CUDDIES is your chance to purchase a 3286-hectare (8120-acre) freehold property in 'fair dinkum' cattle country, with the property going under the hammer at the Riverside Centre, Eagle Street, Brisbane, on Friday, July 1, at 10.30am.
Cuddies has been owned by Barry and Beverley Pope for 24 years, and they say now it's time to retire.
The property is situated 43km from Springsure and 80km from Emerald in the Central Highlands, and consists of undulating brigalow scrub country with some creek and riverflats.
There is a PMAV in place which is predominantly white, and about half of the property has been stick raked in the past 15 years.
Cuddies has approximately 550ac of cultivation and is currently planted with 240ac of oats and 147ac of forage sorghum.
The property is conservatively stocked and running approximately 1200 head of cattle, with some paddocks locked up to burn.
Improvements to the property include a four-bedroom brick home which was built in 1998, a 30' x 60' machinery shed/workshop (semi-enclosed) and timber cattle yards in good condition.
The property is fenced into 14 paddocks with laneways throughout.
There are eight stock dams, two bores equipped with windmills, and several watering holes, which provide more than adequate water.
At a cattle sale in April, Cuddies cows made $1051/head, and in May, 340kg weaners straight off mum made $725.
If you think Cuddies might be for you, don't miss out and call now to arrange an inspection ? it won't let you down.
l Contact: Ray White Rural, Emerald, Russell Wolff, 0419 698 405.