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One of Nebraska’s most historic ranches hits the market
By Casey Wonnenberg
Apr 8, 2025 | Hall and Hall
The Metzger Ranch — also known as the Abbott Ranch — spans 55,136 acres in the heart of the Sandhills in Cherry County.
HYANNIS, Neb. – One of Nebraska’s most storied and multigenerational ranches is now up for sale. The Metzger Ranch — also known as the Abbott Ranch — spans 55,136 acres in the heart of the Sandhills in Cherry County and is listed for $50 million.
As one of the earliest established ranches in the region, it has only ever had two owners in its long history. Its roots trace back to the mid-1880s, when Arthur Abbott was hired to trail cattle from Texas to South Dakota.
“During this time, the Sandhills of Nebraska were considered a ‘no man’s land,’ and would eventually be the last place to actually be settled on American soil,” the ranch’s website states. “The only human life that existed were tribes of Native Americans before the U.S. government relocated the Native Americans to live on reservation land. Longing to relocate in the Sandhills from his father’s Kansas ranch, Arthur loaded the wagon with his family’s life belongings and pointed their small herd of Hereford cattle north to the small and upcoming village of Hyannis.”
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