A combined nearly 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Obrien County, Iowa, recently; the overall value of all Obrien County farms and ranches for sale was almost $13 million. Obrien County ranks 61st in Iowa for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were two properties listed as sold in Obrien County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $850,360. Of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Obrien County, Sheldon had the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 884 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Obrien County generate annual revenues of $14 million, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Obrien County is the 46th largest county (573 square miles) in Iowa. It's located in the Western Iowa region of the state.