Mission Dairy

Location

3850 County Road 21, Hereford, Texas 79045

15 miles north of Hereford, Texas. One mile east of U.S. Hwy. 385 on CR 21 and CR FF.

Land

3,215.99± total acres

1,342± acres under center pivot irrigation

1,298± acres dry cropland/native grass

575± acre dairy site

Capacity

CAFO Permit Capacity for 26,000 total head or 14,000 milking head

12,080± total cow size lock-ups in dry lots and freestall barns, 639± heifer lock-ups  

Milking Parlor

  Rotary 80 and Double 50 parallel milking parlor. 1,400 cow holding pen with auto-crowd gate and sprinklers. Office, equipment room, restrooms, etc. 30,000 gallons water storage. Milk equipment includes 2 - Westfalia Kool Way chillers (new), 4 - Westfalia 6,000 gallon milk tanks, plate cooler, condensers, Gardner Denver & Ingersoll Rand air compressors, WaterTech softener system, Wheeler Hot water tanks, milk filtration, sanitation equipment, vacuum equipment, compressors, boiler, etc. Constructed in 2001 and expanded in 2018.

Freestall Barns

  Ten - 100' x 670' freestall barns designed for 700 cows each. There are a total of 6,720 lockups and 6,336 sand-bed freestalls. The original 3 barns were constructed in 2001, with two barns added in 2008, and the five final barns added in 2018.

Open Lots

  3 concrete feed lanes with open lots. Total of 5,360 cow-sized stanchions along these lanes. Eight pens are situated along the westernmost feed lane which contains 2,640 - 5/10 size stanchions. These pens also have cattle shades. The middle lane contains 2,410 - 5/10 size locks as well as 300 - 6/10 size locks and 20 pens. The easterly feed lane contains 46 pens primarily for heifer production. These pens contain guardrail windbreaks. The west side of this lane is all rail and cable while the east side contains 10 - 5/10 size locks, 455 - 7/10 size locks, and 184 - 8/10 size locks. The remainder of the lane is currently cable space but is constructed to allow for the installation of additional lock-ups. All of the pens contain freeze-proof water troughs.

Support Structures

One - 50' x 130' commodity barn with 80' X 100' concrete apron. Three hay barns. One mico-nutrient building and shop.

Irrigation Equipment

  One - 18-Tower Zimmatic center pivot, One - 19-Tower Valley pivot, and Three - 7-Tower pivots. Approximately 24 water wells serving the dairy irrigated farmland were reported to produce approximately 100 GPM each. Lagoon water is utilized for irrigation as well. 

Dwellings

  Residential dwellings on the property include a 1,740 sq. ft. wood frame & brick veneer residence, and a 1,587 sq. ft. wood frame and brick veneer residence. Additionally, the property includes five manufactured homes totaling approximately 6,300 sq. ft., used as labor housing.

Site Improvements

  Typical livestock perimeter and cross fencing, five wastewater retention control structures with a total required capacity of 942.30 acre-feet of storage, settlement basins, gravel drives, and 120,000 lb truck scales.

Property Taxes

Approximately $175,500

Price

$45,000,000

Purchase and lease back as well as other options available. Sale is negotiable based on specific terms and conditions. Call for details.

For more information, call Clint Robinson at (806) 786.3730, or Chad Dugger at (806) 773.4749.                             

Additional Comments

  Property has in place an agreement for a methane digester and access to a high-pressure natural gas line. Information regarding this contract can be provided to qualified buyers upon the execution of a confidentiality agreement.

Subject to sale, withdrawal, error, or omission.