5 Aussie outback cattle stations for sale right now
As demand grows for efficient, sustainable beef production, agribusiness investors are being spoilt for choice.
We’ve hand-picked five large-scale cattle stations across Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory, listed for sale.
These outback properties, including renowned operations like Neumayer Valley and Kalyeeda Stations, offer extensive grazing land, premium herds, and advanced infrastructure.
Take your pick from some of Australia’s most productive and strategically located cattle enterprises on the market right now.
Queensland
1. Neumayer Valley Station, Gulf Country
Neumayer Valley, known for its premium genetics and consistent fertility, covers a whopping 143,000 hectares and supports a highly-regarded grey brahman herd of 16,000 cattle in Stokes, north-west Queensland’s Gulf Country.
The property, with easy access to both export and domestic markets, features abundant water from two rivers, diverse grazing lands, and well-developed infrastructure, including multiple cattle yards. Flood-free homesteads include a newly built residence.
The station’s size, reputation, and low operating costs make it an attractive opportunity for serious cattle producers or investors keen to walk in and out with it all.
2. Elrose Station, McKinlay
Elrose Station covers 30,756 hectares with a 5800-head carrying capacity, located just southeast of Cloncurry in north-west Queensland.
Prone to a 500-millimetre average rainfall, it offers premium grazing land for bos taurus herds, and was formerly home to a renowned brahman stud.
The station boasts excellent water security infrastructure, recent upgrades, and tick-free status ideal for breeding and backgrounding operations.
The property, which has only changed owners once in more than 100 years, includes dozens of paddocks, a six-bedroom homestead, and worker housing plus “exceptional” highway frontage.
Western Australia
3. Kalyeeda Station, Kimberley
Kalyeeda Station is a highly-regarded 122,519-hectare cattle breeding and finishing property in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
Managed by the same family since 1995, it boasts reliable solar-powered water systems, diverse pasture floodplains, quality cattle bloodlines, and extensive operational infrastructure, including a 1200-metre airstrip.
The property includes a high-grade Droughtmaster herd with strong bos indicus genetics, plus 12 stock horses, and comes with an extensive range of plant and equipment as well as two residences.
4. Ella Valla and Yalbalgo Stations, Gascoyne
Together, these stations total 162,616 hectares with a combined carrying capacity of about 2000 cattle, and are available separately or together in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
Both feature solar-powered water infrastructure, upgraded fencing, cattle yards, and multiple homesteads, situated within the region’s spinifex and sandy soils.
Both stations have good road access and come with significant recent improvements, with Ella Valla comprising 76,167 hectares, and Yalbalgo covering 86,449 hectares.
Northern Territory
5. Hodgson River Station, Roper region
Hodgson River Station offers 111,000 hectares and a 6000-head brahman/brangus female breeding herd more than 230 kilometres south of Katherine in the high-rainfall Roper region of the Northern Territory.
The property includes extensive pasture development, solar-powered bores, multiple river and creek water points, including the Hodgson River and Arnold River, and quality infrastructure such as two cattle yards, a five-bedroom homestead, staff housing, and an airstrip.
The property also has striking natural attractions such as lost city rock formations, swimming holes, and waterfalls, and is within reach of Mataranka, Katherine, and Darwin.
