THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of interesting recent listings across Queensland, and two separate articles on listings in New South Wales and Western Australia, and sales of note.

• Piggotts list CQ institutional grade aggregation
• Strong inquiry for NQ’s Sayah Park
• Versatile & drought proof Moonie country
• SW Qld’s Yarronvale generates carbon
• NQ’s Lancewood offers hay production

Piggotts list CQ institutional grade aggregation

An institutional-grade grazing asset in Queensland’s Central Highlands has hit the market.

The 23,750ha Christmas Creek and Fairhaven cattle aggregation is located south of Rolleston, in the foothills of the Carnarvon Ranges.

It comprises the adjoining 20,019ha Christmas Creek and 3731ha Fairhaven, which are rated to conservatively run 4100 Adult Equivalents.

Home to the Piggott family for 50 years, the leading breeding and finishing operation is home to Christmas Creek Droughtmasters, established in 1989 by Bradley and Kerryn Piggott.

The aggregation is being offered for sale via an offers-to-purchase campaign closing on August 5. Colliers Agribusiness experts Rawdon Briggs and Nicholas Warmington are handling the sale but were unable to offer a price guide.

Mr Warmington said opportunities combining scale, production capability and breeding pedigree are becoming increasingly difficult to secure across Queensland’s premier cattle regions.

Mr Warmington is anticipating strong interest.

“Large-scale breeding and finishing opportunities of this calibre rarely come to market, particularly those with such strong operational foundations and recognised industry credentials.”

Mr Briggs said the operation was widely recognised for its long-term focus on breeding superior cattle.

“The aggregation has built an enviable reputation within the beef industry through decades of disciplined genetic selection and commercial production performance.”

“Demand for quality grazing assets across Central Queensland continues to be driven by domestic and international producers seeking scale, productivity and long-term exposure to Australia’s beef sector, all of which this aggregation delivers,” Mr Briggs said.

Christmas Creek comprises 20,019ha of productive grazing country featuring a balance of brigalow scrub, melon-hole, forest and established pastures. It benefits from a permanent spring-fed water system centred on the Christmas Creek watercourse and 34 dams.

Fairhaven consists of 3731ha of brigalow softwood scrub country, with 87 percent of the property consisting of fertile grazing land. It is supported by bore water, reticulated infrastructure, numerous dams and access to Bastion Creek.

Infrastructure includes two homes, a cottage, cattle yards and significant shedding.

Strong inquiry for NQ’s Sayah Park

A well grassed, well-located calf factory in the tightly held Llanarth/ Cape River area of North Queensland is being offered for sale by Ray and Pauline Whalan after 42 years of ownership.

Situated 150km south of Charters Towers and 240km north of Clermont, the 18,400ha Sayah Park is a leasehold property capable of running 1500 breeders.

TopX agent Brett Christie said the property presents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a breeding and/or finishing operation in a tightly held and highly sought-after location.

“Sayah Park provides year-round market access and has a proven track record of delivering excellent weaning weights and turning off heavy females to slaughter.”

“It is attracting good inquiry from local and Central Queensland producers seeking a breeder block,” he said.

Mr Christie was unable to provide a price guide but noted the final sale should align with similar properties in the area.

Earlier this year, the 31,300ha Ronlow Park, a well grassed desert uplands breeder block near Pentland, sold for around $8 million including around 430 head of mixed cattle and some plant.

Mr Christie said location, accessibility and scale, along with further development potential, add appeal to Sayah Park as a beef producing asset.

The country ranges from soft loam creek flats with bauhinia, coolibah and bloodwood to open forest country with blackwood, box, sandalwood and bauhinia running to some stony ridges with bandee and spinifex.

It is pastured with mostly native grasses such as spear grass, bluegrass and couch, with good stands of buffel and green panic supported by abundant legumes including secca stylo, verano stylo and wynne cassia.

Sayah Park is watered by seven equipped dams, two bores (one is equipped) and numerous seasonal waterholes.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a two-bedroom workers accommodation, cattle yards and sheds.

Expressions of interest for Sayah Park close on August 14.

