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

Jake & Kacey Jacobson, Shaye Koester
Steve and Tracey Koester

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 age-advantaged
bulls begins on
page 47 with Lot 109.
Rooted in heritage and stewardship while envisioning tomorrow.

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 minimal supplementation, diligently
culling for performance, foot structure and
disposition.

We calve the cows and first-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
Winter breeding poses extra challenges for our fall herd. A 2-year-old Merlin 018 daughter taking foot structure as well as disposition. We
Our cows must breed during blizzards, long frigid spells and care of business. All heifers calve in the synchronize and AI in mid-November, and
naturally shorter daylight hours. Likewise, the calves must pasture without preferential treatment. pull bulls on New Year’s Day.
grow during these conditions and wean in March. We have a
zero-tolerance policy and sell open cows in the spring.

KOESTER MS YIELD 148, dam of Lot 118. KOESTER PISTOL ANNIE 5103 KOESTER MS YIELD 116, dam of Lot 125 and
Koester Unmistakeabull 330.

AVG EPDs FOR ANIMALS UNDER TWO YEARS: ProS: 89 HB: 53 GM: 37 CED: 13 BW: -1.8 WW: 59 YW: 95 ADG: 0.22 DMI: 1.38 M: 25 ME: 2 HPG: 11 CEM: 7 ST: 15 MB: 0.42 YG: 0.05 CW: 23 REA: 0.13 FAT: 0.02 23