return data as this study, with one exception. The delay
allows county assessors to collect and verify each parcel’s intended future use.
There are a few other differences in our approaches. The NASS summary is not limited to parcels 35
acres and above and includes properties in cities and villages. Land markets can change quickly.
Using only the transfer return data enables us to make an earlier assessment of the direction of land
values. The NASS reports (which typically are updated in late summer) are another good alternative
with more information about tillable land and land diverted from agriculture. The link to obtain the most
current land summary is: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/Land_Sales/.

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 Between 2012 and 2017, nearly eight thousand bare
agricultural land transfer returns were used to compute
weighted average sale prices per acre.
All reported sale prices are weighted averages.
Weighted averages reduce the influence of sales with
unusually high or low sale prices. Weighted averages
are computed by summing the dollars paid for all sales
and the total acres sold in the county or NASS unit and
then dividing the totals. For example, if four 100-acre
tracts sold for $2000/acre and a 5th sold for $4000, but
was only 50 acres - the weighted average would be
(400*$2,000) + (50*$4,000)) /450 or $2,222/acre as
opposed to the simple average of $2,400.
Location is an important determinant of value. In
addition to the state-wide averages, land prices are
reported using National Agricultural Statistics Service
districts. The adjacent map displays the borders of the
various National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
NASS District Boundaries

Table 1. Weighted Average Wisconsin Bare Ag Land Sales 2012-2017.
2012
2013
NASS District
Sales
Acres Wt $/Acre
Sales
Acres Wt $/Acre
1 NW District
171
15,726
$1,953
134
10,649
$2,427
2 NC District
161
21,478
$1,458
128
8,906
$2,277
3 NE District
86
8,995
$2,163
56
3,628
$3,011
4 WC District
326
25,280
$3,163
236
18,328
$3,599
5 C District
150
12,706
$2,964
125
9,473
$2,815
6 EC District
266
18,102
$5,112
170
12,817
$5,061
7 SW District
270
22,016
$3,897
180
13,757
$3,532
8 SC District
244
18,115
$5,096
173
13,181
$5,141
9 SE District
65
5,205
$5,194
65
5,125
$6,338
Grand Total
1739 147,623
$3,365
1267
95,864
$3,790
2015
2016
NASS District
Sales
Acres Wt $/Acre
Sales
Acres Wt $/Acre
1 NW District
117
10,625
$2,429
114
9,349
$2,561
2 NC District
118
7,384
$2,616
101
7,777
$2,888
3 NE District
70
4,566
$2,807
92
6,753
$3,206
4 WC District
218
17,218
$3,165
216
16,737
$3,460
5 C District
116
8,840
$3,297
89
6,529
$3,118
6 EC District
158
10,463
$6,577
126
9,778
$6,248
7 SW District
165
14,020
$3,510
149
11,823
$3,817
8 SC District
165
13,254
$5,200
125
9,491
$5,567
9 SE District
57
3,907
$5,668
39
2,797
$6,777
Grand Total
1184
90,277
$3,884
1051
81,034
$4,003

2014
Sales
109
137
85
201
124
157
159
170
41
1183
2017
Sales
148
89
67
231
114
156
167
159
53
1184

Acres Wt $/Acre
9,269
$2,402
9,785
$2,673
5,899
$2,799
16,890
$3,647
10,047
$3,073
11,060
$5,715
12,917
$3,833
13,345
$5,684
3,544
$5,795
92,756
$3,952

Acres Wt $/Acre
10,560
$2,307
6,368
$2,596
4,272
$2,995
17,372
$3,786
8,242
$2,924
11,368
$5,493
15,047
$3,625
13,231
$5,907
3,706
$6,525
90,166
$4,025

Table 1 lists the number of sales, the number of acres sold and the average price ($/acre) in each of
the nine NASS reporting districts. (Complete county details are included in Appendix I.) In 2017, there
were fewer acres transferred in Northeast and the North Central districts. There are often wide
variations in the value of individual parcels even within the same township or county.

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 Percent of Total Acres Sold by District 2012‐2017
25.00%

% of acres sold

20.00%
2012
2013

15.00%

2014
10.00%

2015
2016

5.00%

2017
0.00%
1 NW
District

2 NC
District

3 NE
District

4 WC
District

5 C District

6 EC
District

7 SW
District

8 SC
9 SE District
District

Figure 3. Relative % of Land Sold by District
Figure 3 displays the percentage of total land area sales by NASS District. Southeast and Northeast
districts have had the least agricultural land sold over recent years. Southeast WI is influenced by
urban pressures of Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha. The small acreage in Northeast Wisconsin
reflects the large amount of forest and recreation land in that district. The three districts with the largest
percent of farm land sales have been the West Central, Southwest and South Central. The total acres
sold in 2017 increased over 2016.

