Metal Barns Built for Real Farm Life and the Next 50 Years

Durable, low-maintenance metal barns for livestock, hay, equipment storage, and every other demand your operation puts on a structure.

Veteran-Owned

Built on the discipline, accountability, and service that military life instills.

Family-Owned

Real people, real stakes, and a reputation we work to protect on every project.

Built for America

Custom steel buildings designed for real-world use across homes, farms, shops, and businesses—trusted across 40+ states and counting.

The MBO Metal Barn

Built Steel Strong. Built to Last.

A metal barn is one of the most practical investments a farm or ranch operation can make. Steel holds up where wood eventually fails — resisting rot, warping, pests, and fire while requiring a fraction of the maintenance over its lifetime. Most well-built metal barns last 30 to 50 years or more with minimal upkeep, which means the investment keeps paying off long after a comparable wood structure would need replacing.

MBO builds metal barns for farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners across the country, in every size and configuration the job demands; from straightforward steel barn kits to fully custom layouts. Livestock housing, hay and feed storage, equipment bays, workshops, multi-purpose farm buildings — the structure gets built around the way you actually use it. Clear-span interiors eliminate the interior columns that break up usable space, so every square foot of the building works for you.

Before we talk dimensions, we ask the right questions: how many head of livestock, what equipment needs to fit, whether you’re planning to expand. The right barn for your operation isn’t always the first number that comes to mind, and we’d rather spend time getting it right than have you discover that after it’s up.

The Difference

Built for Whatever Your Herd, Hay, or Equipment Throws at It

Built to Last Decades

Galvanized steel resists rot, rust, pests, and fire — the four things that end the life of a wood barn prematurely. With proper maintenance, an MBO metal barn can serve your operation for 30 to 50 years or more.
Clear-Span Interiors

No interior columns means no wasted space and no obstacles for livestock, machinery, or vehicles. Every square foot of a clear-span barn is fully usable, exactly the way a working farm building should be.
Engineered for Your Location

Wind loads, snow loads, local code requirements — these get built into your design from day one, not discovered at the local building department.
Low Maintenance, Long-Term Value

No painting, staining, sealing, or pest treatments. Steel doesn't rot or warp, and galvanized coatings protect against corrosion for years. Less time maintaining the barn means more time running the operation.

Not sure what size Barn you need?

A building specialist can help you figure out the right size, style, and configuration for your project.

Ways to Use Barns

Metal barns work hard across a wide range of farm and ranch applications:

Livestock housing — cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and loafing sheds; designed with your herd size and animal welfare in mind
Hay and feed storage — keep forage dry and protected from the elements all season
Equipment and machinery storage — fit tractors, implements, and attachments under cover with room to work
Farm workshops — repair, maintenance, and fabrication space that’s built to take abuse
Multi-purpose operations — combine livestock, feed, and equipment under one roof with a clear layout that serves each function
Crop storage and processing — protect harvest from weather and pests between field and market

If your operation needs something that doesn’t fit a standard description, that’s a conversation worth having. We’ve built barns for operations that needed combinations of features most companies wouldn’t try to quote.

Customize Your Barn

Every MBO barn is built to your specifications. Common customizations include:

Clear-span widths — from compact single-use structures to wide-open multi-bay layouts
Stall and partition configurations — individual livestock stalls, tack rooms, feed rooms, or open pen layouts
Lean-to additions — covered equipment storage, outdoor workspace, or shaded run areas adjacent to the main structure
Ventilation — ridge vents, eave openings, and wall vents to support livestock health and reduce condensation
Roof style — vertical roof recommended for most agricultural applications (best for shedding rain, snow, and debris)
Insulation — climate-controlled options for feed storage, offices, or livestock comfort in extreme climates
Doors — roll-up doors, sliding doors, and walk doors in sizes built for the equipment and animals going through them
Colors and finishes — exterior panels, roof, and trim in a range of colors to match your property or preference

Want to see how your barn comes together before you commit to anything? Start with the free 3D Designer and bring a visual to your first conversation with us.

Metal Barns built to last and designed to work.

