LINCOLN- One of the most historic and largest multigenerational ranches in the Nebraska Sandhills — owned by only two families since the Cherry County land was settled in the late 1800s — is poised to find new owners. With an asking price of $50 million, the 55,136 acres could rake in the biggest sum ever for a Nebraska ranch. Located in the nation’s No. 1 cow county — and including nine miles of the Snake River, eight miles of Gordon Creek, 26 solar wells, 79 windmills, 20-plus artesian flowing wells and an airplane hangar — the property has grabbed the attention of potential buyers from numerous states.

Some members of the Abbott family, which bought the property from the Metzgers over a half-century ago, object to letting go of the ranch where whitetail and mule deer run, walleye and trout fishing is common, and the Ogallala Aquifer nourishes grassy meadows for acres. Chris, who has been the ranch’s main steward, wants to hold onto the operation, but the majority of the five brothers and sisters who are major shareholders have voted to sell and focus on other areas of their lives.

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