Figure 4. Weighted average price/acre by NASS district.
Figure 4 represents the changes in the weighted average sale price/acre within each of the nine
statistical reporting districts over the six-year span. Average land values increased in two of the nine
reported areas. The two exceptions were the West Central, and South Central. The highest average
prices paid for ag land were in Southeastern Wisconsin. There have been very few bare land sales in
Southeastern Wisconsin in recent years - which makes it difficult to gauge market value trends. East
Central sales saw the largest weighted average price increase in 2015 as a strong dairy industry and
land auctions in this case helped to drive up sales prices. East Central average prices declined again in
2017.
The average price per acre for bare land in the northern districts decreased slightly in 2017. East
Central Wisconsin contains the largest concentration of large dairy farm. This is also the fastest

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 growing milk production region in the state. The Southwest districts experienced a small decrease in
average sale prices in 2017. The large increase in Southeast average value/acre was on a relatively
small number of sales.
Land Values vs Rental Rates
State-wide land rental rates are reported annually by NASS. Figure 5 on page seven combines the
state average land values with reported average rental rates. Even within a county, rental rates are
highly variable. Some of the factors which affect rental rates are soil quality, field size, social contracts
and demand for nutrient management. The 2016 NASS average rental rate was $131/acre which is
about 3.2% of the state-wide average sale price.
There has been a high demand for additional rented land, especially in the years 2012-2014 and
tenants bid up rental rates as a result. Rental rates have remained relatively stable in recent years.
The following Wisconsin corn budget for 2018 illustrates the tight profit margins that are likely to exist
this year if yields and harvest time prices are typical.
Table 2 illustrates anticipated input costs associated with producing an acre of corn in 2018. Note that
some of these costs are cash inputs and others non-cash such as repairs and depreciation. In the short
run these fixed costs (non-cash) can be ignored – but they must be covered in the longer run.
Table 2 2018 Corn Budget 

 

Variable Costs 

 

Input 

Units 

Cost 

Cost/ Unit 

Cost/Acre 

NH3 

140 

$600 

0.30 

AMS 

125 

$285 

0.14 

$17.81 

K2O 

100 

$300 

0.15 

$15.00 

Starter 

100 

$465 

0.23 

$23.25 

Lime 

0.5 

$15 

15.00 

$7.50 

Seed 

30000 

$280 

0.00350 

$105.00 

Chemicals 

$35 

 

Insurance 

 
Testing & Scouting 

$35.00 

$28 

$28.00 

$10 

$10.00 
Subtotal 

Field Operations 

$42.00 

$283.56 

 

Nitrogen Application 
Spreading Fertilizer 

$16 

$16.00 

$6 

$6.00 

Primary Tillage 

$16 

$16.00 

Secondary Tillage 

$16 

$16.00 

Planting 

 

$24 

$24.00 

Spraying 

 

$15 

$15.00 

 

$32 

$32.00 

Combining 

Subtotal 
Trucking, Drying and Storage Costs 
Trucking 

$125.00 

$30 

$30.00 

Drying 

 

$35 

$35.00 

Storage 

 

$30 

$30.00 
Subtotal 

 
 

19.70% 

 

 

Rent 

44.69% 

Total Costs 

$95.00 

14.97% 

$131.00 

20.64% 

$634.56 

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 The returns to labor and management with different yield and corn price assumptions are in table 3. As
an example, with these revenue and cost projections (including the state average $131/acre for rent) an
operator would lose $147/acre with a yield of 150 bu. and average corn price of $3.25/bu. In this case
renters are not able to cover their full cost of production and must hope for above average yields or
improved commodity prices or both. The outlook for higher commodity prices in 2018 is not
encouraging.

Net Return to Labor & Mgt
Corn
Yield/Acre
100
125
150
175
200
225
Price
$2.75
$       (360) $       (291) $       (222) $       (153) $         (85) $         (16)
$3.00
$       (335) $       (260) $       (185) $       (110) $         (35) $           40
$3.25
$       (310) $       (228) $       (147) $         (66) $           15 $           97
$3.50
$       (285) $       (197) $       (110) $         (22) $           65 $         153
$3.75
$       (260) $       (166) $         (72) $           22 $         115 $         209
Table 3. Projected returns to unpaid labor and management with various yield and price assumptions.
In recent years, NASS rental rates have averaged between 2.4 and 3.4% of the average statewide ag
land sales prices. Many more acres are rented than sold each year. With narrowing profitability going
forward, there has been an increased use of flex lease contracts in the Midwest. Flex leases allow the
owner and tenant to share the risks and rewards in good years and bad. (Examples of several types of
agricultural leases are found at http://www.aglease101.org.)

Figure 5 Land Values & NASS Reported Rental Rates
When the average cash rents are combined with land value appreciation, the returns to owning land
have performed better than many other investment alternatives. Rents tend to be “sticky” when
commodity prices soften – as we’ve seen in 2016 and 2017. With lower commodity prices anticipated
again in 2018, competition for rental land – especially poor quality rental acres - may soften in 2019.

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 Implications for Farmers
Rising land values are a mixed blessing for established farmers. The appreciation in land value is only
realized when the assets are sold. In most cases, the ongoing business is neither directly responsible
for nor directly benefited by changes in land values. High land values provide the retirement cushion for
“last generation” farm businesses. However, high land prices make it more difficult for new entrants to
get started without significant help from family members or other benefactors.
Dairy farming in Southeastern, East Central and South Central Wisconsin is under great pressure from
competing land uses. If the trend continues, dairy production will continue to shift away from these parts
of Wisconsin.
Dairy farming is a capital-intensive business. A typical dairy cow and her replacement consumes
approximately 7.5 tons of forage dry matter and 100 bushels of grain each year. Manure management
and nutrient balancing are a growing challenge. The typical Wisconsin dairy farm requires 2-3 acres of
cropland to grow the forages and grain consumed by each dairy cow. In recent years, the demands for
agricultural land have made farmland acquisition very difficult to amortize.
Wisconsin’s farmland use value assessment has greatly reduced the costs of holding agricultural real
estate. The real estate taxes for ag land base much lower than they once were. Record low interest
rates and changing population demographics have also increased demands for open space. Expanding
dairy businesses may need to rely on long-term leases or manure trading arrangements to assure
compliance with environmental regulations and land use constraints.
Although dairy farming is well suited to the climate, topography and infrastructure of Wisconsin, the
continued survival of a viable dairy industry depends upon access to affordable land resources.
Few things are as illiquid as land. Unlike stocks, bonds and commodities, one can only estimate the
value of real estate until a willing buyer and seller consummate a sale. At least in recent years,
agricultural land has been a much better investment than many other alternatives. However, past
performance is not always a good predictor of the future!
Appendix I on the following page contains a more detailed breakdown of real estate sale prices on a
county by district basis for 2012 - 2017. The limited numbers of sales in each county can cause wide
variations from year to year, and the weighted average prices reported may not truly represent the local
market. These figures should not substitute for an independent appraisal by a qualified professional.
For this reason, Appendix II reports the maximum and minimum sales price per acre during this same
period.

