2,000 Acres of Ranchland in Sargent, NE
The Property: 2,000 +/- acres in one contiguous block. This tract is part of the Meridian Canyon Cattle and Hunting Ranch listing. The tract is offered as an option for buyers not needing the improvements. The tract will be surveyed at Seller’s expense to determine the precise acres being conveyed. The terrain is rolling hills and canyon bottoms, and the entire perimeter is “high fenced.” The ranch is partially timbered with many areas being rugged dark, timber. The pasture/rangeland is “hard land” grass and not Sandhills range.
Land Use: 100 acres of non-irrigated cropland plus numerous small fields in canyon bottoms that could be used for food plots. Balance in ponds, cattle pens, and native rangeland. A soils map is attached in “Documents”. Soils are silt loam with no sand! “Hardland” grass region. Not Sandhills.
Location: The ranch is approximately 5 miles east of Sargent, NE, on major county roads with 4 miles being paved. Access to the property is along the east bounty on County Road 457. Sargent is a friendly community of 480 people and is in the eastern part of Custer County which is the second largest county in Nebraska. Custer County has a diversified economy, but agriculture dominates the economic environment. In the United States, Custer County ranks third in number of beef cows. The top three counties for beef cows in the USA are all in Nebraska! The ranch is 25 miles to Ord which offers all services including airport capable of landing small jets. Kearney and I-80 access is 80 miles. Kearney offers all shopping options, two hospitals and a commercial airport.
Present Operation: The ranch is owner operated with a summer cattle grazing program for 250 cow/calf pairs for six months. The 100-acre dryland cropland field is normally planted to a forage crop and hayed but could be planted to grass and included in the grazing program. There are some pens on the south side of the dryland field, but new corrals could be built along the county road on east side of the property. The ranch as ample water supply for cattle and wildlife with two electric wells and pipeline to remote tank sites plus numerous ponds.
Recreational Opportunities: The ranch is amazing not only in timbered terrain, but the diversity of wildlife is impressive. For horse and ATV recreational use, the ranch offers easy trails to challenging in the rugged areas. The ranch offers exceptional Whitetail deer and wild turkey hunting.
2024 Real Estate Taxes: Approximately $8.50 per acre.
Possession & Closing: Negotiable.
NOTE: Seller would lease back at $150,000 cash lease with Buyer having exclusive hunting rights and recreation benefits. Seller has a cabin available for Buyer use on the retained tract of the ranch headquarters.
