Lands of America data records $2 billion in land and other rural acreage for sale for sale in the Show Me State. This represents a combined 416,954 acres of land for sale in Missouri. Of the 115 counties in the state, Butler County had the most land for sale. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale in Missouri on Lands of America recently was $99 million, while the median price for land and other rural acreage for sale in Missouri was $234,513. The average price of land and rural property for sale in Missouri was $417,111. There was 6,620 acres of sold land in Missouri recorded last month through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from August 2018. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $26.1 million. Butler County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. The Show-Me State might as well be the Show-Off State when it comes to outdoor recreation. Missouri's sprawling Mark Twain National Forest has 1.4 million acres of land open to public hunting, in addition to numerous state conservation areas as well as private land available to hunt. Missouri is also home to the country's longest rail-trail conversion, the 240-mile Katy Trail, which follows the course of the Missouri River. As befits a state with excellent hunting for big and small game like deer, waterfowl and wild turkey, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in Missouri. In terms of its size, Missouri is the country's 21st-largest state, covering an area of 69,709 square miles (45 million acres). In total, 68,742 square miles (99 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 965 square miles is made up of water.