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 2012

1 NW District
Barron
Bayfield
Burnett
Chippewa
Douglas
Polk
Rusk
Sawyer
Washburn
2 NC District
Ashland
Clark
Iron
Lincoln
Marathon
Oneida
Price
Taylor
Vilas
3 NE District
Florence
Forest
Langlade
Marinette
Oconto
Shawano
4 WC District
Buffalo
Dunn
Eau Claire
Jackson
La Crosse
Monroe
Pepin
Pierce
St. Croix
Trempealeau
5 C District
Adams
Green Lake
Juneau
Portage
Waupaca
Waushara
Wood
6 EC District
Brown
Calumet
Door
Fond du Lac
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Marquette
Outagamie
Sheboygan
Winnebago
7 SW District
Crawford
Grant
Iowa
Lafayette
Richland
Sauk
Vernon
8 SC District
Columbia
Dane
Dodge
Green
Jefferson
Rock
9 SE District
Kenosha
Ozaukee
Racine
Walworth
Washington
Waukesha
Grand Total

Sales
Acres
171 15,726
27
1,795
10
1,131
8
1,643
48
3,802
6
1,199
39
2,938
16
1,190
5
465
12
1,563
161 21,478
2
80
49
5,734
2
3,120
5
202
60
3,756
10
2,489
5
446
26
2,087
2
3,564
86
8,995
1
40
4
3,438
16
1,263
14
901
18
1,209
33
2,144
326 25,280
30
2,797
37
2,655
30
3,672
35
2,650
18
1,189
30
2,024
13
784
44
3,018
61
4,079
28
2,412
150 12,706
13
1,039
10
734
23
3,557
19
1,235
47
3,266
20
1,569
18
1,306
266 18,102
27
1,714
16
958
15
1,055
51
3,712
22
1,394
24
1,470
6
234
51
3,948
39
2,464
15
1,153
270 22,016
21
1,515
41
4,278
42
3,515
59
5,426
30
2,040
42
2,714
35
2,528
244 18,115
43
2,485
51
3,605
52
4,131
43
3,972
23
1,389
32
2,533
65
5,205
12
1,090
9
867
10
625
22
1,570
9
673
3
380
1739 147,623

2013
Wt 
$/Acre
$1,953
$2,786
$999
$1,019
$2,471
$864
$2,688
$1,333
$2,028
$1,311
$1,458
$873
$1,648
$571
$1,472
$2,700
$1,209
$802
$1,662
$767
$2,163
$1,505
$843
$1,929
$2,710
$2,915
$3,777
$3,163
$3,332
$2,901
$2,189
$2,851
$4,266
$2,402
$3,058
$3,614
$3,914
$3,374
$2,964
$2,908
$4,906
$1,698
$3,930
$3,735
$3,042
$2,433
$5,112
$6,642
$6,508
$3,361
$5,290
$4,153
$5,355
$2,409
$5,331
$5,123
$3,338
$3,897
$2,547
$3,657
$3,830
$5,826
$2,737
$3,275
$2,670
$5,096
$5,178
$6,628
$5,161
$3,912
$5,142
$4,559
$5,194
$4,485
$5,098
$4,720
$6,012
$4,996
$5,197
$3,365

Sales
134
21
13
7
37
3
26
21
3
3
128
8
32
1
2
52
6
5
22
NA
56
3
2
6
4
19
22
236
28
31
15
19
13
23
7
19
48
33
125
16
4
23
24
28
17
13
170
21
13
11
28
8
23
12
13
22
19
180
14
32
20
18
28
42
26
173
28
25
26
44
25
25
65
6
9
8
26
13
3
1267

2014
Acres
10,649
1,645
1,130
556
2,461
200
1,971
2,179
159
348
8,906
542
2,197
109
127
3,397
372
395
1,767
NA
3,628
122
179
423
191
1,289
1,424
18,328
2,155
2,127
1,233
1,754
958
1,607
802
1,070
3,437
3,185
9,473
1,384
235
1,960
1,722
1,552
1,630
990
12,817
1,894
760
639
2,155
489
2,422
1,035
865
1,148
1,410
13,757
1,108
3,204
1,596
1,192
1,687
2,598
2,372
13,181
1,741
2,211
2,089
3,411
1,545
2,184
5,125
589
712
594
2,162
885
183
95,864

