The feedlot covers more than 184 acres, according to the listing on the Halderman Real Estate Services website. The ad says it includes a 9,800-cattle feedlot with 114 acres of facilities and 45 acres of hay.
Only the land and buildings are for sale, according to Halderman Area Manager Jim Hanna. The cattle, owned by Colorado-based JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, left the property in August, he said.
The feedlot has been for sale since December, according to Hanna, and was originally on the market for $1.6 million.
Hanna said his office is in serious discussions with several buyers about purchasing the property.
David Zak, vice president of economic development for the Clark County Community Improvement Corporation, said there are few jobs at the feedlot despite its size. But he hopes they stay in the county.
“We’re proud to have it in the county, and we look forward to another owner taking over if (a sale) were to happen,” he said.
Hanna said the feedlot employed up to 15 people at peak times. But its impact to the local economy is more drastic in terms of the amount of straw and feed the massive feedlot purchased, and manure provided to local farmers and companies such as nearby soil and mulch producer Paygro.
Ohio Feedlot company officials did not return calls for comment Tuesday.
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