137-Acre Logan County Farmland Sells South of Fleming

A 137.67-acre farm south of Fleming changed hands at a price that works out to about $1,017 an acre, a level that shows how tightly Logan County land values are tied to cropland quality, planted income and location along the county road grid.

The parcel sat along County Road 4, about 17 miles south of Fleming, and included 114.24 FSA cropland acres with an NCCPI rating of 39.4. Those numbers matter in a county where buyers study every acre for what it can produce, and where even a modest change in yield potential can move the value of a tract. The sale also included the seller’s one-third landlord interest in 81.3 acres of wheat already planted, giving the buyer a crop revenue stream in addition to the ground itself.

Peoples Company marketed the property as high-quality farmland and pointed to productive soils, a strong farming history and excellent access. Ben Gardiner, a land agent with the firm who works in the Eastern Colorado, Western Nebraska and Western Kansas market, handled the sale. In a region where operators often need to cover more acres to stay competitive, tracts with established access and an existing wheat crop can draw interest from producers looking to expand without starting from scratch.

The transaction also fits the broader economics of Logan County agriculture. Fleming sits in Colorado’s eastern plains, a landscape shaped by homesteading-era settlement and generations of dryland farming. That long history still shows up in today’s land market, where farms are often passed between operators, consolidated into larger holdings or bought by producers who already run nearby acreage.

The county’s wheat economy adds another layer. Logan County received an A-rated Bioeconomy Development Opportunity designation for wheat straw in August 2023, a signal that local feedstock potential is being watched beyond the grain market itself. Logan County Extension, part of Colorado State University Extension, continues to serve the county’s agriculture community with research and outreach, underscoring how closely land values, farm income and public resources are linked. For the county tax base and neighboring producers alike, sales like this help set the bar for what comparable land is worth across the Fleming-Sterling farm belt.