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Cato Ranch
from LAND Fall 2025
Spotlight
Cato Ranch
7,447± Acres in Sheridan, Wyoming
Presented By ICON GLOBAL
20± minutes from the Sheridan County Airport
A masterpiece at the foot of the
Respected Black Angus cattle ranch
The Catos restored the 1876 historical ranch property, the PK Ranch on Soldier Creek, resulting in what today is a successful and respected Black Angus cattle ranch.
The 6,440-acre ranch incorporates significant water rights providing outstanding irrigation capability, with an additional 1,000 acres of adjacent state and private leased ground. The property produces cattle, irrigated hay and other forage crops. The property’s historical buildings, homes and compound provide tranquil summer retreats for family and friends enjoying the western, recreational and polo lifestyle found in and around Sheridan.
Set within the foothills of the majestic Big Horn Mountains, an incredible viewshed takes in the pristine surroundings of over one million acres of the Big Horn National Forest. The ranch is located about 20 minutes from Sheridan Memorial Hospital, the Sheridan County Airport, and the historic Main Street District of shopping, museums, the WYO Theatre, restaurants, and some of the Mountain West’s most legendary watering holes.
Cato is a legacy ranch that continues to operate as a professionally managed working cattle ranch, utilizing regenerative-focused, intensively managed grazing and irrigation systems to enhance wildlife populations, increase land productivity, optimize livestock production, and improve ranch pro fi tability. Nestled amid the rolling foothills and sundrenched prairies of the American West, the Cato Ranch stands as a symbol of enduring tradition, ingenuity, and the evolving story of the nation’s heartland.
As part of Cato Ranch’s regenerative management practices, they utilize cover crops to enhance soil conditions, which in turn support wildlife and ultimately improve cattle production. Annually, they plant approximately 150 acres in early summer and graze the weaned calves on them with excellent results. These cover crops are also an attraction to wildlife. After a few years, the fields will be replanted with a perennial crop and start the process in other fields. All farming is done using a no-till seed drill.
Like so many storied spreads, it occupies a special place in the history of the West. Tales of legendary Rodeos, midnight cattle drives, and encounters with wildlife, wild cowboys, and Indians have become part of local lore, passed down from one generation to the next.
The Story of The Cato Ranch is, ultimately the story of the American West itself: family and land, tradition and transformation.
7,447± Acres
Sheridan County, Wyoming
Property ID: 24690558
$64.495,000
ICON GLOBAL
214-855-4000
