LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On Sept. 26, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District Office will auction grazing units, ranging in use from nine to 36 months, on the McGregor Range on the west side of Otero Mesa. Auction will be through an in-person oral competitive bid.
On Sept. 19, the BLM will conduct a pre-bid, bidder’s tour of the grazing units. Start time for the tour is 8 a.m., and it will start at the junction of U.S. Highway 54 at the entrance to State Road 506, approximately 24 miles south of Alamogordo, N.M., just north of the new Border Patrol Check Station and south of the Department of Transportation Check Station. Please bring your own transportation; a four-wheel drive vehicle is a must. It is recommended that tour participants bring lunch and water for the tour.
The auction will take place Sept. 26, at the La Cueva Picnic Area on Dripping Springs Road at 10 a.m. All successful bidders are required to pay a 10 percent deposit. Checks will be accepted at the site and credit card at the BLM office, at the conclusion of the auction. For bid information, go to https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/rangelands-and-grazing/livestock-grazing/mcgregor-range-grazing-contracts.
Area background: The McGregor Range is comprised of 606,000 acres of public land between Alamogordo, N.M. and El Paso, Texas. It was set aside for the U.S. Army under the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999. Used by Fort Bliss Army Base and Holloman Air Force Base for training purposes, the Range is jointly managed with the BLM for the resources outlined in the 2006 McGregor Range Resource Management Plan and a Memorandum of Understanding. The military has primary use, while BLM has secondary use of the range resources, such as the management of grazing.
For more information about the tour and auction, contact BLM Rangeland Management Specialist James Christensen at 575-644-8635 or Range Clerk Andrea Pacheco at 575-525-4328.
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