Wt 
$/Acre
$2,427
$4,160
$1,365
$2,278
$2,334
$1,095
$2,759
$1,876
$987
$1,572
$2,277
$1,191
$2,643
$853
$890
$2,905
$1,614
$1,054
$1,546
NA
$3,011
$1,525
$1,359
$1,921
$3,166
$3,639
$3,081
$3,599
$3,734
$2,785
$2,774
$3,147
$3,621
$2,729
$4,147
$3,756
$4,034
$4,389
$2,815
$2,644
$6,123
$2,357
$2,619
$3,339
$2,861
$2,620
$5,061
$7,131
$6,617
$3,974
$4,828
$3,875
$4,762
$3,003
$6,855
$4,879
$3,776
$3,532
$2,323
$4,602
$3,449
$5,052
$2,294
$2,865
$3,554
$5,141
$4,095
$7,637
$5,482
$4,041
$4,563
$5,248
$6,338
$4,260
$5,482
$6,004
$7,948
$5,251
$3,681
$3,790

Sales
109
19
8
4
24
6
27
11
7
3
137
6
41
NA
4
53
1
5
23
4
85
2
3
12
12
27
29
201
25
19
20
11
5
21
16
18
33
33
124
17
10
15
26
24
21
11
157
15
12
8
19
10
12
11
21
27
22
159
17
20
24
21
22
36
19
170
37
32
34
21
17
29
41
7
4
3
16
8
3
1183

2015
Acres
9,269
2,158
577
390
2,482
330
1,678
722
638
294
9,785
325
2,880
NA
204
3,140
41
391
1,445
1,359
5,899
80
194
1,285
1,056
1,662
1,622
16,890
1,821
1,625
1,407
827
463
2,061
1,480
1,952
2,283
2,971
10,047
1,296
600
1,640
2,485
1,304
1,789
933
11,060
1,429
722
413
1,542
653
622
746
1,681
1,824
1,428
12,917
1,100
1,843
1,923
1,936
1,481
3,146
1,488
13,345
2,129
2,357
2,834
2,127
1,158
2,740
3,544
489
218
319
1,659
497
362
92,756

Appendix I. Detailed County Ag Land Sales 2012-2017

9

Wt 
$/Acre
$2,402
$3,127
$1,306
$2,481
$2,609
$933
$2,968
$1,285
$951
$1,703
$2,673
$1,105
$3,062
NA
$2,071
$3,300
$1,415
$1,039
$1,924
$2,167
$2,799
$1,825
$1,588
$1,777
$2,289
$2,944
$3,984
$3,647
$4,128
$2,905
$2,877
$4,195
$4,116
$3,030
$2,945
$4,463
$4,007
$3,864
$3,073
$3,767
$2,430
$2,760
$3,292
$3,306
$2,771
$2,741
$5,715
$7,745
$7,705
$3,234
$5,796
$5,563
$5,461
$2,598
$7,547
$5,410
$3,352
$3,833
$2,564
$4,370
$4,387
$5,311
$2,634
$3,624
$3,106
$5,684
$4,482
$8,000
$5,651
$4,709
$5,578
$5,463
$5,795
$5,613
$5,885
$5,840
$5,629
$5,535
$7,064
$3,952

Sales
117
30
8
2
24
17
17
13
1
5
118
9
30
1
3
46
3
6
19
1
70
1
2
11
15
17
24
218
15
33
18
21
17
29
13
16
28
28
116
16
11
18
19
18
19
15
158
17
13
17
23
12
23
15
10
17
11
165
14
31
21
15
23
27
34
165
34
33
21
26
18
33
57
8
8
5
23
12
1
1184

2016
Acres
10,625
2,693
1,035
100
2,298
1,256
1,076
1,379
193
595
7,384
490
2,014
48
164
2,878
353
227
1,174
36
4,566
55
113
1,001
1,045
912
1,440
17,218
1,519
2,649
1,336
1,308
1,137
1,824
846
1,243
2,596
2,760
8,840
1,765
622
1,550
1,254
1,480
1,378
791
10,463
1,073
1,180
818
1,851
755
1,959
768
458
896
705
14,020
1,200
3,058
1,702
1,409
1,836
2,087
2,728
13,254
2,537
2,250
1,450
2,057
1,403
3,557
3,907
493
606
364
1,682
692
70
90,277

Wt 
$/Acre
$2,429
$4,070
$743
$2,765
$2,478
$833
$2,980
$1,719
$1,995
$1,846
$2,616
$919
$3,204
$625
$1,864
$2,973
$1,326
$1,139
$2,001
$12,361
$2,807
$1,547
$845
$1,781
$1,826
$3,105
$4,246
$3,165
$3,382
$2,561
$3,285
$3,140
$3,855
$2,966
$3,507
$3,889
$3,377
$2,795
$3,297
$4,099
$5,094
$3,114
$2,646
$3,325
$2,535
$2,765
$6,577
$10,222
$8,719
$3,883
$5,887
$4,981
$7,672
$3,039
$6,498
$5,543
$6,267
$3,510
$2,787
$3,384
$3,916
$5,114
$2,500
$4,006
$3,187
$5,200
$4,251
$7,175
$5,709
$5,076
$4,364
$4,823
$5,668
$6,415
$5,799
$5,680
$5,643
$4,527
$11,071
$3,884

Sales
114
21
11
7
28
4
27
7
5
4
101
3
39
NA
2
38
NA
5
14
NA
92
2
1
18
29
13
29
216
26
38
18
15
9
28
5
24
32
21
89
4
3
8
22
26
21
5
126
12
11
14
19
4
10
9
17
18
12
149
17
18
18
20
20
34
22
125
25
24
22
15
21
18
39
2
3
6
18
8
2
1051