We’ve built barns for operations ranging from small hobby farms to large commercial ranches, and the questions we ask at the start are the same every time: what are you housing, what equipment needs to fit, what does your operation look like in five years? A barn designed around those answers is a fundamentally different structure than one built to a generic size.

We also know the local engineering requirements in agricultural markets across the country — snow load standards in the Northern Plains, wind certifications along the Gulf Coast, footing requirements in specific counties that most companies get wrong. We build those in from the start so the approval process is a verification, not a discovery.

And if a manufacturer can’t deliver the build quality or lead times our customers need, we find one that can. Your barn project doesn’t get sacrificed to protect a supplier relationship.

Competitive Pricing

Monthly markdowns, seasonal savings, and financing options.

Delivery & Install

We do it all. Delivery and installation are included in your quoted building price.

One Specialist

A dedicated point of contact who knows your project.

Customer Reviews

Trusted by Customers Across the Nation

From backyard garages to large commercial builds, customers across the country trust MBO for honest guidance, competitive pricing, and a team that delivers what they promise.

4.6

Based on 265 reviews

Douglas B.

2 days ago

I highly recommend Metal Building Outfitters and Dylan. I had them put up a 26x40 metal building with a 12x40 lean-to, and I was extremely impressed with how quickly they got the job done. From the time the crew started putting the building up, they had the entire project completed in just two days. Dylan was great to work with throughout the process and made sure everything kept moving in the right direction. The crew came in ready to work, stayed focused, and the speed at which they completed a building of this size was impressive. It is hard to find a company that can deliver this kind of turnaround while handling a project this large. I’m very pleased with the experience and would absolutely recommend Metal Building Outfitters to anyone looking to have a metal building, shop, barn, or similar structure put up. Great job to Dylan and the entire crew. Two days for a 26x40 building with a 12x40 lean-to—that speaks for itself. I would definitely use them again!

Stephen S.

1 week ago

Stage 1. review: Ordering. Kelly, our representative was extremely knowledgeable and very easy to work with. The amount of details, effort, and specifications that transpired within an extremely short time was astounding! I've made a considerable financial investment and a commitment to my familys future ranch experience, based off of Kelly's ability to process information and relay product configurations! I felt like she was completely committed to my purchase and her knowledge and expertise was reassuring. If the second stage of this process is half as professional and committed as Kelly's effort was, we will be extremely satisfied with the end result! Thank you MBO for Kelly's assistance. Stage 2. review: Delivery & Construction, TBD.

Stacy P.

3 weeks ago

Working with Metal Building Outfitters, and my Top-Notch Designer Jon Bagwell was an amazing experience!! My Designer, Jon was knowledgeable, patient, helpful and so easy to work with which is very hard to find in today’s sales world. I strongly encourage anyone looking for information or wanting to build a metal building, contact Metal Building Outfitters, and especially ask for Jon. Neither one will let you down!

AAYSA B.

3 weeks ago

Metal building Outfitters, I would highly recommend for your outdoor project. The process was seamless from design to purchase to install. The prices were fantastic for the quality that you get. Kelly made things so easy. Can’t wait to purchase a new carport next!

FAQs

In most cases, yes — especially when you factor in the full lifecycle cost. Metal barns typically have lower upfront costs for larger spans, faster installation times, and significantly lower long-term maintenance expenses. Wood barns require periodic painting, staining, pest treatment, and structural repairs that add up over time. For operations that plan to use a barn for decades, the cost advantage of steel compounds considerably.

Yes, and it’s much easier to get right when those features are designed in from the start rather than added after the fact. We can configure interior partitions, stall layouts, tack rooms, and feed rooms as part of the original design. If you already have a general layout in mind, bring it to your first conversation with us and we’ll work from there.

It depends on your herd size, the type of animals, your feeding and management approach, and whether you’re storing equipment in the same structure. A building specialist can walk you through the right dimensions for your situation — there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, and getting it right before you build is a lot easier than expanding after the fact.

Many metal barns can be designed with future expansion in mind from the start. If you think you may need additional space, tell your building specialist early in the planning process. Designing the original structure with expansion in mind — the right end-wall configuration, the right foundation approach — makes adding on significantly easier and less expensive than retrofitting a structure that wasn’t built for it.

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