124.6 Acre Irrigated Farm Sells Near Sterling For 1.35 Million

An online auction listing for the A. H. Tetsell irrigated farm, located about 2.5 miles north of Sterling, is reported as under contract for 1,350,000 following an online auction held on or around November 13, 2025. The LandWatch listing, handled by Reck Agri Realty and Auction and last updated November 14, 2025, describes a 124.6 acre property with 112.2 acres of irrigated cropland, a combination of a seven tower Zimmatic pivot covering 46.3 acres and 65.9 acres of flood irrigated land. The seller will convey owned mineral rights.

Key property details available on the listing include four shares in the Farmers Pawnee Canal Company, 119.8 acre feet of water rights within the Logan Irrigation District, and an irrigation well with pump equipment. The listing page states the sale result as a successful online auction and shows the property under contract at 1,350,000. At that contract price the transaction implies roughly 10,835 per acre across the full 124.6 acres, and about 12,034 per irrigated acre when measured against the 112.2 irrigated acres.

Large irrigated land sales carry multiple local implications. Water rights transfers affect both the physical availability of irrigation water and allocation accounting within the local irrigation district. The parcel s combination of canal shares, district acre feet and a permitted well means the final ownership change will need to be watched in county and district records to determine how surface and groundwater entitlements are reallocated. Changes in water entitlement management can influence cropping decisions and seasonal water deliveries for neighboring farms.

The sale also has potential tax and employment implications. A change in ownership can alter property tax assessments and may lead to changes in local farm employment or land use if the new owner consolidates operations or shifts crop plans. Conveyance of owned mineral rights is notable because some recent regional sales have left mineral estate separate from surface ownership; including mineral rights may affect long term valuation and potential future activity on the property.

For farmers, landowners and residents tracking Logan County agricultural markets, the Reck Agri listing on LandWatch contains full property specifications, maps and the auction brochure. Observers should follow the public transfer filings recorded with the County and any notices from the Logan Irrigation District to confirm final changes to ownership and water right records and to assess the broader market and policy implications for the Sterling area agricultural economy.