Located east of Rock River, Wyoming, the Kite Ranch offers 30,726 acres with water resources that play a pivotal role in ensuring a seamless grazing season. With over six miles of the Laramie River, 705 acres of territorial water rights, sub-irrigated meadows, and access to the shoreline of two substantial reservoirs, the ranch enjoys ample water reserves. Moreover, the implementation of solar wells, pipelines, and strategically placed ponds further fortifies the ranch’s water infrastructure. Improvements include a main residence, repurposed as a seasonal cow camp that serves as a testament to the ranch’s enduring legacy. Prospective owners will discover that ranching continues to thrive amidst the expansive landscapes of the Laramie Plains.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
The Kite Ranch is a large grazing operation running May 15th through November 1st with tremendous live water coming from the approximately six miles of the Laramie River and two large reservoirs, Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 and No. 3. The historic Kite brand, a one-iron cattle brand, will transfer with the sale of these 8,561± deeded acres in Albany County, Wyoming.
LOCATION
The Kite Ranch is located 22 miles east of the small ranching community of Rock River, Wyoming. To the east lies Wheatland, Wyoming (55 miles) and Cheyenne, Wyoming (113 miles) and to the south is Laramie, Wyoming (61 miles). The area’s largest livestock market is east at Torrington, Wyoming (114 miles).
ACREAGE AND DESCRIPTION
The Kite Ranch consists of:
8,561± deeded acres
3,738± State of Wyoming lease acres
4,571± BLM lease acres
(approximately 13,856± private lease acres inside the ranch boundary)
Total of 30,726± total acres.
The ranch is a High Plains, summer grass ranch which yields good weight gains on yearling cattle. The property lies in a contiguous block of land and is fenced into eight pastures with three, four and five-strand barbed wire on steel and wood posts. The common grasses on the Laramie Plains include gramma grass, fox-tail barley, Black root, artic rush, seaside arrowgrass, common spike rush, creeping meadow foxtail, spreading bent, western wheatgrass, common Timothy, American wild mink and Nebraska sedge grasses. The grasses offer a rich vegetative diversity and are a productive blend of high protein forage for cattle and wildlife. The landscape is high mountain plains, meadows, and riparian zones along the Laramie River and two reservoirs. This ranch has an abundance of live water resulting in low-overhead costs. The Laramie River runs from the south to the north through the property for approximately six miles. Wheatland Reservoir No. 3 is situated in the center of the ranch and Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 serves as the eastern border of the ranch. The elevation varies between 6,800 and 7,100 feet above sea level and is subject to a climate described as continental.
OPERATIONS
The Kite Ranch is conservatively owner-rated for 2,500± yearlings for up to five months of summer grazing. With the use of the lands owned by others, but fenced into the ranch, and with the productive grasses receding water level on Reservoir No 3 in some years, carrying capacity could be up to 3,000± yearlings. In 2020, 2,222 yearlings and 350 pairs were summered on the Kite Ranch. In 2021, 1,850 yearlings and 350 pairs. The grazing was reduced for 2022 and 2023 resulting in good grass management. Wild licorice and thistle were sprayed in 2023. The higher elevation of the ranch provides good winter moisture which brings on strong grasses yielding good weight gains on cattle.
WATER RIGHTS AND RESOURCES
Water resources are a strong consideration for any western ranch and the Kite has both natural and developed water resources that allow for appropriate utilization of the feed resources.
The ranch has live water with the Laramie River running from the south to the north through the property for 6± miles on deeded ground. An 1882 territorial water right from the Laramie River provides flood irrigation for 705 acres of native hay meadows. This is the 12th right on the river and is superior to the Wheatland Irrigation District’s rights. WID owns, stores, and uses the water from the Laramie River for irrigating lands east of the ranch. Wheatland Reservoir No. 3 provides 13± miles of shoreline in the center of the ranch. Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 serves as the east boundary for the ranch. There are seven solar wells with tire tanks, ponds and a pipeline which supplies water from the main house well to the horse pasture.
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