Farm land prices in Kansas matter to the long-term success of your farm or ranch, a fact the High Plains Farm Credit appraisers understand. 

Each year, the team explores factors affecting the value of one of your most precious assets. They’ve analyzed land sales in 2025 across counties in Northern, Central, Southwest, and Southeast Kansas and combined the data to give you a better picture of the trends impacting crop ground, pasture, CRP, and irrigated land.

The table and chart detailing changes in land values look at sales within the High Plains Farm Credit territory of 26 Kansas counties, plus a few counties on the edge of our territory. These figures are based on closed sales that are considered arm’s length transactions.

When studying land prices by region, the values in our area are mostly consistent from north to south. However, as we move farther east in our territory, we generally see an increase in land values.

Regions analyzed are as follows:

• North Region (Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, and Osborne counties)
• Central Region (Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Lane, Ness, Rush, and Barton counties)
• Southwest Region (Hodgeman, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Kiowa, Meade, and Clark counties)
• Southeast Region (Pawnee, Stafford, Pratt, Comanche, Barber, Kingman, and Harper counties)

In 2025, the largest increase in value appears to be in pasture. The Southeast Region and the Central Region both showed significant increases in pasture values of 20 to 25%. This may be the result of just a few very high sales. It may also be the result of the cattle market remaining strong and the fact that the majority of the recreational sales include pasture.

In addition to this trend, we have also seen an increase in the speculative market near the bigger towns in our region such as Hays and Dodge City.

The largest decreases in Kansas land prices are in the Northern and Southwest Regions. This area has suffered most from drought conditions in recent years and the decreases in value can likely be attributed to this fact. Even as prices in these regions decline, the Central and Southeast Regions continue to show fairly strong land markets.

The High Plains Farm Credit appraisal team is made up of five state certified appraisers, constantly monitoring the market and analyzing land values. Whether you need agricultural land appraised for buying or selling, estate purposes, or a variety of other reasons, they’re ready to help you find the value of what matters most! Contact the team today!