Autogate Road Ranch, Northeast Lincoln County - SOLD & CLOSED 6.9.23

7766 East Autogate Road, Stapleton, NE is located approximately 15 miles northeast of North Platte or 17 miles southwest of Stapleton. This nice opportunity includes 124.57 taxed acres of sandhill rangeland, mature shelter belt, a modest 2 bedroom cabin and 2 very nice Lester steel shop buildings.

124.57 taxed acres

SOLD & CLOSED 6.9.23

Autogate Road Ranch is an opportunity to purchase a property with good county road access, a modest cabin type dwelling, an established cedar tree windbreak for winter protection and two very nice Lester Steel pole buildings.

Quick access to the property from US Highway 83 only 2 miles away. The Stapleton School District would provide bus service for students.

The home is a small 672 sq ft 2 bedroom cabin that includes an open kitchen and living area. This was originally moved in as a garage and made into a dwelling in 1995. There is a crawl space under the cabin. The roof was replaced in 2020. The property is made up of 2 tax parcels and the cabin sits on the 8.7 acre tract. Around the cabin are many mature pine trees and cedar trees for shade and protection.

Built in 2005, the north shop building is 82’ long by 30’ wide and 14’ tall. The north 42’ of this building is fully enclosed with a 14’x10’ overhead door on each end. The north door includes an opener and a concrete approach. This portion has a full concrete floor, abundant electrical outlets and a small hoist arm mounted in the cement. The southern portion of this building is open on the south and east. Includes a 12’ sliding door on the west. This area has a dirt floor. This is a very useful building.

Built in 2020, the south shop building is 40’ long by 30’ wide and 14’ tall. This building has a full concrete floor. On the south end are two overhead doors. One 8’x8’ and one 10’x10’. The 10’ door includes an opener and concrete approach. The north end includes a 12’x10’ overhead door. The north end of this building is very close to the south end of the north building. There is a small room in the northwest corner of this building for storage.

There are several other storage sheds and a covered equipment storage building on the property.

The modest gathering pens around the buildings consists of portable panels. The property is being offered with the portable panels in place. There is a cattle working chute and trailer loading chute.

The Land: To the west and south of the building site is approximately 110 acres of sandhill rangeland. Along the northern boundary of this pasture is a very nice mature cedar tree windbreak. The submersible well drilled in 1995 that provides water to the stock tank is located in these trees. This well also provides water to the building site. The pasture is leased out for the 2022 season and steps towards good stewardship are being taken.

Autogate Road forms the northern boundary of the pasture and there is a fenced lane on the west side of the pasture. This lane provides access to the neighbors to the south and west and will remain open.

LOCATION: 7766 East Autogate Road, Stapleton, NE is located approximately 15 miles northeast of North Platte or 17 miles southwest of Stapleton.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part S1/2 and Lot 1 WD Jones Administrative Subdivision in Part SW1/4 Section 5-T15-R29, Lincoln County, NE

ACRES: 124.57 taxed acres

TAXES: 2021 taxes paid in 2022 are $2,467

PRICE: $430,000.00 SOLD & CLOSED 6.9.23

This opportunity is located over the Ogallala Aquifer. Underlying the Great Plains in eight states, the Ogallala supports nearly one-fifth of the wheat, corn, cotton and cattle produced in the United States. It has long been the main water supply for the High Plains’ population and is being used at an unsustainable rate. The reservoir was created more than a million years ago through geologic action and covers about 174,000 square miles.

Annual precipitation in this region according to the latest studies is 20-22” annually.

NORTH PLATTE, STAPLETON AND REGIONAL INFORMATION

Stapleton is the County seat of Logan County. A Cooperative Grocery and Deli, C-Store, Feed Store and Regional Ag Cooperative are located at Stapleton. Stapleton School is a K-12 School with nearly 180 students. Logan County’s 2020 population was 896

North Platte is the County seat of Lincoln County. With a population of approximately 25,000, it is home to a Regional Hospital and nearly all the retail services one could want. Lincoln County’s 2020 population was 35,042.

North Platte Regional Airport is located about 15 minutes from the Bignell Farm and Hunt. There is daily air service to Denver’s DIA and runways to handle jet landings and take offs.