Sweet Grass
Sold on September 24, 2019
from 2:00 PM to 2:00 PM UTC
Location
Coutts, AB
Sale Size
9 Parcels, 1 En Bloc
Final
$95K - $485K
Tucked in at the base of the Sweet Grass Hills in Southern Alberta, this is truly an outstanding piece of Western Canadian landscape being offered for sale. Whether you';re looking to expand your grain farming operation next to the U.S.A. border, east of Coutts, or perhaps dream of owning that ranch on the Canadian side of 6,983'; picturesque West Butte, Montana, this property is a must see.
Tucked in at the base of the Sweet Grass Hills in Southern Alberta, this is truly an outstanding piece of Western Canadian landscape being offered for sale. Whether you';re looking to expand your grain farming operation next to the U.S.A. border, east of Coutts, or perhaps dream of owning that ranch on the Canadian side of 6,983'; picturesque West Butte, Montana, this property is a must see.
Available Parcels
Parcel Name Parcel 1 | Parcel Size 318 ± Acres | Final $275,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcel 2 | Parcel Size 159 ± Acres | Final $225,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcel 3 | Parcel Size 318 ± Acres | Final $295,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcel 4 | Parcel Size 160 ± Acres | Final $290,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcel 5 | Parcel Size 155 ± Acres | Final $270,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcel 6 | Parcel Size 159 ± Acres | Final $220,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcels 7a/7b | Parcel Size 319 ± Acres | Final $485,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcels 8a/8b | Parcel Size 160 ± Acres | Final $150,000 | View Details & Offer |
Parcel Name Parcels 9a/9b | Parcel Size 160 ± Acres | Final $95,000 | View Details & Offer |
En Bloc Name En Bloc | En Bloc Size | Final $100,000 | View En Bloc |
Sale Description
Tucked in at the base of the Sweet Grass Hills in Southern Alberta, this is truly an outstanding piece of Western Canadian landscape being offered for sale. Whether you’re looking to expand your grain farming operation next to the U.S.A border, east of Coutts, or perhaps dream of owning that ranch on the Canadian side of 6,983’ picturesque West Butte, Montana, this property is a must see. Established over a century ago by the Bianchi family, this farm sits quietly in the shadows of the Sweet Grass Hills. In total there are 12 quarters of land, 9 of which are deeded, with the remaining 3 quarters Grazing Lease. If you’re looking for that elusive, prolonged season, fertile grassland upon which to run your herd, the Shadows of the Sweet Grass Hills offers infinite potential. Majestic white tail deer are provided free of charge.
The home quarter, being Parcel 1, is situated 25 miles east of Coutts and only 1.5 miles north of the 49th Parallel, and includes an older 1600 sq./ft. residence. The home quarter has gas, power and an excellent water well. The handling system is older but in good shape. Parcel 1 is made up of 80 cultivated acres along with 80 acres of pasture and yard. Additional acres could be brought under cultivation on the home quarter. In total 6 quarter sections in one block make up the home base of the farm. Whether producing grain or bulk silage, Parcel 2 west of the home quarter is a power house. In total 146 acres under cultivation. A water well located high on LSD 9, has the ability to produce in excess of 30 gallons a minute and gravity feed the lower land to the east. Parcel 2 is the only parcel out of the 12 quarters without 4 wire perimeter fencing on all sides. All fences have been well maintained.
Parcel 3, laying east of the home quarter, is one of the true gems of the farm itself. This quarter has significant Surface Lease Revenue. In total 155 cultivated acres without sloughs or waste land. To the north of Parcel 1 & 3 is Parcel 9 which is a half section Grazing Lease. Parcel 9a on the west has a dugout for watering, while Parcel 9b to the east offers Surface Lease Revenue. Parcel 9a and 9b will be sold as one Parcel. Parcel 4 adjoins the home quarter to the south and is wide open corner to corner with 160 acres under cultivation.
Taking a short trip down Secondary Highway 500 west of the home base and you come to Parcel 5 and 6. Parcel 5 has a reservoir in the creek offering opportunities for winter grazing. The reservoir also provides the crossing to the east side of Parcel 5. Parcel 6 has springs at the base of the coulee, offering watering for livestock. In total Parcel 5 & 6 have 228 cultivated acres. Only one half mile west of Parcel 6, you find the westerly 4 quarters making up the balance of the farm. Parcel 7a and 7b will be sold as one parcel. In total Parcel 7 is 208 cultivated acres. Parcel 7b has a water well on the floor of the coulee which, until recently, was powered by windmill. Parcel 8a, to the north of Parcel 7, has 120 acres under cultivation. Parcel 8b is a Grazing Lease to the north of Parcel 8a. Parcel 8a and 8b will be sold as one parcel. At the conclusion of the auction all 9 parcels making up Shadows of the Sweet Grass Hills will be offered for sale en bloc to prior high bidders of 4 Parcels or more (see En bloc details and how to qualify below).
All parcels will be offered for sale by CLHbid.com on September 24th, 2019. A deposit of 20% is due on or before September 26, 2019 4:30pm. Closing will be October 30, 2019. Check the website for updates from time to time. Successful bidders will be entitled to access the land upon payment of the deposit, subject to existing tenant’s rights to harvest 2019 crop.