Versatile & drought proof Moonie country

A flowing artesian bore on the Baker family’s well developed mixed farming and grazing property in southern Queensland has become a major drawcard.

The 1749ha Burradoo is 32km north-west of Moonie and centrally located between Dalby, Goondiwindi and Roma. It is suited to both cropping and backgrounding and finishing cattle.

Eastern Rural Dalby agents Andrew Kirtley and Roger Lyne said strong interest is coming from local buyers and out-of-district producers looking to secure drought-proof country.

Most soils consist of brigalow, belah and wilga forest, with grey cracking clays and a moderate gilgai influence.

Around 855ha are currently cultivated, with 130ha recently levelled.

The winter crop, planted in June, comprises 298ha of wheat and 424ha of barley, included in the sale.

It leaves 133ha fallow for sorghum.

Eastern Rural Dalby agents Andrew Kirtley and Roger Lyne, who are handling the sale, said additional cultivation could be developed as most of the property is white on the vegetation map.

The balance is open grazing with a mix of bambatsi, buffel, rhodes and blue grass capable of running 200 breeders depending on the cultivation use.

Burradoo is watered by an artesian flowing bore, two dams and the Hayes Creek which runs through north-west corner of the property.

Infrastructure includes a four-bedroom home, steel cattle yards, sheds and 930 tonnes of elevated grain storage across six silos.

Burradoo will be auctioned on July 22.

SW Qld’s Yarronvale generates carbon

Interest is coming from across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria for a south-west Queensland grazing property generating carbon income.

The 32,140ha Yarronvale is in the Cooladdi district, 120km west of Charleville and was once a stop on the historic Paroo River stock and droving routes.

Destocked for four years and growing abundant feed and mulga reserves, the property is being offered for sale by Ray Taylor from Emerald after 28 years of ownership.

In the past, Mr Taylor said he has run 6000 sheep and 400 cattle.

“The land has been regenerating resulting in feed above your head, while generating a supplementary carbon income, which has another four years to run.”

The property has red loam, basalt outcrops and grey river and creek soils timbered with mulga, box, sandalwood, gidgee, coolabah and wattle.

Yarronvale has 13km of Paroo River frontage with reliable waterholes, a flowing artesian bore and 13 dams, supported by 498mm of average annual rainfall.

Infrastructure includes a five-bedroom home, a six-stand shearing shed, two sheep yards, three cattle yards and numerous sheds.

Yarronvale will be auctioned on July 23. Schute Bell Badgery Lumby agent Jason Hartin is handling the sale.

The 32,140ha Yarronvale is in the Cooladdi district, 120km west of Charleville and was once a stop on the historic Paroo River stock and droving routes.

NQ’s Lancewood offers hay production

In North Queensland, Robert and Jennifer Lawrie are selling their irrigated and mixed farming enterprise on the banks of the Burdekin River.

The 1545ha Lancewood is located near Basalt and 130km from Charters Towers. It comprises 1490ha of freehold land plus an additional 52ha of leasehold land.

Currently used for hay production, Lancewood grows improved varieties including rhodes grass, with potential for diversified cropping and horticulture, such as vegetables, citrus, melons and other high-value crops.

The property is supported by significant water resources, including 3929ML of tradeable water allocations, underpinned by the reliable Burdekin River.

Lancewood is also watered by a bore, multiple dams and lagoons.

Slaney & Co agent Tom Slaney said previous development works provide a foundation for a potential feedlot operation, supported by abundant water and feed resources.

“Lancewood is a large-scale, turnkey farming enterprise delivering scale, water security, versatility and quality infrastructure.”

“It is exceptionally well improved and has recreational appeal with direct river access for fishing and boating,” he said.

Around 200ha are under irrigation via four centre pivots and 160ha of cleared land offers further irrigation or dryland farming potential.

The balance is a mix of fertile river loams and grazing land capable of running 200AE cattle year-round.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, a two-bedroom cottage, a five-bedroom donga, three sheds and steel cattle yards.

Lancewood is for sale on a walk-in walk-out basis via expressions of interest closing on July 23.

The 1545ha Lancewood is located near Basalt and 130km from Charters Towers. It comprises 1490ha of freehold land plus an additional 52ha of leasehold land.