Hay Creek

Ismay, Montana

$8,995,000

Seller is Lic. Real Estate Agent

Proven Cow–Calf Ranch – 6,799± Acres | Fallon County, South of Ismay, Montana

If you’re looking for a place that runs cows efficiently and raises heavy, uniform calves year after year, this ranch checks the boxes. Located in Fallon County, Montana, south of Ismay, it’s a solid, well-watered operation with good grass, good fences, and the right mix of hay ground and native range.

Ranch Profile

• Total Acres: 6,799± (6,079 deeded, 640 state lease, 80 BLM)
• Carrying Capacity: Currently running ~230 bred cows and 9 bulls, with room to expand.
• Pastures: 17, allowing for true rotational grazing flexibility.
• Hay Ground: 1,100± acres of dryland hay; averages ¾ ton/acre on upland and 1½ ton/acre along the creek bottom.
• Water: 4 wells tied into an extensive pipeline system feeding 24 fiberglass tanks plus 14 reservoirs across nearly every pasture.

With this setup, the ranch handles a full cow–calf program efficiently. There’s potential to graze more hayland or seed additional acres into forage crops like hay barley, triticale, oats and peas, millet, or forage winter wheat to stretch carrying capacity further.

Production Performance
This place raises calves that speak for the grass. Calves are typically marketed mid to late October, weaning in the mid- to high-500-pound range without heavy supplement or creep feed. The combination of strong native range and high-quality bottom hay ground provides excellent nutrition and weight gains that hold steady through dry years. With tighter grazing rotation and a modest farming program, you could easily push those numbers higher.

Headquarters
Set at the end of a private 2-mile driveway, the improvements sit in a protected valley overlooking Hay Creek—private, quiet, and practical.

• Main Home: 4,480 sq. ft. custom log home (12–13 years old), with modern amenities and great views.
• Second Home: 5-bedroom, 3-bath doublewide on a full basement—ideal for family or hired help.
• Facilities:
  • Steel corrals with Powder River tub and manual chute
  • 32×64 calving barn with 32×40 attached shop
  • Horse/milking barn
• Extras:
  • Two greenhouses — one Growing Dome for winter gardening (propane-assisted, highly efficient), and one for summer starts.

Wildlife & Setting
Excellent mule deer and antelope country with turkeys, pheasants, and upland birds common; elk and black bear pass through on occasion.

You’ll be surrounded by full-time, established ranchers in a genuine cow country community.

Access & Location

• Nearest School: Plevna, MT (small K–12 school, 94 total students) with bus route near ranch headquarters
• Services: Baker, MT – 35 miles (livestock market, feed, supplies, 4,900’ paved runway)
• Regional Hubs:
  • Miles City, MT – 65 miles
  • Dickinson, ND – 150 miles (daily flights)
  • Billings, MT – 205 miles
  • Rapid City, SD – 235 miles

Bottom Line
This is real ranch country—productive native grass, dependable water, and a setup that makes sense. You can step in, turn out cows, and go to work. It’s the kind of outfit that makes a living, not just a postcard.