Livestock farm for sale in Steytlerville

A beautiful Karoo farming property consisting of 6254,8713ha (5 titles) is being offered for sale. This farm is situated west of Steytlerville in an extremely safe and established farming community. The property is farmed utilizing each of the 3 units, each unit having its own house and outbuildings. These 3 farms all complement each other and together form a complete unit.

The central hub (Vastrap) has a magnificent 6-bedroomed, beautifully restored farmhouse. The main bedroom has an en-suite bathroom and dressing room, a second bedroom also having an en-suite bathroom and the third bathroom is shared. It has magnificent living areas, an open plan kitchen, an indoor braai and pub area with a pool and wrap-around veranda. Other buildings include a shearing shed, garaging, a cold room and meat processing room. All of these buildings are off the grid utilizing a 24 KVA 3-phase inverter system as well as having a 25 KVA backup generator in place.

The second farmhouse situated on Doornbosch has a 4-bedroom, 2 bathroom with a kitchen, lounge, indoor braai and pool. Other buildings include a shearing shed, storage and a double garage, along with a cold room. This hub relies on a 100 KVA Eskom point, the house having a backup inverter in place.

This property has 5ha of lands under irrigation, 2ha are from a borehole and 3 ha from a storage dam.

The third house is situated at Nakop which is a 3-bedroomed house is nestled in the shadows of the Winterhoek Mountains which basically neighbours the Baviaanskloof. This hub relies on a Eskom point which has a 16 KVA pre-paid facility along with a 10 KVA solar inverter.

These properties have benefited from holistic farming practices where the farm has been treated as an interconnected ecosystem where the soil, plants and animals are integrated with the surrounding environment which has led to a sustainable and productive farming property.

The property has been divided into about 56 camps with central water systems in place. Water is distributed from 10 solar pumps and 2 large earth dams. There are 17 boreholes in total (only 10 needed).

The climate averages of maximum daytime temperatures range from 31° C in the warmer months and 20°C in the cooler months. The farm falls in a summer rainfall area with an average of 218mm. This is an easy-to-manage farm with good watering points, fences and roads.

The farm comprises of approximately 60% of Karoo veld made up of the typical Karoo shrub, succulents, aloes, as well as Acacia thicket along the riverine areas, 25% randjies veld and 15% riverine thicket. The area is renowned for its Kudu and has about 250 Springbuck, Klipspringer in the mountains and other game species. The natural vegetation offers excellent browse in the form of Acacia, wild olive, jacket plum, shepherds tree, gwarrie, karee and spekboom. The property has enjoyed a conservative stocking rate and therefore is in a magnificent condition. The stocking rate is 18ha per LSU.