Australia’s Largest Contiguous Sheep Station For Sale

For Sale: Wool + Sheep Meat Production Powerhouse

The iconic Jumbuck North West Pastoral Aggregation – a contiguous aggregation of three pastoral stations spanning 1.289 million hectares – is being offered for sale for the first time since the 1940s.

Established in 1888, the aggregation is being sold as part of an orderly succession planning process being conducted by the MacLachlan family.

This sheep station for sale SA is a wool and sheep meat production powerhouse

Located in a core sheep-producing district of South Australia’s far north pastoral zone, the holding comprises three stations – ‘Commonwealth Hill’ (553,100 hectares), ‘Mobella’ (426,600 hectares) and ‘Bulgunnia’ (310,000 hectares) – which are being offered for sale as a whole or in parts on a walk-in-walk-out basis.

The sale includes a 53,333-head merino flock with high-performing genetics·as well as extensive plant and equipment, including aircraft and vehicle fleet.

This sheep station for sale SA features well-preserved perennial species enabling consistent carrying capacity and stability

Underpinned by exceptionally well-managed country with well-preserved perennial species enabling consistent carrying capacity and flock stability, the aggregation is a wool and sheep meat production powerhouse, having the prescribed capacity to carry more than 83,300 sheep.

Jumbuck’s strategy has been to breed a flock with a heavy wool cut of good quality, on a robust frame increasingly valued for its meat attributes, while never compromising on fertility.

This sheep station for sale SA is a contiguous aggregation of three pastoral stations spanning 1.289 million hectares

Supporting this has been a secure supply of water sourced from numerous equipped bores, windmills, dams, rainwater catchment tanks reticulating via pipelines to a network of tanks and troughs across the aggregation – plus substantial built improvements on each of the properties, including multiple dwellings for management and staff, shearing and storage sheds, and sheep yards.

“This represents a rare opportunity to acquire Australia’s largest contiguous sheep station aggregation during a period of unprecedented growth in demand for quality Australian fibre and protein,” Elders Real Estate CEO Tom Russo says.

This sheep station for sale SA boasts numerous equipped bores, windmills and dams reticulating to tanks and troughs

“These assets offer exposure to globally relevant production. Global sheep meat export volumes have grown faster than overall production over the last decade, resulting in rising reliance on international trade and reinforcing Australia’s role as a key exporter.

“Investing now to participate in the response to this ever-growing demand is a compelling opportunity, especially when it is anchored by quality and finite real assets.”

This sheep station for sale SA includes substantial built improvements, including multiple yards and shearing sheds

The aggregation is being offered to the market amid excellent seasonal and market conditions. The country is well-managed and has benefited from recent favourable seasonal conditions, currently offering an abundance of feed.

The Australian wool market is in its strongest position for many years and current low inventory and stronger processor demand suggests that the market can hold materially above long-term averages moving forward. In addition, sheep meat prices remain historically strong at near record levels.

This sheep station for sale SA benefits from abundant storage space for machinery and other equipment

The Jumbuck aggregation spans an area that is larger than more than 40 sovereign nations around the world.

“Given the strategic advantages and efficiencies that can be achieved by operating an enterprise at this scale, we anticipate receiving offers from both large private and corporate investors within Australia and internationally,” Russo adds.

This sheep station for sale SA  includes multiple dwellings for management and staff

“Having said that, we will be running a flexible expression of interest process that will accommodate bids on single stations or the entire aggregation, thereby providing the opportunity for a large range of interested parties to participate in the process.”

Jumbuck Pastoral is one of the largest livestock production enterprises in Australia. “The portfolio of pastoral assets that has been acquired by Jumbuck nationally over many years of sustained investment is truly extraordinary,” Russo says.

This sheep station for sale SA is a unique opportunity to acquire Australia’s largest contiguous sheep station aggregation

“The decision to divest some of that portfolio is clearly one that is not taken lightly in the context of such a storied and much-admired dynasty. That said, the time has come to undertake this restructure and set the platform for the next chapter of that story.”

The aggregation is being offered for sale via Expressions of Interest. Click on the following link for more information on this iconic sheep station for sale at Jumbuck North West Pastoral Aggregation, Kingoonya, SA.