2017
Acres
9,349
1,944
725
345
2,552
415
1,982
418
736
232
7,777
178
3,182
NA
240
2,514
NA
275
1,388
NA
6,753
80
39
1,380
2,236
1,253
1,765
16,737
2,451
3,200
1,012
968
1,103
1,843
472
1,687
2,133
1,868
6,529
372
334
687
1,570
1,399
1,860
307
9,778
942
699
1,168
2,041
165
752
447
1,305
1,358
901
11,823
1,636
1,522
1,940
1,356
1,513
2,360
1,496
9,491
1,543
1,781
2,129
1,105
1,577
1,356
2,797
142
218
417
1,433
440
147
81,034

Wt 
$/Acre
$2,561
$3,250
$1,447
$1,758
$3,211
$859
$2,693
$1,471
$1,140
$2,721
$2,888
$1,228
$3,585
NA
$1,354
$3,174
NA
$1,106
$1,601
NA
$3,206
$1,350
$1,538
$2,579
$2,129
$4,371
$4,353
$3,460
$3,486
$3,634
$3,486
$2,573
$4,455
$2,644
$2,926
$3,225
$4,277
$3,209
$3,118
$3,289
$5,620
$2,572
$3,220
$3,850
$2,355
$2,170
$6,248
$8,884
$9,715
$3,293
$6,811
$5,945
$7,157
$2,247
$7,033
$5,139
$5,172
$3,817
$3,062
$4,753
$3,966
$5,955
$2,802
$3,564
$2,987
$5,567
$4,812
$6,982
$5,002
$5,221
$6,482
$4,676
$6,777
$3,697
$10,224
$4,617
$7,247
$6,534
$6,915
$4,003

Sales
148
21
11
10
42
7
35
13
4
5
89
4
29
NA
1
40
1
4
10
NA
67
1
NA
11
15
17
23
231
26
43
24
18
18
27
5
19
26
25
114
11
11
20
18
19
19
16
156
23
5
13
35
11
16
20
12
15
6
167
16
24
32
16
15
33
31
159
45
31
18
26
12
27
53
6
10
7
18
9
3
1184

Acres
10,560
1,428
617
942
3,138
593
2,248
955
246
393
6,368
232
2,279
NA
40
2,792
52
280
693
NA
4,272
46
NA
929
999
966
1,332
17,372
2,357
3,230
1,234
1,867
1,416
1,777
296
1,117
1,492
2,586
8,242
806
687
1,897
1,279
967
1,340
1,266
11,368
1,547
300
706
2,814
1,007
1,049
1,957
612
932
444
15,047
1,679
1,885
3,720
1,447
1,342
2,353
2,621
13,231
3,952
2,395
1,431
2,436
565
2,452
3,706
379
685
427
1,203
681
331
90,166

Wt 
$/Acre
$2,307
$3,454
$1,202
$1,617
$2,393
$993
$2,719
$1,386
$2,566
$2,539
$2,596
$1,207
$2,613
NA
$1,250
$2,861
$1,601
$1,356
$2,589
NA
$2,995
$1,130
NA
$2,145
$1,940
$2,913
$4,503
$3,786
$3,679
$3,034
$4,470
$3,234
$4,019
$4,205
$3,042
$4,051
$4,085
$4,279
$2,924
$2,292
$3,911
$2,727
$3,428
$3,357
$2,675
$2,508
$5,493
$8,838
$9,003
$3,953
$4,909
$6,357
$5,984
$3,108
$5,637
$5,948
$3,844
$3,625
$2,560
$4,040
$3,688
$5,957
$2,946
$3,657
$2,948
$5,907
$4,711
$7,037
$6,184
$5,764
$5,563
$6,791
$6,525
$5,347
$4,899
$6,857
$7,511
$7,459
$5,298
$4,025

 1 NW District
Barron
Bayfield
Burnett
Chippewa
Douglas
Polk
Rusk
Sawyer
Washburn
2 NC District
Ashland
Clark
Iron
Lincoln
Marathon
Oneida
Price
Taylor
Vilas
3 NE District
Florence
Forest
Langlade
Marinette
Oconto
Shawano
4 WC District
Buffalo
Dunn
Eau Claire
Jackson
La Crosse
Monroe
Pepin
Pierce
St. Croix
Trempealeau
5 C District
Adams
Green Lake
Juneau
Portage
Waupaca
Waushara
Wood
6 EC District
Brown
Calumet
Door
Fond du Lac
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Marquette
Outagamie
Sheboygan
Winnebago
7 SW District
Crawford
Grant
Iowa
Lafayette
Richland
Sauk
Vernon
8 SC District
Columbia
Dane
Dodge
Green
Jefferson
Rock
9 SE District
Kenosha
Ozaukee
Racine
Walworth
Washington
Waukesha
Grand Total

