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

By Design ...

Our fall-calving program is by design. Our cattle are bred, born and raised to excel in conditions
Our f all-calving prog r am is b y design. Our cattle are bred, bor n and r aised to e xcel in conditions
opposite of most production seasons. They are tough, resilient and prolific. Sure, calving in
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The third set begins on
page 61 with Lot 163. We are raising beef ... by design.
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 move them into
the lot in September and prepare them for carcass
ultrasounding. The bulls are not tested for gain due
to the hot summer months, but are developed for
longevity and soundness.
We calve the cows and first-calf heifers in the
pasture starting in mid-August. We synchronize
Winter breeding poses extra challenges for our fall herd. Each calf is tagged and weighed and AI in mid-November, and pull bulls on New
Our cows must breed during blizzards, long frigid spells and at birth. We also score the dam Year’s Day. The calves endure the harsh winter
naturally shorter daylight hours. Likewise, the calves must on her udder suspension and
grow during these conditions and wean in March. We have a teat size, and record her dispo- conditions and temperatures during their pre-
zero-tolerance policy and sell open cows in the spring. sition while processing her calf. weaning age.
SCOTT STARLET 802, dam of Koester Ms Yield 116 KOESTER MS YIELD 116, grandam of Lots 31 KOESTER HEDDIE 579, dam of Lot 31
and herd influencer. and 33, dam of Koester Unmistakeabull 330 and
maternal sister to Lot 50’s dam.
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