Newell, SD 57760 - Butte County

The Double R Ranch is in the mixed grass prairies of western South Dakota, approximately nineteen miles northeast of Newell. The ranch consists of all contiguous 7,446+/- total acres, of which 6,643+/- are deeded and highlighted by a private water well with an extensive pipeline for livestock or domestic use, along with three seasonal flow creeks and numerous stock dams. The ranch has a full set of improvements, including a shop, a home, and working corrals. Double R Ranch is currently operated as a summer yearling range ranch, but would also be suitable for year-round operation with the productive hayfields located throughout the ranch.

The Facts:

~ 7,446+/- total acres

~ 6,643+/- deeded acres

~ 320+/- State lease acres

~ 483+/- Bureau of Land Management acres

~ Three creeks flow through the ranch: Double R, Lone Tree, and Sulfur Creek

~ Traditionally, the property summers 750 to 850 head of yearlings and 60 to 80 cow/calf pairs, while resting one pasture

~ Practical, functional livestock facilities, including two sets of corrals with load-out chutes at both sites

~ Nice home and outbuildings

~ Good year-round access

~ 3,640-foot water well in Morrison Formation produces 200 to 250 gallons per minute

~ 20,000-gallon water storage tank

~ 1,313+/- acres of dryland farm ground

~ 1,283+/- wheat base acres

~ 1,400 to 1,500 tons of annual hay production

~ All contiguous acres

~ Near Sturgis, Deadwood, Rapid City, and the Black Hills