Clunie Range Angus stud achieved a record top price for the stud at their 2006 annual bull sale at Wallangra, selling Clunie Range Zanzibar Z18 (AI)(ET) for $22,000. The frame score 7, 910kg son of Future Direction out of a great Clunie Range Naomi cow, had a fantastic balanced set of EBV's to back up his visible power and structure.

In fact Clunie Range sold three flush brothers from this mating for a $15333 average. The top priced purchaser was Bolton Carpenter, Dungowan who will use the bull to breed composite bulls for his 1600 head Santa Gertrudis cowherd.

Overall the stud had a total clearance of 73 bulls to average $6212, which was down only fifty dollars on last years average but with 17 more bulls sold this year. A pleasing result of the sale was the large number of repeat buyers who purchased the majority of bulls on the day.

Una Denham, Tingha, who returned to the sale after purchasing the top priced bull last year, paid second top price of $14,000 for a full brother to the top seller, she also purchased another bull for $7000.

Underbidders to the top seller were Coonamble duo Terry Hannigan and Alan Deans who teamed up to buy Clunie Range Zeppelin Z81 for $13,000 who was a son of home-bred sire Clunie Range Xplorer X14. The heaviest weight for age bull in the sale, he had a 600 day weight EBV of +108, and a B3 index of $92.

Darren and Adrian Lane, Wilano Angus stud Dunnedoo made two astute purchases for stud duties including Clunie Range Zorba Z5 for $12,000 and Clunie Range Aztec A5 for $7000. The younger bull was part of a fantastic set of six flush brothers by BR New Frontier out of a great Bando 598 cow that averaged $7750.

First time purchasers David and Angela Copeland from Dunnedoo, buying through Logical Livestock Marketing at Mudgee, purchased 3 very good bulls for an average of $7167, to be used in the large cowherd which also produces composite bulls.

Volume buyers on the day were Gil Gil Farming, Moree returning this year to buy six bulls to a top of $8000 and average of $6833. Fairfax and sons, Toobeah purchased 5 bulls to a top of $7500 and Janric Pastoral Company, Mullaley purchased 4 bulls to a top of $8500.