This auction presents the opportunity to purchase a well-designed livestock feeding facility that must be seen to be appreciated! This property features many amenities not commonly found in feeding facilities located in extreme eastern South Dakota. Throughout the years of operation this facility has been constantly improved with buildings added, 80’ 110,000 lb. scale installed, additional concrete poured and other noteworthy renovations. The loading/unloading & cattle working facilities are excellent and are well designed for the ease of handling livestock. Last, but not least, this property already has a 2,500 head Confined Animal Feeding Operation Permit (CAFO) in place and 3 lagoons servicing the operation. Seldom does the opportunity arise to purchase a quality permitted livestock facility as is found in this property, so mark your calendars to make a pre-sale inspection of this property and be in attendance at this auction.
The improvements on this +/-72.62 acre livestock feeding facility has a myriad of improvements & livestock feeding facilities. The residence consists of a modern ranch style home (approx. 26’x46’ or 1,196 sq. ft. on the main level) and an attached 28’x30’ attached dbl. garage w/access from the garage to the lower level – the main level includes a living room w/new picture window, 2 bedrooms w/closets, full bath w/tub-shower unit, dining area w/sliding patio door to a wdn. deck, kitchen w/snack bar, built-in cabinets w/dishwasher, side by side refrig. and elec. stove and side walk door to the attached insulated & lined dbl. garage w/2 OH doors & elec. openers; the lower level has a family room, 2 bedrooms w/closets, a ¾ bath and utility laundry areas with a Heil High Effic. LP gas furnace w/central AC, elec. HW heater, 200 amp breaker elec. service, laundry hook-ups and a walk door and staircase from the lower level to the garage; the exterior of the home has gray vinyl siding and asphalt shingles. Other improvements include an Office Bldg. (approx. 50’x60’) w/finished office space, break room, ½ bath, utility/storage room, a combination break room, vet supplies storage area & utility area with a Coleman LP gas furnace and AC and 2nd story finished loft (approx. 12’x50’); an adjacent very well designed cattle loading facility w/Parasal Mfg. hyd. cattle chute, circle tub, concrete loading chute w/12” thick sidewalls & trailer loading alley – this loading facility allows for ease of handling of livestock and for safety; a Heated Shop (approx. 49’x51’) w/colored steel exterior that is insulated and has the interior lined with white steel and has a concrete floor w/floor drain and includes an LP gas hanging furnace and IR 80 gal. twin cyl. air compressor & airlines and has 2 – insulated overhead doors w/elec. openers (14’’x14’ each) – constructed in 2011; Storage bldg. (48’x120’) w/colored steel exterior, gravel floor and 2 -18’ wide x14’ high overhead insulated doors w/elec. openers – one on each end of the bldg. – new in 2011; Storage bldg. (40’x80’) w/colored steel exterior, cement floor and 2 -14’ H’ x 12’ W overhead insulated doors w/elec. openers – one on each end of the bldg. – built in 2006; Open front storage bldg. (60’x120’) w/colored steel exterior – utilized for equipment & hay – built in 2016; Commodity Storage Bunker – (28’x30’) w/10’ High concrete back wall & 8” thick back wall & slanting sidewalls and a concrete floor & ½ wall – new in 2011; West Concrete Bunker (approx. 60’x220’) w/ 8”x10’ sidewalls – new in 2010; Older East Bunker (approx. 65’x230’); 2 steel upright liquid feed tanks on HD concrete pads with a new style elec. pump; Cement Pad (60’x240’) – installed in 2010 – that is located in front of the commodity storage & bunkers; Cardinal Model 10080-EPR 80’ Drive Over Scale – 30T CLC/Sec & 100T NOM./GROSS 110,000 lb. Capacity w/new updated digital readouts in 2015 and a heated scale house; 16 Cattle Pens – Pen #4 – 70’ of conc. bunk; Pen #5 – 80’ of conc. Bunk & 82’x92’ concrete pad; Pen #6 – 80’ of conc. Bunk & 80’x82’ concrete pad; Pen #7 – 80’ of conc. Bunk & 96’x90’ concrete pad; Pen #8 – 184’ of conc. Bunk & 52’x195’ concrete pad; Pen #9 – 190’ of conc. Bunk & 52’x224’ concrete pad; Pen #10 – 110’ of conc. Bunk & 74’x115’ concrete pad; Pen #11 – 120’ of conc. Bunk & 78’x144’ concrete pad; Pen #12 – 160’ of conc. bunk; Pen #13 – 180’ of conc. bunk; Pen #14 – 200’ of conc. bunk; Pen #15 – 200’ of conc. Bunk & 50’x218’ concrete pad; Pen #16- 224’ of conc. bunk; Pen #17- 216’ of conc. bunk; Pen #18 – 240’ of conc. Bunk & Pen #19 – 280’ of conc. Bunk. Fencing around the feedyards consists primarily of Sunderman Continuous Fencing & RR ties; Based on information provided by the operator this feedyard is set up to comfortably hold 2,500 head of feeder cattle of varying weights. The farmstead is serviced by Brookings/Deuel Rural Water to the house & to the pens if necessary; Livestock water provided from 2 wells w/12 tire water tanks & 2 – Ritchie fountains at various locations in the feedyards. This property is serviced w/single phase electrical provided by Sioux Valley Energy Rural Electric. The feedyards are serviced by 3 lagoons and there are 4 monitoring wells on the property. This feeding facility presently has a CAFO permitted for 2,500 head of cattle. This livestock facility has been substantially updated in recent years with over $800,000.00 spent on new buildings, upgrades to the feeding facilities, concrete and other improvements to the facility since 2010 and this property truly must be seen to be fully appreciated. This is a permitted livestock feeding facility, operating under and existing Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), prospective buyers should independently research both the Moody County Zoning Regulations and SD DENR regulations to verify that their utilization will be in compliance. Additionally, according to FSA information this +/-72.62 acre property with the feedyards has approx. 20 acres of pasture and 9.31 acres of cropland.
Elkton, SD