Cattle and grazing farms are the backbone of state acquisitions in Zululand, uThukela, uMzinyathi, Amajuba, and uMkhanyakude. The state values them on grazing capacity, fencing, water points, and handling facilities, and buys them for communal and emerging beef enterprises through PLAS and for restitution claimants. Landmatters documents the infrastructure the valuer tests and manages both routes.
A grazing farm's value rests on its carrying capacity in large stock units per hectare, which the valuer takes from the provincial grazing capacity map and adjusts for veld condition. Fencing, camps, water points, dip tanks, and handling facilities are inventoried and valued separately. Because many cattle farms in the north carry gazetted land claims, the first step is a claims register check that determines whether the buyer is the Commission or DALRRD. Livestock is never part of the land sale unless separately agreed.
How well it fits the state's programmes
High. Fenced, watered grazing units of 500 hectares and up are regularly acquired across the northern districts.
Documents specific to cattle farms
- Camp and fencing map
- Water point and borehole records
- Dip tank and handling facility inventory
- Veld condition or grazing capacity assessment
- Claims register check
Plus the standard file: title deed, SG diagram, ID and proof of address per signatory, rates and tax clearances, and the FICA pack.
Where we sell cattle farms
Questions about selling cattle farms
Can I sell the herd to the state as well?
Sometimes, under a separate agreement for a going-concern lease. Most sellers keep or sell the herd privately.
How is veld condition assessed?
By the valuer, often with a grazing specialist, against the provincial capacity map. We prepare the records that support a fair assessment.
What about game on a cattle farm?
Game is valued separately and is usually sold or kept by the seller.
Next step
Selling a cattle farm? Start with a call.
Twenty minutes on the phone. We tell you honestly whether a state sale is the right route for your farm, what it would take, and how long it usually runs. No cost, and no obligation to give us a mandate afterwards.