Hoyt Ranch Home Parcel - SOLD!

Montana Cattle and Farming Operation

If you’re looking for a small ranching operation in an area that is a bit off the beaten path and where prices are less influenced by mountain views and trout, and more about productivity and value, we invite you to look at the Hoyt Ranch. Offered in two parcels, commonly known as the Home Parcel (this parcel) and the Painted Robe Creek Parcel, the Hoyt Ranch is a very private and end of the county road ranch. This scenic and well balanced small cattle and farming operation is located about 4 miles southeast of Lavina, MT in a region known for good grass, small grain farming and oil seed production, as well as upland bird and big game hunting. Currently the ranch is used just for cattle production and hunting, but it remains eligible for wheat planting.

Each Parcel is conveniently located only a short ½ mile apart from the other and both are easily accessible by county roads, so management and access is not an issue and the two parcels are very complimentary of one another for operational purposes, but each parcel can easily be operated independently of the other, too. The ranch is comfortably owner rated at 90 cow/calf pairs, plus replacement heifer and bulls. Depending on the year, the owners have put up hay on some of the meadows. The ranch is watered with 7 wells (two of which are solar – one on each parcel), one spring and 2 reservoirs. (Most of the wells have a storage tank.)

Recreation

The Home Unit is located in deer & elk hunting district 590 and antelope hunting district 576 of Montana Fish & Wildlife Region 5. For big game, the ranch is mainly home to deer and antelope; however, elk tend to use the Painted Robe Creek parcel of the ranch later in the year. Upland bird enthusiasts will find sharp tailed grouse and Hungarian partridges throughout the ranch. Each of the parcels is benefited by bordering a full section of State Land. About 1 ½ mile of Painted Robe Creek runs through the eastern portion of the ranch, providing good habitat and year round water in most years. There is also a recently built one room cabin and outhouse, used mainly for owner enjoyment and recreational purposes, on the Painted Robe Creek Parcel.

Distances to Nearby Towns

The nearby communities of Lavina and Broadview each have K-12 Schools and other basic services. Larger towns and cities like Billings are only about 40 minutes away.

• Lavina, MT – 8 miles (North on HWY 3)
• Billings – 43 miles (Southeast on HWY 3)
• Roundup – 32 miles (East on HWY 12)
• Broadview – 12 miles (south on HWY 3)
• Lewistown – 100 miles (north on HWY 87)

Home Parcel Improvements

The ranch headquarters consists of a well maintained and kept, 2-story 4 bedroom 2 ½ bath stick-built house. It has numerous other barns, including a well-maintained classic barn that was built in 1915; plus, sheds, outbuildings, corrals, pens and livestock handling facilities, all of which are in good working order. Numerous other sheds, outbuildings and concrete floor steel granaries in good repair are included.

Main House

• Very well built and maintained main home that has been recently resided with mostly new windows.
• 2-story with full partially unfinished basement, 4 bedrooms and 2 ½ bathrooms
• (upstairs: 2 bedrooms and 1/2 bathroom in between them. Main Floor: Master bedroom with ¾ bathroom; plus one other bedroom and ¾ bath on the main floor.)
• Propane fueled HVAC
• 1000 gal propane tank (rented for $80/year from Silvertip Propane)
• High-speed, fiber optic internet installed at the house
• Good well and septic
• Built in 1910

Classic Horse Barn

• Good condition
• Concrete floors
• Hay loft
• insulated vet/supply room
• Built 1915

Equipment and Supply storage building

• Good condition
• 50’ wide x 50’ long
• Concrete floor
• 2 – 12’ wide x 14’ high sliding doors
• Steel frame construction
• Built 1981

Livestock/Equipment Pole Barn (has been used in the past for starting and/or riding horses)

• 52’ wide x 80’ long
• Dirt floor
• 2 – sets of 12’ wide x 14’ high sliding doors & 1 – 12’ wide x 14’ high sliding door
• 2500 gallon supplemental water storage tank and drink tank
• Built in 1981

Shop

• Concrete floor
• 30’ wide x 30’ long
• Has a pellet stove, lots of power and built in tool and parts storage

32×96 calving shed

• Recently painted
• Metal roof

Possible Home Parcel Subdivision

The Home Parcel has two separate parcels that could also be sold independently of one and other, but are currently being offered as one unit. The first of which is a ±604 ac. parcel located on the west side of Utopia Road (see the Detail Maps tab). The other is a ±319 ac. parcel located on the east side of Utopia Rd. The West Parcel is land only with one solar well. It has a number of nice building sites, all with beautiful views of the surrounding area and Snowy Mountains to the north. This parcel has a good blend of improved grasses in the part that used to be farmed and native grass and forbes in the unfarmed area. It borders a full section of State land, which can be legally accessed for recreational purposes. Access is from the Utopia County Road. The parcel east of Utopia Rd. also has a good mix of improved and native pastures and is where the home and other farm buildings are located. Both parcels have meadows that can be hayed and/or farmed as they have been in the past.

Broker’s Comments

This relatively undiscovered area of Montana presents an investor with a great opportunity to own a productive farm/ranch that is only about 40 minutes away from Billings, MT yet, far enough away you’re able to enjoy the peace and quiet of Montana. Demand for productive, “nuts & bolts” type, agricultural land like this property is tight. It’s competitively priced, move-in ready and should prove to be a rewarding, long term investment.The Home Unit is one of two separately offered parcels that make up the Hoyt Ranch.

The two individual units of the Hoyt Ranch are offered for sale separately.

• 923 Acre Home Unit
• 1,120 Acre Painted Robe Creek Unit

This smaller Home Unit of the Hoyt Ranch contains most of the improvements and productive farm ground.