Vagabond V162(PP) represents the first opportunity to purchase a son of another new season sire in Spartacus S642(PP) (pictured below). Spartacus, along with his half brothers Superman and Saigon bring with them the extreme fertility traits inher- ited from their sire Hastings H42(P). These bulls offer a lot more power than their sire in the form of growth and carcass without losing the fertility hit. They are a great ex- ample of what is possible through blending genetics with the ultimate goal of lifting profitability in a herd. Like the previous lot, Vagabond was used as a sire in the herd last season. We considered keeping him but have retained two of his brothers. Vagabond is a strong headed, masculine bull who is sound and functional. He ranked as one of heaviest bulls throughout his life and his EBVs reflect this. His balance of performance results in top five percent $Indexes across the board. He sells with a semen morphology test result of 83% nor- mal. Being homozygous polled is an added bonus.