
2021 Ranchland Deal of the Year
By Cary Estes Photography by Kenton Rowe The sale of the Beaverhead Ranch

By Cary Estes Photography by Kenton Rowe The sale of the Beaverhead Ranch

No. 27 Philip Anschutz 434,500 acres In 1982, the Kansas native

by T. Boone Pickens Growing up in Holdenville, Oklahoma, I once

No. 26 Jeff Bezos 290,000 acres In mid-September 2015, Florida

For Over a Century, Shepherding a Spanish Land Grant Has

As transactions go, the 2021 Deal of the Year didn’t break

Ever the innovator, MORT FLEISCHER is selling his Arizona and

No. 22 Wilks Brothers 347,500 acres (up 36,000 acres) The two

No. 44 Louis Bacon 218,331 acres (U.S.) up 2,620 acres 210,678

In October, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined Wyoming Governor

The 490-acre Sweetwood Ranch fetches $11.25 million. After more than 1.5

By Henry Chappell | Photography by Richard Field Levine, Steve Miller & Alexander Vertikoff The

Robust beef prices are one of many factors driving the demand

As a boy, Christopher “Kip” Forbes came to love the American

With a long history of stable ownership and a highly respected

The price of beef climbed to $5.96 a pound in April.