Don Horacio
Overview
Estancia Don Horacio, 1,319 hectares, in the Manuel Díaz area, Rivera department, Uruguay, with excellent access — 1 km of frontage on National Route 5. Full-cycle livestock with an emphasis on breeding, 100% on natural grassland.
The property runs a herd of Aberdeen Angus with more than 30 years of selection and adaptation, over 1,500 head: 700 breeding cows, 100 heifers to be bred, 80 yearling-to-two-year heifers, 45 bulls, 500 calves, 200 steers aged 1-3 years and 100 backgrounding cows. Also a Hampshire Down breeding flock (350 ewes, 15 rams) and 40 gentle Quarter Horse geldings.
Average annual livestock sales: 500 calves, 100 steers over 3 years old and 100 cull/failed-breeding cows. Average CONEAT index of 80.
Farm Structure
Land Use
Full-cycle livestock with an emphasis on breeding. Soils with summer-crop and forage potential on 40% of the area (former rice paddies), and livestock/forestry aptitude on the rest.
Herd
Aberdeen Angus with more than 30 years of selection, over 1,500 head, complete handling chutes. Hampshire Down flock and Quarter Horse geldings.
Access
Excellent access, 1 km of frontage on National Route 5. 37 km from Tacuarembó and 70 km from Rivera, on the Brazilian border.
The Investment Case
Don Horacio combines an Angus herd with genetics proven over three decades, meaningful scale (1,319 ha) and direct access on a national route. Almost 100% of the area has forage-improvement potential, with 300 ha of lowlands along the Tacuarembó river that recover quickly after floods.
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