As the sun sets on the Brazos it cast its hues of the evening across the tops of the swaying grasses at the Star E Ranch, 65.37 undulating acres located west of Weatherford near the Lambert Switch.  Oak, Elm and Cottonwoods offer wildlife habitat and shady areas for the young Red Angus calves bawling for some "cow candy".  The intermittent stream wanders through the tree line, feeding the stock tanks where grassy banks wait. This is life on the Star E...serene yet purposeful and always pleasing...offering a place for family and friends to gather or a retreat from it all.  The ranch is graced with an inviting entrance of stone and cedar stays and as the gate swings open, the gravel ranch road beckons you to "come on in".  Pastures on both sides of the lane are usually dotted with ranch livestock or whitetail deer.  A quaint restored red barn is nestled in trees to the right.  You then arrive at headquarters, an artfully crafted Sante Fe style compound gesturing a welcome to "come stay awhile".  The main house offers a spacious open concept kitchen, living and dining area that opens onto the covered patio for additional entertaining options.  The living area has a large fireplace with hearth for cozy evening fires. Adjacent is a spacious office with French doors.  This is a two-bedroom home designed as the owner's retreat with one large bedroom ensuite and a smaller bedroom/craft room and guest bathroom nearby.  Family gathers in the kitchen around the granite island and bar. This kitchen is designed for cooking and entertaining, offering top of the line appliances and ample work space.  A mudroom with bonus desk and a handy laundry room are off the garage.  This home exudes warmth with a western flair.  

Walk through the back door to the covered porch and walkway to what are called "the bunkhouses".  The original home and additional bunkhouse are a step back in time, beautifully maintained but of a different era.  The knotty pine with scalloped edges along the ceiling, the beams and wooden floors and quaint lighting have everyone gathering at the round table off the kitchen to play games or sit around the fireplace for some storytelling.  

Detailed recap:

65.37 acres (great grass throughout, good topsoil)

• All terraced (great soil, no wash areas)
• Fenced all around
• Two stock tanks, one has been dug out and holds water year-round
• Lots of deer, turkeys, lots of treed areas for wildlife, yet a number of good-size pastures
• Can carry up to 20 cows (with some hay in winter if water was below average in summer)
• Five-wire barbed wire all-around, but top wire is smooth wire for horses

House: Approximately 4,900 square foot house (per PCAD...2521SF and 2376 heated and cooled); other footage is open porches and garage

• one-half built in 2011 
• one-half built in 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s

New house:

• 2 BR’s (master has large walk-in closet and large master bath area), walk in gun safe off bedroom with slatted walls for guns and ammo
• Smaller BR is currently used for quilt and craft room
• Office has built in bookshelves holds about 1,500 to 2,000 books +/-
• Large great room has vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, and scraped wood floors, with rocked, gas fireplace
• 2 full bathrooms
• Gas cooktops
• Ceiling fans throughout
• Foam insulation
• Propane (2 underground tanks – total capacity 2 500 gallons
• Backup Generac generator – runs half the house – already tied in to electricity
• Water filtration system
• Water and septic (well goes down to Paluxy)
• No hail damage to house, no insurance claims regarding house or property
• Window screens recently replaced.
• Large, covered porch
• Two car garage plus extra storage area; attic above garage has plywood decking (large)

Older house

• old house: 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms (all redone in last five years), kitchen (smallish), fireplace (and some doors) built with materials from property
• built in three sections – old house, then first bunkhouse (2 BR and 1 bath), then second bunkhouse (1 BR and 1 bath)

Barn/shop: 1,250 square foot (built 2017), concrete floor, high ceilings, big fans, entrances at either end; has 150 sq. ft. porch

Six stall horse barn: steel infrastructure

Old barn: (granary) built 1939 rehabbed in 2007 to 2010, new roof in last 7 years, repainted in last 5 years

Good working pens, small grass arena, three separately fenced larger pastures, two smaller pastures.

Also available:

John Deere tractor (5075E – 75-horsepower), implements (brush-hog, drag, box-blade, small disc (old), hay forks, etc.): $40,000 

Ford 8N tractor (1949 model – “red belly”):  $4,000

Hay rings, portable panels, feeds, trough, water tanks, calf feeders:  (will throw in with JD tractor and implements or sell separately $2,500

Also available: 8 red-angus cows (had one calf), 8 calves (6 months – 5 heifers, 3 steers), all have shots; cows bred back for early summer 2026 calves)  (cost basis: $24,000 in 2025 for heifers before they calved)

(Add tractors, implements, personal property, cattle and calves: $60,000)