BULLS
Since 1974 we have made significant investment in buying elite genetics. Some of the early bulls that we purchased included Koojan Hill Olympus and The Glen Sandboy.
As a foundation member of the Australian Murray Grey Syndicate, our herd surged forward with the introduction of several sires. Two of the most influential were: The Croft Kernewek and Orcadia Park Rembrandt. We used two of their sons extensively: Koojan Hill Dempsey (maternal brother to Koojan Hill Silvercrest) and Bundaleer Jones 217 ET. Outside our herd, daughters by these bulls have produced Monterey Egyptian and Southend Westrowan - both have been feature sires at Monterey and Southend Murray Grey Stud.
In the early nineties we purchased embryos sired by Lochaber-Braes Diplomat and retained a son, Bundaleer Max M33, we retained most of Max’s daughters and used one of his sons extensively, Bundaleer Payday. Shortly after his first season we sold Payday (right) privately to Martindale Murray Grey Stud. He was the first bull we sold for five figures.
Toward the end of the 90s we purchased Monterey Shiloh (lower right) at the Monterey Invitation Sale, a sale that was fast becoming a feature on the Murray Grey cattle sale circuit. Shiloh is the second calf of one of the top females of the 90s, Monterey Magnolia M73. With over 20 progeny and a multi-trait leader she has stamped her mark on the breed. Shiloh’s impact on our herd came with perfect timing. 
We bred him to our large Bundaleer Prophet and Payday daughters and the results were outstanding. Progeny topped our sales (setting a new record $7500) and daughters won the Champion Pair of Heifers at the Western Australian Interbreed Heifer Show.
We have since used several of his sons, including; Bundaleer Uncle Sam U18 and Bundaleer World Class W18. Uncle Sam, sire of Bundaleer X Road X37 (Crossroad) won Supreme Murray Grey Exhibit at the 2005 Perth Royal Show in the year of The Murray Grey World Congress. He went on to break our private sale record with physical possession and international marketing rights being secured for $67,000AUD. Ownership and marketing rights were secured by Woodbourn - Tasmania, Ashrose - UK, Eagle Run Ranch - USA and Gilmor Ranch - Canada.
In search of a new sire to breed over our Shiloh daughters we travelled and searched extensively. 
Two sires stood out: Monterey Gotcha and Willalooka Mainbreak V856 (right). Both bulls had exceptional figures, growth, muscling and phenotype with slight differences in length, muscling and thickness. However, it was the outcross genetics that weighed in Mainbreak’s favour. Mainbreak’s sons went on to break new records with several sons exceeding the $7000 mark, with a new auction high of $9000AUD.
The culmination of Payday, Shiloh and Mainbreak led to several home bred bulls being retained in the herd, including: Cash Flow Y6, Power Play A2 and True Blue A68. Bundaleer Cash Flow Y6 (below right) a heifer’s first calf impressed us from the start, he had low birth, high 400 day growth, plenty of thickness and muscling and a strong maternal line - Koojan Hill Melissa. 
Cash Flow has been used mostly over our larger grey females. A son, True Blue A68 (below) has shattered all our growth and EMA records and his progeny possess high 400 day growth with moderate maturity. 
With the advent of DNA testing placing another selection criteria on our breeding program we decided to retained Bundaleer Power Play A2 (right). Power Play was one of the first bulls tested in Australia to carry all 8 markers for tenderness. 
He remains one of only a handful of bulls in the breed carrying 8 of the known 8 genes for tenderness. Power Play has been used over our Mainbreak daughters where this blend produced Reserve Junior Champion, Junior Champion and Grand Champion Female along with winning the Progeny Group at the 2008 Perth Royal Show.
Like many beef cattle studs we are always on the look out for new genetics. We endeavour to identify those genetics that have the potential to shape the future of our herd, and, those that will have a positive influence on Murray Grey cattle as a breed and the beef industry as a whole.
If you have a proven or young sire that you feel we would be interested in, please call or drop us a line.
Further details on these bulls can be found on either our Reference Sires page or our Sires in Use page. (Above) Monterey Freight Train B275 is the lastest addition to our sire battery.