This is the first son to be offered by Royal R190(P) who is quickly becoming one of the most influential sires at Rosevale. He combines extremely high performance across the traits in a package that is admired by beef cattle breeders, irrespective of their preferances.

Upton U280(PS) combines the efficiency of Empire with the power of Royal. His top 1% EMA EBV of +5.5cm2 is a feature, especially considering it comes with top 10% Fat EBVs. In our opinion, selecting for extreme muscle is fine as long as it comes with finishing ability. This is particularly important if you fatten on pasture and expect females to calve annually.

Upton’s all-round performance is highlighted in his top 1% $Indexes. There are not many cattle of any breed who deliver such versatility across the board. Such bulls have the ability to lift the performance of any herd and can be mated to a wide range of females.

His Breeding Production Index of +$121 ranks him third in the entire 2023 bull drop in the Santa Gertrudis breed.

Upton’s light, trim sheath is a feature and he sells with a semen morphology test result of 85% normal.