En Bloc details: Click to view
Sweet Grass is being offered for sale via online escalating tender by CLHbid.com. Check the website for updates from time to time. The property may be viewed by interested registered bidders. Please contact us by email at info@clhbid.com for an appointment. As a law firm, CLHbid never discloses bidder's names to any party, including the Seller. Only the successful buyer's name is ever disclosed to the Seller as part of the closing process.
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Frequently Asked Questions
There are existing auction platforms out there such as the ‘Iowa Auction’ that stop bidding after all individual parcels have received high bids. Then for round #2 of the auction they allow past as well as new bidders to ‘up the ante’ by bidding on the entire farm or ranch with a reserve bid set at the aggregate price just bid on all individual parcels in round #1.
After seeking input from many farmers and ranchers, most told us they didn’t feel a platform such as this was fair to bidders on individual parcels who in many cases have went to a lot of work to get pre-approved for financing etc. Farmers and ranchers also indicated they didn’t think it is fair for a large player to ‘lay in the weeds’ and not bid until after the initial round of bidding. They also told us that it would not be fair to allow a larger player to acquire the entire farm or ranch for only a few dollars more than the aggregate of the prior individual bids. Hence the rationale for the ‘premium bid’ amount for the ‘en bloc’ parcel at the conclusion of the auction.
At CLHbid.com, you as bidder only need to be high on a certain number (generally less than 50%) of parcels in order to have a chance to acquire the entire farm or ranch, whereas at national Auction firms you generally have to be high on 100% of the parcels in order acquire the entire ranch or farm.
Bidders have no knowledge of the identity of other bidders. Likewise, the Seller during the sale is not privy to who may be bidding or how many parcels someone may be ‘high on’. At CLHbid.com we set out to create a platform for the selling or leasing of agricultural land that was honest, fully transparent and offered no opportunity for bids to be shopped by the Seller. This is especially important wherein the Seller has final approval.
At CLHbid.com we have put safeguards in place in our CLHbid.com contract with our Seller to ensure the Seller deals only with the high bidder at the conclusion of bidding. During the timed auction itself, all back-end information is locked down including who is bidding or who is registered to bid. At the conclusion of the bidding, the Seller is privy only to the name of the high bidder on each parcel.
The minimum increment for bidding is set prior to each specific sale in consultation with the Seller. The increments are set having regard to the FMV of the parcel being sold with more expensive parcels generally having larger increments.
We have all been to live auctions where a quarter of land worth $500,000.00 starts at $100,000.00. The parcel is then bid up in large increments initially with the increments gradually decreasing in size as the bidding approaches the end. At CLHbid.com, given our predetermined minimum increments, we try and speed up the process by starting the bidding at what we see as a reasonable number to start serious bidding at, yet a number still below FMV.
In addition, given the ‘en bloc’ final parcel bidding option offered at CLHbid.com, we require a floor number for each individual parcel in the unlikely event a specific parcel doesn’t receive a bid, yet at the conclusion an eligible bidder wishes to bid on the entire farm or ranch. In such a case, the Starting Bid becomes the value to be used for that Parcel not receiving a bid when determining aggregate bids. It is important to note the Starting Bid is not a Reserve Bid.
PLEASE NOTE: Not all CLHbid.com sales have an ‘en bloc’. Please review the particulars of each sale for clarity.
No. The Seller waives their right to approve the sale if there is a bid on the ‘en bloc’.
This is really no different than in the tendering process wherein Tenders stipulate “any and all tenders will not necessarily be accepted”. One issue with tendering is the cost to put a tender in the paper is nominal and there is always a risk of the Seller perhaps just feeling out the market or wanting to know the names of the parties interested.
At CLHbid.com one of the paramount reasons for allowing the Seller final say is to alleviate the need for an expensive Guarantee to the auction house – expensive and seldom called upon yet often required by the Sellers bank. The Seller’s bank doesn’t require the Seller to purchase a Guarantee when using the CLHbid.com platform wherein the sale is at the Seller’s discretion.
CLHbid.com incurs significant marketing costs in the event the Seller fails to accept the high bid(s). The Seller is under contract with CLHbid.com and the contract references trigger values indicating when the right of the Seller to refuse a sale is taken away.
At CLHbid.com, our Sellers are fully invested in the process meaning the likelihood of a high bid not being accepted is extremely remote.
No. At CLHbid.com there is no advantage to waiting to bid. Our platform has a ‘refresh’ function on the clock such that any bid placed near the expiration of the timed sale will automatically re-set the clock adding additional minutes to the clock giving all parties (including the bidder that was just outbid) another opportunity to bid.
At CLHbid.com we take the human element out of the process. During the bidding process if you are high, you will receive an online notice saying you are High Bid. If you get outbid you will receive an online notice saying you were Outbid. Immediately upon expiration of the timed sale, the high bidder will receive an email indicating they were the HIGHEST BIDDER.
All emails are auto generated. The question cannot arise as to whether you were high or not or “was it shopped to someone they liked better” such as when tendering land.
No. The Starting Bid is just that. The first bid required for a Parcel is the Starting Bid and not some number above it. If you are the initial bidder and just bid the basic minimum increment your Current Bid will be the Starting Bid number.
CLHbid.com doesn’t publish the name of the high bidder. We do, however, disclose the name of the high bidder to the Seller as they are then in a contractual agreement to buy and sell. We leave it up to the high bidder and Seller to tell whomever they wish.
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