![Ray White Rural: Whetstone irrigation and grazing property Bendor has sold at auction for $2.685 million. Ray White Rural: Whetstone irrigation and grazing property Bendor has sold at auction for $2.685 million.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ya3tPqPRXYVuem2wchintR/8a55e79f-99af-465c-87ea-2834e5c67826.jpg/r0_43_1206_721_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
ROBERT and Fiona Verdon's Whetstone irrigation and grazing property Bendor has sold at a Ray White Rural auction for $2.685 million.
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Located 65km east of Goondiwindi, the 506 hectare (1250 acre) property sold for the equivalent of about $5306/ha ($2148/acre).
Bendor has five water allocations from the Macintyre Brook totalling 203 megalitres. The seven span pivot irrigates about 45ha.
The country comprises of about 150ha brigalow/belah scrub soils running to lightly timbered forest grazing.
![Improvements include a steel framed, two storey home with four bedrooms and an in-ground pool. Improvements include a steel framed, two storey home with four bedrooms and an in-ground pool.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ya3tPqPRXYVuem2wchintR/b6a01857-32ce-4777-bcb4-e1c5bf4dac8e.jpg/r3_0_1154_647_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The balance is open country with loamy red to brown clay soils with native pastures. Clover is prolific in season.
Other improvements include a steel framed, two storey home with four bedrooms and an in-ground pool. There is also a large steel framed drive through shed.
Bendor also has improvements in place for a 1000 head licensed feedlot. An equipped bore with 24ML allocation is in place for the feedlot.
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The steel cattle yards are capable of handling about 300 head.
The marketing of Bendor was handled by Tim Gleeson and Mal Gollan, Ray White Rural, Goondiwindi.
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