2011 Land Report 100: Robert A. Funk

No. 55 Robert A. Funk

175,000 acres

Click here to learn more about Bob Funk’s Express Ranches, which are headquartered on the Chisholm Trail in Yukon, Oklahoma. Express is the largest seedstock operation in the country, and its annual production sale — the Big Event — always draws the country’s top cattlemen. In addition to his Oklahoma holdings, Funk also enjoys a considerable presence in Northern New Mexico, where he owns two legendary ranches: the UU Bar and the Atmore.

 

 

More Field Reports From The Land Report:

1. Trail Boss – The Bob Funk Story
   The name says it all: The Big Event. Those who have never had the good fortune to set foot in the Express Ranches Sale Barn have no inkling of the...
2. The Land Report Fall 2011
   The nation’s leading landowners are buying more land! That’s one of the many conclusions to be drawn from the 2011 Land Report 100 now on newsstands. Thanks to his acquisition of...
3. 2011 Land Report 100: Briscoe Family
   No. 13 Briscoe Family 560,000 acres The heirs of Dolph Briscoe, Jr., are continuing the legacy of the late two-time Texas governor. The family’s Briscoe Ranch is headquartered outside Uvalde,...
4. 2011 Land Report 100: Lyda Family
   No. 32 Lyda Family 260,000 acres The Fort Stockton Division in the wilds of West Texas forms the bulk of the Lyda family’s holdings. After selling New Mexico’s Ladder Ranch...
5. 2011 Land Report 100: McCoy & Remme Families
    No. 41 McCoy & Remme Families 230,000 acres This family-owned company acquired its first ranch in Central Texas in 1961 and has gradually expanded its holdings to include highly productive...