Willunga cattle farm in Upper Hunter hits market

The Willunga cattle property, spanning 1,172 hectares (2,895 acres) in the Cassilis district of the Upper Hunter, has been put up for sale. Held by the McClure family for 42 years, the land has been used to conservatively stock 300 Hereford breeders.

Marketing agent Stephen Johnston of Davidson Cameron & Co has set a price guide of $3,000 per acre, placing the property's value in the high $8 million range. The land features chocolate and heavy black basalt soils with an estimated carrying capacity of 1,983 adult cattle equivalents or 15,862 dry sheep equivalents.

The property includes a five-bedroom, two-bathroom homestead and is divided into 23 fenced paddocks connected by a laneway system. While primarily used for breeding, the land is considered suitable for growing out and fattening cattle, with 101 hectares identified as suitable for cultivation.