THIS week’s property review includes this wrap-up of recently completed sales in Queensland, a separate articles on sales in NSW, SA and Tasmania, and a wrap-up of interesting recent listings across the country.
- Winton’s Webb changes hands in just 2 weeks
- Mackenzie River grazing country makes $22m+
- Local secures Middlemount grazing opportunity
Located in a tick-free area, the 15,898ha Webb Station (7838ha leasehold and 8059ha freehold) is 60km north-west of Winton and 190km from Hughenden and was offered by the family of the late John Little to finalise his estate.
Winton’s Webb changes hands in just 2 weeks
After a record two week marketing campaign, Brodie Agencies has sold a breeding, backgrounding and finishing opportunity in central western Queensland to a neighbour.
Located in a tick-free area, the 15,898ha Webb Station (7838ha leasehold and 8059ha freehold) is 60km north-west of Winton and 190km from Hughenden and was offered by the family of the late John Little to finalise his estate.
Principal Tom Brodie was unable to disclose the sale price, which was on a bare basis, but said of the 17 inspections, 11 parties submitted an expression of interest and four of those were unconditional.
“While the property requires considerable infrastructure improvements, it is well located, has good country and access to bore water,” Mr Brodie said.
Webb Station owns a 25 percent share with the neighbouring (Strathfillan) flowing artesian bore, however it has not been piped to the boundary.
Mr Brodie said the blank canvas will allow the new owner to implement both new water and fencing improvements to suit their requirements.
The open and undulating Mitchell and Flinders grass downs country has fertile pebbly chocolate and brown soils that are 100 percent useable. However, there is a heavy infestation of prickly acacia mostly around the dams and small creek systems.
Mr Brodie said Webb Station can produce high weight gains for any market.
“It had an excellent summer season and has a good body of quality hayed off summer pastures.”
Webb is also watered by nine dams supported by 400mm of annual rainfall. Infrastructure includes steel cattle and sheep yards, a shearing shed, a shearer’s quarters and a shed.
Mackenzie River grazing country makes $22m+
A local family has paid $22.3 million to expand with highly sought-after Mackenzie River finishing country in Central Queensland.
The 4313ha Carnangarra is located 28km north of Comet, 64km from Blackwater and 69km from Emerald. Four export abattoirs, saleyard selling centres, feedlots grain handling facilities are located within 300km of the property.
The property was sold via online auction staged over four days. RBV agent Matt Beard was happy with the result following bids from six active buyers.
During their ownership, Scott and Julia-Ann Brown had been running 1700AE to feeder weights on buffel, Rhodes, blue grass, Flinders, panic and a mix of legumes and native pastures.
The country comprises 3278ha of improved mixed brigalow, coolibah and softwood scrubs varieties, 748ha of improved mountain coolibah, bloodwood, box, ironbark loam to red clay ridges and 283ha of bendee and lancewood red ridges.
Mr Beard described the steel cattle yards as impressive.
“They are well-constructed with six concrete troughs, three built-in hay feeders, a hay shed, a round yard, stables and a tack room. The undercover work area has a long race leading to a hydraulic vet crush and a separate race to a calf cradle. A double deck loading ramp has an extensive range of options to draft and sort.”
Carnangarra has 8km of Mackenzie River frontage and 18 dams. Other infrastructure includes a four-bedroom home and a shed.
Local secures Middlemount grazing opportunity
An exceptional breeding, backgrounding and finishing opportunity in Central Queensland has sold to a local producer and businessman with country in the Central Highlands.
Described as having some of Central Queensland’s best brigalow scrub country, the adjoining Tyagarah and Aralee span 7875ha and are located 20km from Middlemount.
Owned by the Finger family for nine years and offered for sale by Tamara Finger, the property was listed for $28 million after passing in at auction. It is understood to have sold for around $25m including some cattle.
The country is a mixture of brigalow, bauhinia and blackbutt interspersed with areas of ironbark, coolibah and box capable of running 2200 breeders.
The fertile sandy loam soils, alluvial creek flats and brown scrub soils are growing mostly buffel grass and green panic pastures with areas of Rhodes and urochloa grasses and some Seca stylo legume.
Infrastructure includes two four-bedroom homes, a newly built three-bedroom staff accommodation, two cattle yards and numerous sheds. Most of the boundary fencing was updated in 2019.
Nutrien Harcourts GDL agents Bill Reid and Tim Maguire handled the sale.