2012
Lowest Wt $/Acre
$455
$1,953
$1,463
$2,786
$500
$999
$707
$1,019
$1,070
$2,471
$455
$864
$830
$2,688
$600
$1,333
$1,725
$2,028
$811
$1,311
$474
$1,458
$497
$873
$474
$1,648
$500
$571
$900
$1,472
$1,219
$2,700
$755
$1,209
$563
$802
$526
$1,662
$759
$767
$500
$2,163
$1,505
$1,505
$700
$843
$500
$1,929
$1,250
$2,710
$1,580
$2,915
$1,725
$3,777
$432
$3,163
$1,250
$3,332
$794
$2,901
$901
$2,189
$432
$2,851
$1,000
$4,266
$573
$2,402
$1,200
$3,058
$1,700
$3,614
$649
$3,914
$1,732
$3,374
$800
$2,964
$1,963
$2,908
$1,291
$4,906
$903
$1,698
$1,006
$3,930
$800
$3,735
$1,308
$3,042
$899
$2,433
$620
$5,112
$1,538
$6,642
$3,038
$6,508
$2,034
$3,361
$1,240
$5,290
$1,429
$4,153
$2,388
$5,355
$1,375
$2,409
$620
$5,331
$2,125
$5,123
$1,125
$3,338
$406
$3,897
$1,200
$2,547
$625
$3,657
$406
$3,830
$1,000
$5,826
$1,250
$2,737
$1,000
$3,275
$729
$2,670
$564
$5,096
$1,547
$5,178
$564
$6,628
$1,190
$5,161
$575
$3,912
$1,878
$5,142
$653
$4,559
$700
$5,194
$2,500
$4,485
$3,000
$5,098
$1,154
$4,720
$700
$6,012
$1,136
$4,996
$4,808
$5,197
$406
$3,365

Highest
$10,526
$10,526
$1,316
$2,051
$5,750
$1,129
$5,895
$2,304
$2,128
$2,403
$7,875
$1,250
$5,000
$582
$2,000
$7,875
$2,381
$1,264
$2,975
$1,462
$8,611
$1,505
$1,191
$2,597
$5,263
$4,000
$8,611
$14,939
$5,417
$5,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,079
$5,069
$5,800
$9,000
$9,512
$14,939
$14,688
$4,838
$8,504
$3,742
$14,688
$6,114
$4,445
$5,278
$13,846
$12,189
$8,250
$5,064
$8,500
$6,857
$7,573
$3,000
$13,434
$13,846
$5,584
$14,979
$6,382
$10,000
$13,049
$14,979
$5,526
$5,510
$6,020
$16,253
$12,075
$16,253
$10,720
$7,159
$10,833
$10,750
$10,000
$9,037
$5,808
$7,716
$9,615
$10,000
$5,688
$16,253

2013
Lowest Wt $/Acre
$424
$2,427
$1,795
$4,160
$813
$1,365
$1,769
$2,278
$800
$2,334
$1,042
$1,095
$1,200
$2,759
$833
$1,876
$424
$987
$1,523
$1,572
$417
$2,277
$1,000
$1,191
$500
$2,643
$853
$853
$585
$890
$875
$2,905
$417
$1,614
$638
$1,054
$713
$1,546
NA
NA
$500
$3,011
$1,190
$1,525
$923
$1,359
$1,250
$1,921
$2,250
$3,166
$744
$3,639
$500
$3,081
$530
$3,599
$1,840
$3,734
$1,000
$2,785
$553
$2,774
$1,216
$3,147
$530
$3,621
$625
$2,729
$2,000
$4,147
$750
$3,756
$1,596
$4,034
$1,394
$4,389
$571
$2,815
$1,194
$2,644
$2,439
$6,123
$900
$2,357
$1,561
$2,619
$571
$3,339
$1,000
$2,861
$1,727
$2,620
$820
$5,061
$820
$7,131
$3,947
$6,617
$2,000
$3,974
$900
$4,828
$2,000
$3,875
$994
$4,762
$2,197
$3,003
$2,237
$6,855
$1,857
$4,879
$994
$3,776
$686
$3,532
$1,175
$2,323
$1,160
$4,602
$2,034
$3,449
$1,579
$5,052
$686
$2,294
$769
$2,865
$795
$3,554
$545
$5,141
$545
$4,095
$875
$7,637
$2,627
$5,482
$592
$4,041
$648
$4,563
$938
$5,248
$1,071
$6,338
$1,071
$4,260
$4,208
$5,482
$4,286
$6,004
$5,060
$7,948
$1,642
$5,251
$1,415
$3,681
$417
$3,790

Highest
$6,961
$6,961
$1,892
$3,409
$5,172
$1,250
$4,996
$2,551
$1,867
$1,750
$13,872
$1,625
$5,385
$853
$1,577
$13,872
$2,026
$1,575
$3,500
NA
$7,170
$1,700
$1,696
$4,040
$4,000
$7,170
$6,273
$12,500
$6,218
$5,756
$4,960
$8,167
$9,821
$5,056
$5,660
$8,253
$8,562
$12,500
$9,180
$4,392
$9,180
$4,068
$4,273
$5,924
$3,947
$5,233
$16,271
$12,359
$10,786
$5,000
$9,376
$5,592
$9,768
$4,413
$10,474
$16,271
$7,468
$11,050
$3,140
$11,050
$5,321
$10,000
$4,286
$5,049
$6,909
$15,320
$9,013
$15,320
$8,900
$8,824
$7,927
$9,768
$12,342
$6,848
$8,571
$7,526
$12,342
$9,651
$7,097
$16,271

