Utah Farm and Land Auctions, UT Real Estate Auctions

Certified Auctioneers conduct Utah real estate auctions, assisting property owners to sell at top prices.  Utah farmland auctions and UT ranch auctions may be conducted on-site or with online only bidding.  To determine the most effective ways to market Utah real estate at auction, the Certified Auctioneer analyzes and evaluates the Utah property for sale and creates a marketing plan and proposal.

Utah lands cover 84,916 square miles.  Although the government and national park owns 65 percent of the land in Utah, Utah farm land and Utah ranch land extends over 11 million acres.  There were 16,500 farms in 2008 averaging 773 acres each.  In addition, ranchers lease public lands for grazing, a practice beneficial to Utah's range cattle industry.  

In the arid climate, the growing season ranges from 60 days in the northern part of the state to 190 days in the southern portion.  Agriculture depends on irrigation from reservoirs and reclamation projects.  Soils have a story of their own.  During Utah's Ice Age, Lake Bonneville covered most of the state, flowing through canyons and mountain valleys.  As it receded, sediment transported down mountain streams to the lake formed loose soil, gravel and sand that turned into some of the best soil and gravel deposits in the state along the Wasatch Front.  Top soil depths range from 12 inches in the north to 1 inch in the southern portion of the state.

Rich soils accentuate good harvests, but only when farmers figure out ingenious ways to get water to the crops.  Crops include barley, wheat, dry edible beans, potatoes, onions, and tomatoes.  The state also ranks No. 2 for tart cherries, No. 3 for apricots, No. 8 for sweet cherries, no. 9 for pears, and No. 18 for peaches.

The 11 million acres in farm and ranch production produced $1.5 million in 2008 from crops, livestock, produce, and aquaculture.  Crops accounted for 35 percent of farm cash receipts; beef, hog, and sheep accounted for 32 percent.  The combination of livestock and livestock products (sheep, wool, cattle, milk, eggs, hogs, etc.) accounted for $994 million or 65 percent of the state's farm cash receipts.  Compared to other states, Utah ranks No. 2 in mink, No. 6 in sheep, and No. 15 in trout production.  It is also worth noting that the 1,060,000-acre Great Salt Lake ensures the state's role as the top producer of brine shrimp.

At 11,222 feet above sea level, the state boasts the tallest average mountain-peak elevation in the nation.  There are more public lands in Utah than in any other state.  Parks include Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Zion National Park, and Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.  Best access to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park is through southern Utah.  Mesa Verde National Park is across the border in Colorado and Great Basin National Park runs along the Nevada border.

Utah was the 45th state to join the union.  Founded in 1896, the Beehive State is home to almost three million people.  With 200,000 residents, the capital is Salt Lake City.  The State Animal is Rocky Mountain Elk, State Bird the California Seagull, State Tree Blue Spruce, and State Flower the Sego Lily.  

United Country Real Estate offers offices with the ability to host and produce auction events in the following cities:  Cedar City and Pleasant Grove.  For more information about real estate auctions, farm auctions, and land auctions and Certified Auctioneers, contact United Country Certified Real Estate at 229-726-0065 or call toll free at 800-711-9175.  

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