“ADVANCE NOTICE!!!”
HIGHWAY 97 RANCH AUCTION!
PUBLIC LAND AUCTION!
January 21, 2026
1:15 P.M.,
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
at the
Farm House Event Venue
3102 East State Farm Road, North Platte, NE
Offering 4,111.18+/- Taxed acres
as 3 parcels and 1 Combination.
SELLER: James P. Manary Irrevocable Trust, Adams Bank & Trust, Trustee
MORE DETAILS OF THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL BE PROVIDED IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2025. IF YOU WNAT TO BE ALERTED OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RANCH AUCTION EMAIL DUANE MCCLAIN, LISTING BROKER AND AUCTIONEER WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:
Parcel 1 - 2,189+/- taxed acres
Parcel 1 of the Highway 97 Ranch is the home unit of the ranch. Highway 97 forms the western boundary of the Parcel and Viersen Road provides access to the eastern edge of the Parcel.
The Parcel is divided into 10 pastures of various sizes. Stock water to each pasture is provided by windmills with exception to the 3 around the building site that water from site well.
The modest building site includes a 2,060 sq ft house built in 1978. The house includes 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There is a full basement to the house.
Additionally there is a cinderblock barn and outbuilding. An old house is also located in the building site and is considered uninhabitable.
At listing time of the auction the building site is subject to a modified life estate to a third party. More information about this life estate will be provided by the Broker upon request.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Township 15 North – Range 30 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, NE
Section 6: W½ & W½SE¼
Township 15 North – Range 31 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, NE
Section 1: All
Section 2: All less Highway 97 ROW
Section 4: All
Section 9: All
Section 11: All lying east of Highway 97 ROW
ACRES: 2,189.25 taxed acres
RE Taxes: 2024 Taxes paid in 2025 were $17,017 after exemption
PARCEL 1 PICTURES
Parcel 2 - 640+/- taxed acres
Parcel 2 consists of a section pasture located on the northern side of the ranch. Access is available from Highway 97 at he southwest corner of Parcel 2.
Stock water is provided by one windmill and a bottomless stock tank.
Parcel 2 will be offered separately and in combination with Parcel 1 as Combination A.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Township 16 North - Range 31 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, NE
Section 35: All
ACRES: 640 taxed acres
RE Taxes: 2024 Taxes paid in 2025 were $4,204 after exemption
PARCEL 2 PICTURES
COMBINATION A - Parcels 1 & 2 offered together
After Parcels 1 & 2 have been offered for bidding and a total bid has been established, Combination A will be offered for bidding to Buyers to purchase all of the ranch laying east of Highway 97.
Combination A bidders will compete with bidders of Parcels 1 & 2 until it has been established how this portion of the ranch will be sold.
Parcel 3 below will not be offered for final bidding until either Parcels 1 & 2 or Combination A have been marked Sold. This will give a Buyer a chance to purchase the complete ranch.
The complete ranch will not be tied together at the auction.
Parcel 3 - 1,281+/- taxed acres
Parcel 3 consists of 2 sections of sandhill rangeland located about 1 mile west of Highway 97, west of the Parcels 1 & 2. Access to Parcel 3 is via a recorded access easement across the neighboring landowner from Highway 97 to the pasture.
Each section pasture of Parcel 3 includes 2 windmills with bottomless stock tanks. The perimeter fences are in good condition and consist of 4 wire barbed wire on wooden posts.
Parcel 3 will sell after Parcels 1 & 2 or Combination A has been sold. This will allow the a Buyer that wants all the ranch to bid accordingly.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Township 15 North - Range 31 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, NE
Section 4: All
Section 9: All
