Working Ranch Auction: 1,120+/- Acres, House in Hand County, SD Auction

Hard work, a vision, and a good property, that is what they say is needed to be successful in the ag industry. And with this property, the latter is check marked. This nearly all contiguous 1,120 acre estate is proudly offered at auction by Advantage Land Co. Located in the heart of cattle country northwest of Polo, South Dakota, this ranch provides both scenery and efficiency with 6 cross-fenced pastures, hay land, headquarters, a well for the water source supplying 3 water tanks, trees for winter protection, and cattail sloughs for wildlife habitat. Convenient access has been established as this property is situated on the north side of 178th St, a good township gravel.
A successful working ranch not only needs summer grass but feed for winter, and with the 156± Cropland acres strengthening the ranch this property provides independence year round. The ranch offers over 800 acres of Class II and III soils with an overall productivity index rating across the ranch of a 48.1%. FSA reports a total of 156.14 Cropland acres with 123.50 total base acres comprised of a 123.5 acre Corn base with a 78 bu PLC yield.
The headquarters has roughly 20 acres of tree protection, holding pens, hay land, and a yard to call home. Overlooking the property to the north is a cattail slough to enjoy watching the wildlife in their element. The building site is made up of a ranch style home consisting of 2 beds/1 bath with a main level laundry room and a single stall attached garage. There are several outbuildings consisting of: a large quonset (36’x62’) with cement footings, dirt floor interior, a 14’x14’ overhead door; a smaller quonset (26’x33’) with a cement floor interior; a well house/garden shed (14’x17’); and a steel shed currently used to store equipment (56’x84’).
The lone 80, a ¼ mile north, has an easement through the US Dept. of Agriculture Farmers Home Administration (NRCS office administers) which one will need a special use permit in order to graze livestock. There is currently a special use permit in place to graze for a total duration of 5 years, however, the permit does not transfer to the new buyer. The new buyer would have to reapply to finish the term ending 12.31.2029. There is a similar easement in Section 31 on 60 acres, however, grazing rights are not restricted, so one can include this 60 acres in the ranch and graze without missing a beat.
This is a true working ranch with a mix of cross fenced pastures, well water tanks, crop land utilized as hay land, and headquarters with pens for year-round operation. The Wieseler Family has developed this ranch since 1956, now its time for someone new to make it their own, so take Advantage of this powerhouse property as opportunities like this are once in a lifetime.