 63,000ha on offer in central western Qld

 SW Qld’s Northam lists for $8m+

 Auction cancelled. Roma’s Glencoe heads to EOI

63,000ha on offer in central western Queensland

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MORE than 63,000ha of breeding, backgrounding and finishing country, suited to cattle and sheep, is being offered across three adjoining properties in central-western Queensland.

Last month, Alan and Jane Foot from Clermont listed the adjoining 11,753ha Kellys Creek and the 10,265ha Pauralos Park, with the neighbouring Cloncurry-based Saunders family now deciding to offload Baratria Station after three years of ownership.

The properties have been offered with a price guide of $1000/ha ($400/ac), indicating the combined holdings could realise more than $60 million.

The 41,082ha Baratria Station is in a tick-free area, 65km east of Winton and 115km west of Longreach – and centrally located to northern, central, western and southern markets including live export, meatworks and feedlots.

Until 2022, it formed part of the larger Baratria Aggregation (comprising the adjoining Bataria, Hartree and Clyde) that spanned 77,747ha.

After 30 years of ownership, the Teys family offered the aggregation for sale, with the asset ultimately divided and sold to three separate family-owned pastoral businesses.

In a region that typically records between 411mm and 435mm of annual average rainfall, Baratria has received more than 400mm of solid soaking rain over the last four months.

After experiencing an excellent season, it is presenting with abundant finishing quality feed, including Mitchell, Flinders and buffel, as well as seasonal herbages and summer grasses.

Land types range from open downs with dark pebbly and fertile red soils to semi open sweet pebbly country and flood out claypans adjacent to the waterways. There are also small areas of timber and escarpments.

The vendors estimate Baratria can run between 5000AE and 6000AE depending on the season. Currently, the property is conservatively stocked with more than 3200 mixed cattle plus followers up to weaning age.

Nutrien Harcourts David Woodhouse described Baratria as an ideal standalone or expansion opportunity.

“With frontage to the Landsborough Highway frontage, the property could also be used as a depot for sale cattle.”

Mr Woodhouse noted growing interest is coming from farmers following recent successful sorghum trials in the area.

“In a 406mm (16 inch) rainfall region, as little as 178mm (7inch) or 203mm (8inch) is sufficient to achieve a full soil profile to plant a sorghum crop providing flexibility alongside traditional grazing enterprises across varying seasons.”

Mr Woodhouse said Baratria has attracted more genuine, quality interest than any campaign he has managed in the last three years.

“While inspections are well advanced, some buyers remain cautious due to the fuel crisis and its impact on operating costs with producers seeking greater certainty before committing to a property purchase.”

“Interest is being driven by large family operators and corporate buyers from South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory seeking grazing and cropping potential,” he said.

In recent years, Baratria has benefited from an extensive and targeted capital works program focusing on water security, distribution and fencing. This work is ongoing and when completed, will further improve production.

Water is supplied by a bore, 14 dams, six turkey nests, 16 storage tanks, more than 50 troughs and countless seasonal and semi-permanent holes in the extensive system of traversing waterways.

Infrastructure includes a homestead complex, two cattle yards and numerous sheds. The western boundary is fully exclusion fenced.

Baratria is being offered bare of livestock, but with an extensive list of plant and equipment.

Pauralos Park and Kellys Creek

The EU accredited Pauralos Park and the neighbouring Kellys Creek were previously run as Dorper/Australian White breeding enterprises. Offered with a combined carrying capacity of 18,500DSE or 2700AE in an average season, it is currently running 2500 mixed cattle and 1000 Australian White sheep. Click here to read a previous story.

SW Qld’s Northam lists for $8m+

A productive and versatile grazing enterprise in south-west Queensland that failed to sell by expressions of interest has returned to the market for offers above $8 million.

The 18,373ha Northam has been owned by the Baker family for 15 years,  and is located 10km south of Wyandra and 96km north of Cunnamulla.

Nutrien Harcourts GDL agents David Benham and Rick Benham said the breeding and backgrounding country for sheep, cattle and goats has been exceptionally well managed and developed.

“The fencing on the mostly exclusion fenced property is new or has been replaced in recent years and can run 1000 Dorpers and 7000 goats or 800 (beef) breeders.”

The western country is open heavy black soil downs, well grassed with Mitchell, and areas of open red loams supporting strong buffel pasture. The floodout country (from the Warrego River) is carrying heavy Mitchell and buffel pastures and highly productive winter herbages.

The eastern country is more diverse with a mix of low mulga (providing valuable drought security) and semi-open soft red box pine and sandalwood country, with areas of gidyea box. This is suitable for buffel establishment, but is currently growing mulga, Mitchell, mulga oats, neverfail and other native grasses and herbages.

Northam is watered by two flowing bores, a bore drain supplied from the Wyandra flowing bore, two shared bores from neighbouring properties (Claverton and Clovelly) on the southern boundary and a substantial natural lake on the eastern boundary (around 200ha when full).

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a one-bedroom quarters, a three-bedroom shearers' quarters, a five-stand shearing shed, steel sheep, goat and cattle yards and a shed.

Auction cancelled, Roma’s Glencoe heads to EOI

The auction of Glencoe, south of Roma, has been cancelled following significant rainfall across south-west Queensland’s Maranoa region.

Nutrien Harcourts agent Darryl Langton said two recent rain events forced the cancellation of the auction, which had been scheduled for March 26, after the 2106ha property received more than 150mm.

Glencoe is located 26km south of Roma,  and has bitumen frontage to the Carnarvon Highway.

Mr Langton said the rain, combined with recent flows in Bungil and Blyth creeks, also led to the temporary suspension of property inspections, which resumed last week.

“The grass looks an absolute picture. The rain has allowed the planting of 140ha of oats, while 115ha of previously planted forage sorghum is now in full production.”

Glencoe is described as well-developed finishing country with strong fodder cropping potential. It will now be offered for sale by expressions of interest closing on April 17.