Cree Hercules R22(P) was purchased at the 2021 Cree Sale for $36,000. He offers an outcross for our herd with his pedigree having Benelkay sires on both sides of his pedigree. Hercules is a well muscled bull who is very sound, both structurally and reproductively. His performance is solid across the traits which makes him a versatile sire. Interestingly, his fat EBVs are a touch negative but his Intramuscular Fat (IMF) EBV ranks him in the top 25% of the breed. Often these traits are antagonistic which means you generally can’t have one without the other. The genetic selection within our herd toward highly fertile females has meant that our cows in general have well above average fat. A bull like Hercules, as long as his daughters are fertile, provides a tool to help reduce excess fat on the carcases of his decendants.