2014
Lowest Wt $/Acre
$500
$2,402
$500
$3,127
$1,000
$1,306
$1,500
$2,481
$753
$2,609
$500
$933
$1,667
$2,968
$667
$1,285
$595
$951
$1,488
$1,703
$714
$2,673
$1,000
$1,105
$780
$3,062
NA
NA
$1,500
$2,071
$987
$3,300
$1,415
$1,415
$857
$1,039
$714
$1,924
$1,748
$2,167
$421
$2,799
$1,675
$1,825
$1,553
$1,588
$481
$1,777
$1,277
$2,289
$421
$2,944
$1,125
$3,984
$685
$3,647
$800
$4,128
$1,874
$2,905
$814
$2,877
$685
$4,195
$3,250
$4,116
$1,007
$3,030
$988
$2,945
$1,111
$4,463
$2,125
$4,007
$741
$3,864
$613
$3,073
$645
$3,767
$893
$2,430
$1,338
$2,760
$613
$3,292
$1,495
$3,306
$1,359
$2,771
$1,667
$2,741
$495
$5,715
$2,500
$7,745
$2,744
$7,705
$1,000
$3,234
$2,246
$5,796
$3,730
$5,563
$2,324
$5,461
$863
$2,598
$2,539
$7,547
$1,024
$5,410
$495
$3,352
$407
$3,833
$1,119
$2,564
$1,510
$4,370
$2,158
$4,387
$1,053
$5,311
$1,111
$2,634
$1,093
$3,624
$407
$3,106
$433
$5,684
$914
$4,482
$433
$8,000
$2,513
$5,651
$875
$4,709
$1,971
$5,578
$652
$5,463
$2,000
$5,795
$2,329
$5,613
$5,598
$5,885
$5,021
$5,840
$2,950
$5,629
$2,000
$5,535
$5,887
$7,064
$407
$3,952

Highest
$16,162
$5,260
$2,000
$3,405
$16,162
$1,091
$6,667
$2,750
$2,200
$1,850
$7,051
$1,811
$5,825
NA
$2,627
$7,051
$1,415
$1,320
$4,000
$3,400
$7,561
$1,975
$1,597
$3,455
$4,287
$4,918
$7,561
$11,963
$8,800
$5,337
$6,032
$11,111
$6,345
$11,963
$4,706
$10,000
$11,730
$11,511
$6,000
$6,000
$5,571
$4,742
$4,836
$5,584
$4,697
$3,231
$12,889
$12,191
$11,840
$7,000
$11,534
$7,075
$8,446
$4,500
$12,889
$7,799
$6,574
$11,738
$4,000
$11,738
$9,833
$8,000
$5,046
$9,000
$6,000
$16,500
$9,941
$16,500
$12,000
$8,980
$11,760
$10,250
$12,278
$10,821
$6,250
$7,714
$8,750
$12,278
$10,616
$16,500

Appendix II – Minimum, Wt Avg & Maximum $/Acre
10

2015
Lowest Wt $/Acre
$447
$2,429
$1,778
$4,070
$491
$743
$2,483
$2,765
$701
$2,478
$542
$833
$1,410
$2,980
$447
$1,719
$1,995
$1,995
$1,392
$1,846
$600
$2,616
$625
$919
$800
$3,204
$625
$625
$1,588
$1,864
$600
$2,973
$1,222
$1,326
$975
$1,139
$768
$2,001
$12,361 $12,361
$500
$2,807
$1,547
$1,547
$638
$845
$500
$1,781
$737
$1,826
$1,000
$3,105
$2,031
$4,246
$996
$3,165
$1,169
$3,382
$1,316
$2,561
$1,401
$3,285
$1,229
$3,140
$1,592
$3,855
$1,216
$2,966
$1,500
$3,507
$2,214
$3,889
$996
$3,377
$1,065
$2,795
$690
$3,297
$1,700
$4,099
$2,000
$5,094
$1,039
$3,114
$690
$2,646
$811
$3,325
$1,000
$2,535
$1,200
$2,765
$408
$6,577
$3,333 $10,222
$5,002
$8,719
$2,090
$3,883
$911
$5,887
$1,505
$4,981
$441
$7,672
$408
$3,039
$3,625
$6,498
$2,976
$5,543
$3,989
$6,267
$1,081
$3,510
$1,081
$2,787
$1,500
$3,384
$1,600
$3,916
$2,800
$5,114
$1,714
$2,500
$1,250
$4,006
$2,075
$3,187
$427
$5,200
$427
$4,251
$1,250
$7,175
$1,166
$5,709
$952
$5,076
$1,000
$4,364
$731
$4,823
$1,571
$5,668
$4,274
$6,415
$2,994
$5,799
$4,076
$5,680
$1,631
$5,643
$1,571
$4,527
$11,071 $11,071
$408
$3,884

Highest
$10,000
$10,000
$1,538
$3,188
$6,212
$1,238
$7,500
$3,464
$1,995
$2,176
$12,361
$1,184
$7,043
$625
$2,500
$6,184
$1,625
$1,371
$4,350
$12,361
$7,500
$1,547
$959
$3,500
$6,500
$5,130
$7,500
$11,956
$6,731
$6,200
$5,800
$9,250
$11,429
$11,956
$5,650
$6,200
$6,204
$7,718
$9,933
$5,567
$9,933
$4,950
$4,500
$5,474
$5,754
$4,100
$16,919
$16,919
$12,531
$6,430
$9,945
$8,029
$13,948
$5,000
$10,202
$15,239
$16,393
$10,900
$3,842
$10,900
$8,500
$10,766
$4,146
$7,714
$7,000
$16,250
$16,250
$16,064
$9,100
$9,974
$7,619
$10,350
$11,304
$8,929
$7,500
$6,964
$11,304
$8,496
$11,071
$16,919

