82,685 Acres in Vaughn, NM - $14,000,000
Tri County Ranch
The Tri County Ranch is located 14 miles south of Vaughn, New Mexico along Highway 285. There are about five miles of highway frontage on both sides of the four lane road. Approximately 5 sections lay on the east side of the road with the remaining 125 sections on the west side of Highway 285. There is a county road that runs to the headquarters and continues on out the top of the ranch to the North.
The land tenure consists of the following:
46,254 Deeded acres
7,524 New Mexico State Lease acres
29,880 BLM acres
82,685 Total acres or app. 130 sections
The ranch is split into 39 pastures and traps ranging from half a section in the smallest trap to 6 sections in the largest pasture. A rotational grazing program has been in use for many years maintaining three herds and rotating through the existing pastures on a regular basis. An extensive water system with m...
The ranch is split into 39 pastures and traps ranging from half a section in the smallest trap to 6 sections in the largest pasture. A rotational grazing program has been in use for many years maintaining three herds and rotating through the existing pastures on a regular basis. An extensive water system with many drinkers that have their own storage and many more storage tanks are strategically located to supply the pastures. To maintain the rotational program, the water system is designed to allow each pasture the capability to water 700 cows. The water originates from 8 wells on the ranch, with the strongest one having the capacity of producing 300 gpm. The rest of the wells are from 20 gpm down to the weakest well at 1 gpm. The BLM rates the ranch at 1911 cattle, 75 sheep and 20 horses.
Tri County Ranch features a variety of strong grasses, sandy loam and limestone base soil. The ranch is in the middle of great livestock country and is a large established reputation ranch in strong grassland country.
The headquarters has one of the largest and well-built set of working pens you will find anywhere. The owner tells of penning 1500 head of cattle in the pens stripping the calves and having three sets of branding pens going at once with ropers dragging calves. By having a large crew they were able to brand all calves by two in the afternoon. There is a 100,000 lb. set of scales in the center of the working pens that are completely electronic. Also, there is a large tub, threading alley and squeeze chute with pregnancy checking capabilities.
The main house has a 100 ft. x 100 ft. bottom floor with an upstairs to boot. The bottom floor has four two bedroom one bath apartments complete with full kitchens and living area. On the bottom floor there are two more bedrooms two separate baths, a complete kitchen and utility room with large dining area to hold a large crew of cowboys. The upstairs has six bedrooms and three baths. The previous owner would bring many friends and family to brand the calves in the Spring. At night they would clean up, clean out the barn and have a barn dance.
This is a must-see working ranch in the center of Cattle Country New Mexico.
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