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 Scenic Cattle Ranch
Challis, Idaho
$8,000,000
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This is a real family ranch set in one of Idaho's pristine areas. 2767+/- fenced acres with flowing warm spring and quality buildings only begins to tell the story. Enjoy a wonderful 4500-sq.ft. home featuring 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, family room and office plus a lighted tennis/basketball court. There are 3 additional homes on the property for other family members or ranch hands.
This unique property has 2 hydro-ellectric plants which generate approximately $120,000 in annual income, a 5000-9000-gpm warm spring which supplies water for a fish farm and irrigation for the upper fields (fish farm is currently leased to an outside party), several barn buildings, 2 graineries, lighted calf pens with video cameras, a large 50-ft. x 120-ft. shop building with 3 rollup doors, one of which is 14-ft. x 24-ft. for those extra large loads.
The ranch itself is 3167 deeded acres, 20,000 BLM leased acres with 2200 AUM (1100 spring - 1100 fall) plus an additional 500 acres leased from a private party. The property is comprised of an upper ranch which has approximately 800 acres under irrigation through a ditch system and wheel lines. The lower ranch has 700 acres irrigated primarily with 7 large center pivots.
 This ranch is currently running 600 head of cattle and produces an average of 3200 tons of hay in 3 cuttings, leaving the 4th cutting to graze. The current owner reports a surplus of approximately 1000 tons of hay which could be sold.
Current owners will sell farming equipment and some of the cattle under private treaty,
The ranch shows great pride of ownership with exceptional fencingm fields and homes. This is an incredible opportunity to own a truly unique ranch.
FACTS:
Land:
- 2767+/- deeded acres
- 700 irrigated acres on lower ranch
- 800 irrigated acres on upper ranch
- 1500 acres with water rights dating back to 1877
- Upper ranch is gravity flow irrigation
- Fenced and cross fenced for grazing. Amazing fences! (40 miles of fencing)
- 20,000 acres of BLM leased land with 2200 AUM (1100 spring - 1100 fall)
- 500 acres of private leased land
- Entire lower ranch has seven (7) center pivots plus 350 acres in wheel lines - all irrigation equipment goes with sale
- Currently owner gets average of 3200 tons of hay in three (3) cutting with 4th left for grazing
- Ranch currently runs 600 head of cattle plus (+) 1000 tons of hay for sale
Hydro-Plants:
- Two (2) hydro plants in service
- Approximately $120,000 gross income from both plants - 5.2 cents (5.2¢) per kilowatt hour paid by Bonneville Power to current owners
Homes:
- Four (4) homes are located on ranch property
- Main home is a five (5) bedroom, three (3) bath, 4500-sq.ft. home with tennis/basketball court
- Ranch hand home is a two (2) bedroom and one (1) bath home
- There is a mobilehome with two (2) bedrooms and one (1) bath
- There is also a three (3) bedroom and two (2) bath doublewide manufactured home at the upper ranch property
Outbuildings:
- 50-ft. x 120-ft. shop with 14-ft. x 24-ft. door plus two (2) other doors on a 50-ft. x 50-ft. concrete pad inside
- 50-ft. x 100-ft. calving barn
- Two (2) graineries
- Lighted calf pens with video set up
- Calf pens on upper and lower ranch
Spring:
- One of the largest warm water springs in the United States (reported by owner) is located on the upper portion of the ranch. Spring produced 5000 to 9000-gpm (depending upon season) of crystal clear water at 96-degrees. This spring supplies water for a Talapia fish farm (currently leased to outside party) as well as irrigation water.
General Information:
- Ranch is located in the scenic Challis Valley
- Elevation of property varies from 5000-ft. to 6200-ft.
- The area averages approximately 8-inches rainfall per year - winters have minimal snowfall
- Property has the reputation for one of the best upland bird habitats in the area with chuckers, pheasants and ducks in abundance
- All cattle equipment goes with sale - EXCEPT the custom-made calf chute
- Private Treaty sale on other equipment and cattle
- Talapia Fish Farm is permanently installed on property and will become the property of the owner of the ranch upon the end of the lease agreement (unless lease is extended)
Depreciable Assets:
- In this realtor's view, this ranch has the highest ratio of depreciable assets to total price of any ranch seen in the last twenty years
- A portion of the depreciable assets are:
- two (2) hydroelectric plants
- approximately 50,000-ft. buried mainline
- approximately 40-miles fence
- approximately 15-miles road
- $150,000 paving
- seven (7) pivots
- numerous wheel lines
- approximately seven (7)-miles private canal
- four (4) houses
- 50-ft. x 120-ft. shop
- 50-ft. x 100-ft. calving barn
- corrals
- scales.
For more information or to schedule a viewing of this property contact:
Dave Cereghino at 208-628-3986
or
Jim Wolfinger at 208-983-8031
Toll-Free: 877-386-6336
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