2016
Lowest Wt $/Acre
$500
$2,561
$1,000
$3,250
$796
$1,447
$1,082
$1,758
$993
$3,211
$700
$859
$1,175
$2,693
$500
$1,471
$625
$1,140
$1,500
$2,721
$475
$2,888
$729
$1,228
$1,256
$3,585
NA
NA
$1,271
$1,354
$475
$3,174
NA
NA
$703
$1,106
$976
$1,601
NA
NA
$472
$3,206
$1,175
$1,350
$1,538
$1,538
$1,200
$2,579
$472
$2,129
$875
$4,371
$976
$4,353
$571
$3,460
$1,167
$3,486
$1,125
$3,634
$1,913
$3,486
$571
$2,573
$2,997
$4,455
$1,000
$2,644
$1,563
$2,926
$1,763
$3,225
$1,575
$4,277
$626
$3,209
$597
$3,118
$1,837
$3,289
$1,850
$5,620
$1,366
$2,572
$1,200
$3,220
$1,605
$3,850
$597
$2,355
$952
$2,170
$1,000
$6,248
$7,000
$8,884
$8,485
$9,715
$1,628
$3,293
$3,359
$6,811
$4,721
$5,945
$1,039
$7,157
$1,409
$2,247
$3,238
$7,033
$1,235
$5,139
$1,000
$5,172
$808
$3,817
$1,750
$3,062
$2,500
$4,753
$2,073
$3,966
$2,253
$5,955
$808
$2,802
$1,494
$3,564
$1,270
$2,987
$683
$5,567
$1,283
$4,812
$1,844
$6,982
$1,985
$5,002
$683
$5,221
$3,205
$6,482
$1,180
$4,676
$860
$6,777
$2,976
$3,697
$3,865 $10,224
$860
$4,617
$1,478
$7,247
$2,485
$6,534
$4,690
$6,915
$472
$4,003

Highest
$7,133
$5,877
$2,286
$2,400
$7,133
$920
$6,026
$2,133
$1,513
$3,485
$7,763
$1,500
$7,763
NA
$1,438
$7,308
NA
$1,500
$4,521
NA
$13,088
$1,525
$1,538
$4,737
$4,514
$13,088
$7,711
$10,759
$7,756
$8,063
$10,759
$7,568
$6,964
$5,339
$4,250
$5,000
$9,250
$7,164
$9,898
$3,795
$7,096
$4,315
$6,203
$9,898
$4,371
$4,500
$12,659
$12,139
$11,033
$7,382
$10,065
$7,070
$11,072
$3,343
$12,659
$10,551
$8,333
$15,378
$9,730
$15,378
$6,597
$14,000
$4,502
$5,992
$5,484
$16,867
$9,615
$16,867
$10,256
$9,000
$12,637
$9,926
$16,505
$4,000
$16,505
$7,533
$12,500
$13,636
$13,077
$16,867

2017
Lowest Wt $/Acre
$556
$2,307
$2,046
$3,454
$575
$1,202
$556
$1,617
$1,000
$2,393
$700
$993
$1,182
$2,719
$825
$1,386
$875
$2,566
$1,316
$2,539
$466
$2,596
$750
$1,207
$1,111
$2,613
NA
NA
$1,250
$1,250
$526
$2,861
$1,601
$1,601
$1,250
$1,356
$466
$2,589
NA
NA
$800
$2,995
$1,130
$1,130
NA
NA
$800
$2,145
$833
$1,940
$1,489
$2,913
$1,013
$4,503
$899
$3,786
$1,686
$3,679
$1,477
$3,034
$1,500
$4,470
$1,111
$3,234
$931
$4,019
$899
$4,205
$1,500
$3,042
$3,000
$4,051
$2,063
$4,085
$1,250
$4,279
$500
$2,924
$1,250
$2,292
$1,250
$3,911
$988
$2,727
$1,038
$3,428
$500
$3,357
$633
$2,675
$1,250
$2,508
$667
$5,493
$2,069
$8,838
$4,373
$9,003
$1,390
$3,953
$667
$4,909
$4,011
$6,357
$1,020
$5,984
$1,099
$3,108
$1,900
$5,637
$816
$5,948
$1,650
$3,844
$882
$3,625
$1,100
$2,560
$1,111
$4,040
$1,585
$3,688
$4,042
$5,957
$2,347
$2,946
$1,346
$3,657
$882
$2,948
$588
$5,907
$1,183
$4,711
$743
$7,037
$1,500
$6,184
$588
$5,764
$2,796
$5,563
$1,842
$6,791
$1,024
$6,525
$1,024
$5,347
$1,968
$4,899
$5,600
$6,857
$5,500
$7,511
$4,247
$7,459
$2,602
$5,298
$466
$4,025

Highest
$11,026
$5,956
$2,500
$4,125
$5,556
$1,373
$6,083
$3,192
$11,026
$4,027
$5,654
$1,500
$5,654
NA
$1,250
$5,072
$1,601
$1,739
$4,350
NA
$9,474
$1,130
NA
$4,241
$4,508
$4,450
$9,474
$16,250
$5,652
$6,240
$16,250
$10,000
$7,020
$11,265
$5,357
$6,453
$9,045
$8,113
$5,500
$4,457
$5,488
$5,500
$5,456
$5,305
$5,167
$5,128
$14,425
$14,425
$11,564
$8,925
$8,469
$8,068
$8,242
$12,750
$10,826
$9,054
$5,862
$9,713
$3,964
$9,713
$7,500
$7,998
$5,170
$6,987
$4,780
$14,193
$13,830
$14,193
$9,000
$11,826
$11,600
$13,529
$16,472
$12,500
$7,426
$7,792
$16,472
$10,000
$7,419
$16,472