The highly regarded Blackall property Listowel Downs has sold by negotiation soon after an online auction conducted by Colliers International.

While the sale price has not been disclosed, the figure is believed to be in excess of $12.6 million, the top bid at the auction.

Bidding opened with the auctioneer on $11.8m.

Located 90km south of Blackall, the quality, organically accredited 26,512 hectare (65,513 acre) property has clay soils with lightly shaded gidgee and boree timber.

The country is regarded as perfect for breeding and fattening on Mitchell and buffel grasses and a variety of annual herbages in season.

Listowel Downs’ carrying capacity is an estimated 3500-4000 adult equivalent cattle or 20,000 to 25,000 sheep.

Improvements are described as being in good condition.

They include multiple dams plus tank and trough facilities, good fencing across 28-plus paddocks, and two sets of cattle yards.

There is also an impressive four bedroom homestead and cottage, woolshed, quarters, workshop and sheds.

The marketing of Listowel Downs was handled by Rawdon Briggs and Trenton Hindman from Colliers International.

Published in Queensland Country Life, 1st May 2020. Written by Mark Phelps. Images sourced from Queensland Country Life