LARGE SCALE & HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE FATTENING OPERATION WITH AN ESTABLISHED STAND OF PREMIUM PASTURES & A PROVEN HISTORY OF STRONG PERFORMANCE - CENTRALLY LOCATED WITH LANDSBOROUGH HIGHWAY FRONTAGE - TICK FREE - SECURE WATER
Baratria Station is bisected by the sealed Landsborough Highway & situated in a "tick free" area approx. 65km East of Winton and 115km west of Longreach. The main homestead complex is located approximately 27km south of the highway and accessed via the formed gravel Melrose Road. It has a total area 41,080 hectares of freehold tenure in 8 titles.
Baratria is a developed & established beef grazing property which is well positioned & centrally located to easily access all northern, central, western and southern markets including live export, meat works and feedlots with Auction selling centres and live weight scales in close proximity. It has proven capabilities to fatten, background and breed. It also has the added benefit of Landsborough Highway frontage & could simply be used as a depot for sale cattle.
It presents in excellent condition and is carrying a full stand of fattening quality pastures including mainly Mitchell, Flinders, Buffel, summer grass and herbage. It has a mix of strong performing country types ranging from open downs with dark pebbly & fertile red soils, semi open sweet pebbly country, sweet flood out claypans adjacent to the waterways, both broken & heavily timbered areas with a small area of escarpment/range. A strong feature are the traversing channels/waterways which are spread throughout & are predominantly grassed with an established stand of Buffel & are lightly timbered. The mix of soil, timber and pasture is reflective of the landscape & beneficial in the fact that this mix ensures a positive response in pastures from most rain events.
Under current/previous management there is an ongoing focus to control weeds and pests. This focus has resulted in the eradication of most if not all weeds in certain areas & has controlled the spread in others.
The property has experienced an excellent season to date and presents with a full stand of fattening quality feed, seasonal herbage and summer grasses. For the period from December 2025 until 8th March 2026, the property has received more than 400mm of good soaking rain. The historical annual rainfall average for Winton is 411mm & Longreach at 435mm with most of the rain traditionally falling in the summer months from December to March.
The property has benefited from an extensive & targeted capital works program in recent years which has focused on water security, distribution and fencing. Whilst this program is ongoing, those completed works have provided added security & most importantly enabled better utilisation of the property and increase overall productivity. With the completion of the program this productivity will improve further.
The property is currently stocked with more than 3,200 mixed cattle plus followers up to weaning age. All cattle present in excellent condition. Prior to sales in December 2025 the property was carrying approx. 5100 mixed cattle, which in the owner's opinion was slightly under stocked given the amount of available feed. The vendors long term estimate of carrying capacity without further development is between 5,000 & 6,000 AE's season dependent.
Baratria is well developed with significant infrastructure improvements including the homestead complex featuring multiple living areas, sheds, & garages all set in a fenced precinct with established lawns, gardens & shade trees. It is also serviced by 2 sets of cattle yards, a large hay/lick/machinery shed, workshop, carport storage shed with other smaller service sheds/out-buildings. There is a maintained dirt airstrip located nearby to the homestead complex.
Baratria is fully boundary fenced & internally into 21 main paddocks, 7 smaller, management/holding paddocks and most are in good to new condition with some areas of internal programmed to be replaced. The fencing is a mix of 3 & 4 barb on mainly steel pickets with timber & steel assemblies, sheep/cattle fencing of barbed & plain wires on steel and timber post with a mix of assemblies. The western boundary of the property is fully exclusion fenced. Most dams & all turkeys nest on the property are fenced. There are a couple of large squares on the run for ease of mustering & management. There is a fenced off corridor through which the Landsborough Highway & Longreach to Winton rail line bisect the property.
A key focus under current ownership for Baratria has been water security and distribution. It has been extensively developed & now this secure supply is provided by way of 1 bore, 14 safe dams, 6 turkey nests (currently utilised), 16 storage tanks, more than 50 troughs and countless seasonal/semi-permanent holes in the extensive system of traversing waterways. Most main and smaller paddocks have multiple water sources to supplement requirements & ensure supply through varying seasons.
To assist with operations the property is being sold with an extensive list of heavy & light machinery, plant, equipment, general tools, chattels with some household items included. It is being offered bare of livestock which enables the purchaser to take full advantage of the production with their own cattle.
"Baratria is a large scale, highly productive property centrally located to all markets. It has proven capabilities to fatten, background or breed and will stand alone or be a valuable addition to any existing larger operation.
Positioned with direct access to the sealed Landsborough Highway is a certain feature as is the focus and investment on water security and fencing in recent years which has provided certainty & safety in varying seasons."
Contact Exclusive Marketing agent David Woodhouse on 0427910035 or your local Nutrien Harcourts branch for further detail.
Added 19 March, 2026
Property ID: #L39485500
