Auctions

SOLD! Woodie Lee Watson Family Trust Ranch Sells for $3.3 Million

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Badlands Ranch sells for $1,670 per acre. The Woodie Lee Watson Family Trust Ranch in the North Dakota Badlands sold for more than $3.3 million on Sept. 28. The property had been in the family for nearly a century and…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, North Dakota

Land Report September 2016 Newsletter

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Thousands of dollars per acre, multi-million-dollar donations, billion-dollar transactions – the third quarter of 2016 ends with a bang! Read all about it in our September newsletter. Articles include: $1 billion sale of Whistler Blackcomb to Vail Resorts approved Yosemite National…

Tagged with: Badlands, EPA, Hall and Hall, Hall and Hall Auctions, John Wildin, Kevin Pifer, North Dakota, Pifer's Auction & Realty, Scott Shuman, Superfund, Trust for Public Land, Vail Resorts, Watson Ranch, Whistler Blackcomb, Yaggy Plantation, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Developers, Great Plains, International, Kansas, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Pacific, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest

Land Report Deal of the Century: Waggoner Ranch

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Land Report Editors

A Texas landmark with a matchless legacy changes hands for the first time in history. Original photography by Wyman Meinzer It’s one thing to get a chuckle out of the state’s highest elected official. But it’s an entirely different situation…

Tagged with: Joel Leadbetter, Kroenke Ranches, Sam Middleton, Stan Kroenke, Waggoner Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Energy, Equestrian, Eric OKeefe, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Minerals, News Desk, Recreation, Southwest, Texas

Ted Turner Acquires Dances with Wolves Ranch

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Formerly known as the Triple U, the Standing Butte Ranch’s 46,000 acres are native prairie grassland that has never been scarred by disc or blade. After more than a half century of stewardship, the Houck family decided to sell their…

Tagged with: bison, Dances with Wolves, Standing Butte Ranch, Ted Turner, Triple U
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Conservation, Feature, Great Plains, News Desk, South Dakota

On the Block: New Mexico’s 23,000-acre Ute Lake Ranch

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Ute Lake Ranch auction postponed until April 7, 2016. A February 19 auction of a 23,000-acre mix of deeded and leased land in Eastern New Mexico has been postponed by the court-appointed receiver until April 7. “The goal is to…

Tagged with: Mason & Morse Ranch Company, United Country Dynasty Auction, Ute Lake Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Developers, Feature, New Mexico, Southwest

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Republic Ranches

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Republic Ranches www.republicranches.com (888) 726-2481 2014 Sales: $100 – $250 Million Who: Leaders in large ranches, farms, and recreational tract sales in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico with additional expertise in wildlife management, irrigated farmland, lake construction, conservation, traditional agriculture,…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Water

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Hall and Hall

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Hall and Hall www.hallhall.com (406) 656-7500 2014 Sales: $250 – $500 Million Who: Wide-reaching, full-service brokerage emphasizing investment-quality real estate while also providing brokerage, auction, appraisal, mortgage loan, and management services to this market niche. Wow: Top sale was the…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Colorado, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Idaho, Minerals, Montana, Nevada, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, Utah, West, Wyoming

Land Report February 2016 Newsletter

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Thanks to his acquisition of Texas’s Waggoner Ranch, Stan Kroenke vaulted from No. 9 on the Land Report 100 to No. 5 earlier this month. Read more about this historic sale in our February newsletter, and learn about: A Napa estate…

Tagged with: Bernard Uechtritz, California Coastal Commission, Chicago Fed, Coldwell Banker Previews International, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Joel Leadbetter, Mason & Morse Ranch Company, Napa Valley, Pacific Union, Robin Williams, Sam Middleton, Stan Kroenke, Ute Lake Ranch, Waggoner Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Bankruptcy, California, Cattle, Conservation, Developers, Energy, Farming, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Midwest, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas, Wisconsin

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Clift Land Brokers

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Clift Land Brokers www.cliftlandbrokers.com (806) 355-9856 2014 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: Multi-office brokerage with agriculture specialists including ALCs. Wow: Sold seven cattle feedlots and two permanent crop farms in four states through affiliate company Eslabon Properties, totaling $30…

Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, Cattle, Conservation, Equestrian, Farming, Feature, Hunting, Recreation, Residential Property, Southwest, Texas

2014 Land Report Best Brokerage: Swan Land Company

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Swan Land Company www.swanlandco.com (866) 999-7342 2014 Sales: $50 – $100 Million Who: Based in Bozeman, Montana, with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Buffalo, Wyoming, the firm focuses on agricultural and recreational properties throughout the Rocky Mountain West.…