When you work with a land brokerage, you’re not just hiring someone to list a property or send you listings. You are trusting a team with decisions that carry real weight: generational ranches, hard-earned ground, luxury investment properties, and the kind of land that does not come back around once it’s gone.
That trust has to be built on something. At Hayden Outdoors, it’s built on 50 years of doing this work, a team of specialists who know the land they sell, and a brokerage track record that speaks clearly: in 2025 alone, we closed 1,026 transactions across 31 states, moved more than 488,000 acres, and recorded over $1.54 billion in total sales volume.
Over the past five years, that adds up to more than $6.3 billion and 1.5 million acres transferred on behalf of clients who trusted us to get it right.
This is a look back at what our performance as one of the top land brokerages in the US looked like in 2025, who drove it, and what it means if you are thinking about buying or selling land in 2026.
Land Transactions Are Personal And Your Brokerage Should Be Too.
Selling or acquiring rural land, ranches, and recreational properties is not like other real estate. The stakes are higher. The process is more complex. And the right agent is not just someone who knows contracts. They know the country, the soil, the water rights, the wildlife, and the community that surrounds every transaction.
Most brokerages are not built for these types of land transactions. Hayden Outdoors is, and has been for 50 years.
With half a century of experience in rural land, ranches, and recreational properties, and 15 consecutive years of recognition by the Land Report as one of America’s Best Brokerages, our team of specialized land professionals shows up every day with one purpose: serving people who care about the land the way we do. That focus is what drives performance year after year, and 2025 was no exception.
What We Accomplished Together In 2025
The Steiner Ranch, $29,900,000 | 5,582.00 Acres | Campbell County, Wyoming
Those numbers represent real people and real land. Behind each of those 1,026 transactions is a landowner who trusted our brokerage and our agents with something irreplaceable, and a buyer who found the property they had been searching for. Our job as a luxury land brokerage is to bring those two parties together with expertise, integrity, and a deep respect for what land means to the people who own it.
Looking at the bigger picture, Hayden Outdoors has now facilitated more than $6.3 billion in sales and over 1.5 million acres transferred over the past five years. That level of sustained performance reflects one thing above all else: trust that is earned, transaction by transaction.
The States Where Our Brokerage Showed Up
Old Sundance Ranch, $64,900,000 | 33,934.00 Acres | Crook County, Wyoming
Our reach as a luxury land brokerage spans the American West and beyond, but several states stood out in 2025:
Colorado led the way with more than $330 million in closed sales, a testament to the enduring demand for high-country ranches, mountain properties, and productive agricultural ground across the state.
Wyoming followed with over $152 million, driven by a market that values wide-open spaces, wildlife habitat, and working cattle operations.
New Mexico recorded over $113 million in sales as buyers continued seeking the unique terrain and cultural richness the Land of Enchantment offers.
Nebraska produced nearly $85 million, reflecting strong activity in agricultural land and hunting properties throughout the state.
Kansas contributed over $78 million, with recreational and tillable ground drawing consistent attention from buyers throughout the year.
Missouri rounded out the top states with nearly $44 million in closed transactions.
Whether you are buying or selling in the Rockies, the Great Plains, or anywhere in between, Hayden Outdoors has the local knowledge and national reach to deliver.
The People Who Make It Possible
Behind every closed land transaction is an agent who answered the phone, drove the roads, walked the ground, and advocated for the client standing in front of them. In 2025, 46 Hayden Outdoors real estate agents surpassed $10 million in individual sales volume. That depth of high performance across the team is uncommon in this industry. It means clients are well-served, regardless of which market or property type they are working in.
A few standout performances from 2025:
Dax Hayden closed the year with over $140 million in sales, an extraordinary benchmark that reflects decades of relationships, market knowledge, and an unwavering focus on client outcomes.
Austin Callison followed closely with over $120 million in sales. He also earned the organization’s highest honor, the Top Gun Award, recognizing him as the top individual salesperson in the company for 2025.
Lonnie Gustin brought in over $60 million, continuing a record of consistent production that our clients have come to rely on.
Every one of these agents worked on behalf of clients who expected more than average from their land brokerage. We are proud that they delivered it.
The In-House Support Team Behind Every Land Transaction
When you list a property with Hayden Outdoors, you’re not just getting an agent. You’re getting the full weight of an organization built from the ground up to support that listing at every level.
Our in-house marketing team includes professional designers and marketing specialists dedicated to presenting properties with the quality and reach they deserve.
A professional photography and videography team, backed by a full editing and post-production team, ensures every property is showcased at its best, from sweeping aerial footage to the kind of imagery that stops a buyer mid-scroll.
That content is distributed across paid advertising, SEO-driven editorial content, and social media channels built to put the right properties in front of the right audiences.
Properties are also featured on Life on the Land, Hayden Outdoors’ own show that brings listings to life in a way no standard listing platform can replicate. For sellers, that kind of visibility is a genuine advantage. For buyers, it is how the property they have been looking for finds them.
Supporting every transaction behind the scenes is a dedicated compliance staff that keeps deals on track and protects everyone involved in the process. Administrative support staff and a full operations team ensure the day-to-day work of the brokerage runs smoothly, so agents in the field can stay focused on what they do best: serving clients.
Leadership and management teams, including managing brokers operating across our markets, provide the oversight, accountability, and expertise that a transaction of this magnitude demands.
And then there are the brokers and agents themselves. The field team that walks the ground, builds the relationships, and closes the deals is backed by every layer of that infrastructure. That is the difference between an agent working alone and an agent working with the full resources of a 50-year-old, purpose-built land brokerage behind them.
That is what you get when you work with Hayden Outdoors.
What Will 2026 Bring?
Black Oaks Ranch, $21,000,000 | 7,000.00 Acres | Kern County, California
Those are not just milestones to celebrate. They are the foundation every client stands on when they put their trust in Hayden Outdoors as their land brokerage.
Whether you’re selling ground that has been in your family for decades or searching for the property you have always had in mind, our 2025 results reflect something clear: this team knows how to deliver. Fifty years in this industry. Fifteen consecutive Best Brokerage recognitions. Over $1.54 billion in closed sales in a single year, across 29 states and more than 1,000 transactions.
If you’re ready to buy or sell in 2026, we’re ready to go to work. Our agents bring local expertise, national reach, and a commitment to getting land transactions done right.
Land is not just an asset. It is a way of life. You deserve a brokerage that understands the difference.
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When you work with a land brokerage, you’re not just hiring someone to list a property or send you listings. You are trusting a team with decisions that carry real weight: 
