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Top Land Listings and Auctions Curated by The Land Report

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The Land Report Publisher’s Picks feature the Top 10 of America’s Premier Land Listings and Auctions, highlighting the most exceptional ranchland, farmland, sporting properties, and legacy estates on the market. Each selection is based on factors such as listing price or sale value, acreage, regional significance, and overall impact on the land market. Curated in collaboration with leading brokers, auction houses, and industry experts, the list showcases properties that represent the highest caliber of landownership and investment opportunity across the United States.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

MARLBORO COUNTRY … NOT!

Like me, I assume you get a slew of Google Alerts about great properties currently on the market. Recently, my inbox has been inundated with oohs and aahs about Wyoming’s Pitchfork Ranch, and they all focus on the Marlboro Man. So I called Latham Jenkins, who shares the $52.8 million listing on the 96,115-acre ranch.

Turns out the Pitchfork Ranch wasn’t the home of the Marlboro Man. According to Latham, it was home to one of the most famous photographers of the West, Charles Beldon. Beldon’s iconic images were featured in National Geographic and on the cover of LIFE. Turns out the famous photographer documented real cowboys, not billboard pinups.

— Eddie Lee Rider Jr.,
Publisher, The Land Report

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Top 10 Land Listings and Auctions for October 2025

#1

Project Blackwater

LOUISIANA, SOUTH GEORGIA & NORTH FLORIDA | 45,940 Acres | November 5

On behalf of Molpus Woodlands Group (MWG), LandVest is pleased to announce Project Blackwater, a three-state portfolio of investment grade timberlands located in the coastal plains of Louisiana, Georgia and Florida.

#2

Washington Farmland Auction

WASHINGTON | 747.5 Acres Offered in 11 Tracts | November 13

The Van Rijn Farm Offering is an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a 747.5-acre contiguous operation in the South Columbia Basin, or to bid on smaller individual tracts. The farm has historically been in corn silage production to support the former dairy, & potatoes are also actively rotated in.

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#3

Cross Keys Ranch

OREGON | 51,087 Acres | $54,580,000

Established on July 8, 1879, Cross Keys Ranch has a rich history as a post office, stage stop, and premier cattle operation. Spanning over 51,087 deeded acres with an additional 15,000 acres of BLM grazing permits, the ranch encompasses an impressive 66,000± acres of diverse and productive land.

#4

Hartnett Farms Auction

NEBRASKA | 3,500 Acres M/L offered in 30 Tracts | November 6, 2025

Offering an unprecedented opportunity to acquire the J. Hartnett Farm portfolio in Dakota & Dixon County, Nebraska.

#5

Ragged Spur Ranch

COLORADO | 3,760 Acres | $15,900,000

Ragged Spur Ranch sprawls across 3,760 acres in Gunnison County on Colorado’s rugged Western Slope, where the spirit of the hunt and the call of the wild are woven into every acre.

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#6

RFD-TV “The Ranch”

NEW MEXICO | 3,425 Acres | $18,800,000

RFD-TV “The Ranch” is truly where the Old West, Southwest style, and Luxury intersect with superior access, privacy, and infrastructure to facilitate an event venue/private estate with demanding technological needs.

#7

Major Irrigated Farmland Auction

KANSAS & OKLAHOMA | 5,043 Acres | November 18

Peoples Company in conjunction with the Lund Company are pleased to offer 5,043 acres m/l located in Seward and Stevens County, Kansas and Beaver County, Oklahoma. The farms will offered in 17 tracts on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 @ 10am at the Liberal Conference Center.

#8

Ranch on the Sweetwater

COLORADO | 411 Acres | $17,500,000

In the secluded northwest corner of Colorado’s world-renowned Vail Valley lies the upper Sweetwater Creek valley—a pristine alpine setting that’s both picturesque and accessible.

#9

Premier Florida Panhandle Farm & Timberland Auction

FLORIDA | 796 Acres | October 28

Discover an exceptional investment opportunity in Florida’s rapidly developing Panhandle region. This diverse agricultural and timber property offers nearly 800 acres of prime real estate positioned perfectly for future growth and immediate income potential.

#10

Rancho Viejo

TEXAS | 19,995 Acres | $9,997,500

Rancho Viejo is located 13 miles north of Candelaria and paved FM 170 from Presidio, also being 65 miles down Pinto Canyon Road (Ranch Road 2810) from Marfa in Western Presidio County tucked under the magnificent Sierra Vieja Rim in a wild mountain landscape rich in history and natural beauty

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