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Steve & Tracey Koester
2877 47th St SE • Steele, ND 58482
(701) 475-2736 • (701) 400-1611 cell
www.KoesterRedAngus.com
koester@bektel.com

The Koesters:
Steve, Tracey, Shaye & Kacey

Our vision for the future …

We look beyond the current season and market, seeking fresh genetics that
will add value to our customers’ calves and cowherd for generations into
the future. We know – and accept the responsibility – that our decisions
The second set
today impact the livelihood of the cattlemen that trust our genetics. of fall-born bulls
begins on page 50
Rooted in heritage and stewardship while envisioning tomorrow. with Lot 113.

Our Fall-Calving Program
We designed our fall-calving program in order to
offer our customers the option of bulls with an age
advantage. Those few extra months of maturity
don’t necessarily mean the bulls will cover more
cows, but they will maintain their body condition
and come in after breeding season in good rig.

We summer the fall bulls on pasture with
protein blocks, diligently culling for
performance, foot structure and
disposition.

We calve the cows and fi rst-calf
heifers in the pasture starting in
mid-August. Each calf is tagged and
weighed shortly after birth, and we
score the cows on udder and foot
The winter of 2016-2017 posed extra challenges for our fall structure as well as disposition.
herd. The fi rst blizzard struck as our cows were entering the We synchronize and AI in mid-
second cycle of their breeding season, and two more bliz- November, and pull bulls on New
zards followed shortly after. They perservered, bred up and 3SCC Domain A163 and one of his ladies Year’s Day.
raised the bulls that are offered in this year’s sale.
during this winter’s breeding season.

This 2-year-old Domain daughter calved in the Jacobson Razzberry 8014, dam of Lot 28 and Koester Koester Ms Yield 116, maternal sister to Lot 34 and
pasture a mile from headquarters. Chivas 005, pictured at 9 years of age. dam of Koester Unmistakeabull 330.
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