THE PROPERTY:   The Anderson Ranch is an excellent, small cattle operation located 5 miles east of the great little ranching community of Roy, New Mexico.  The ranch is 2,480 deeded acres of grassland that has been in the Anderson Family for several generations.  Pastures range in size from ½ section to a full section and every pasture is bordered by at least one county road; however, the county roads are fenced off of every pasture. 

A half-section pasture (320 acres) lies 1 mile north of the balance of the ranch.  This pasture contains 2 CRP tracts that total 102 acres with an annual payment of $1,682 through fiscal year 2022.    

TERRAIN & VEGETATION:   The Anderson Ranch is good grama grass and buffalograss range with strong, high protein grasses throughout.  Parts of the ranch were farmed decades ago; however, the country has recovered well and reestablished in native grasses such as blue grama, buffalograss and western wheatgrass.  The ranch is mostly open, rolling grassland with a few shallow draws and very little wasted country. 

Elevations on the ranch range from 5620’ to 5730’, and the average annual precipitation is from 14” to 16”.  Like most of the west, the ranch has experienced severe drought over the last 2 years, but it received enough moisture to grow grass to graze reduced numbers of cattle both years.     

LIVESTOCK OPERATION:   The Anderson Ranch is located in some of the strongest grassland in North America, normally providing 300-pound gains on yearlings from May to October.  Most people in the area allow 13 to 14 acres per yearling in normal years, which would indicate a carrying capacity of 170 to 185 yearlings for the ranch. 

The ranch should run 60 to 70 cows year round in normal conditions.  The country is open and provides very little cover for livestock in winter months, so a cow/calf operator would probably want to add windbreaks for protection for cows in winter pastures.   

LIVESTOCK WATER:   There are 5 windmills on the Anderson ranch with one mill for each of the 5 pastures.  These 5 wells range from 90' to approximately 200' in depth and produce, good, abundant water for livestock.  Livestock drinkers around the wells vary from several smaller galvanized tubs to steel rimmed drinkers set in concrete, and one well pumps into 2 large concrete drinkers.  In addition to watering livestock, the windmill at the headquarters supplies water to the home through a pressure tank system.       

IMPROVEMENTS:   The home at the headquarters has 2 bedrooms, a living room, 1 ¾ baths, kitchen, dining area, office, mud room and concrete basement.  The home has a stucco exterior and a pro panel type metal roof.  The house is old but well maintained by the owners who live there.  A detached 2-car garage sits beside a shop building with space for another car.  Both of these buildings have stucco exteriors and metal roofs.

Wide wooden corrals with shed rows and a large steel-rimmed drinker are situated just east of the house.  Fences, by and large, are very good to excellent; made mostly of steel T-posts holding 4 to 6 strands of barbed wire.  Some fences use good cedar posts instead of T-posts.  

MINERALS:  Upon sale, the sellers will convey to the buyer ½ of their mineral interest appurtenant to the subject property.  In 15 years the sellers remaining mineral interest in the property will revert back to the subject property, so long as there is no mineral production at that time. 

WILDLIFE:  Pronghorn antelope live on the ranch.    

TAXES & FEES:  Harding County real estate taxes for the ranch last year were $310.

PRICE:  $843,000