Beefland Enchantress 730 Dam of Lot 61.

Beeland Pride 767 Dam of Lot 76.

Koupals Elba 080 Dam of Lot 71.

Koupals Erroline 2251 Grandam of Lot 88.

For Sale Private Treaty

100 Yearling Heifers – Feb/March 2007 calves.

Females at the Koupal Angus are pretty important. The herd sires we have purchased over the years have came from strong cow families.

Thirty years ago, Koupal Angus had their first bull sale in Avon, selling 8 bulls. Looking back at the old pictures of the cattle, flyers, and ads; one thing has never changed . . . our desire to provide our customers with sound, moderate-framed and easy-fleshing bulls.

We also believed the best traits a bull received was from his dam, and we still feel that way today.

Our bloodlines trace back to some very outstanding females: VDAR Elluna 97, Eldorado 3127, and Rachael 070 GDAR, this cow was one of the most talked about cows in the 1980s. Lady Skylar 1075, Blue Ribbon Mary 175, Lady Skylar 8121, and Rita 5H11, the dam of Whitestone Precision H141. VDAR Polly 6025, JB Queen Peggy 5B, JR S 281Z, Toebben Rosetta 055E, Bon View Gammer 1292, Baldridge Blackbird 211 G, and Dixie Erica CH 1019, this cow family has produced more herd sires than any other cow family. These are just a few dams whose progeny we have used extensively in our herd.

It’s hard to just pick out one female in our herd and say she is the best. Each individual does something different but they all should have the same outcome.

Here is our philosophy:

The Five L's of a Profitable Cow Herd

Live Calves - Having a live calf on the ground is the number one starting point of any profit for the cattleman. We have all seen cows that are too big or too small, but we have never seen a cow that is too fertile. Fertility is not negotiable, it’s one trait you can’t get too much of. Cows that don’t breed back can’t produce a calf.

Low Maintenance - should also be high on the list. An animal that is easy-fleshing, moderate-framed, and thrifty will keep more money in your bank account. Most cattlemen will agree, the cost of feed dips into the profit more than anything else.

Lovely Udders - Small and well spaced teats, adequate milk and strong support are necessary for a trouble-free experience for a new born calf. A newborn’s first drink of colostrum is the most important drink that calf will have. An udder that is covered with mud from hanging too low or having balloon teats will discourage them from nursing. Choosing the right herd sire for replacement females is very important.

Longevity - Is a must. Mother cows must continue doing everything right year after year. A cattleman can’t afford to turn his mother cows over every 3 or 4 years. The old cow that has raised a calf for 10 years, even though it isn’t the heaviest weaning, is more profitable than the cow that raises a heavier calf but doesn’t breed back on time or comes up empty and has to be replaced every two years. His factory is not efficient.

Limiting Inconsistency - By stacking generations of the same kind of balanced and predictable genetics you have a pretty good idea what that cow will produce. The present EPD system which is a valuable tool when used with other information, doesn’t have the ability to create cattle that are uniform and consistent phenotypically. Cattle with the same EPDs can look very diverse in conformation, type and structure.

Our cows are ran like the commercial man. No creep is fed to the calves, nor is any grain ever fed to the cows. We feed our cows ground oats, bales, silage and intermediate wheat grass. (There is no corn in our silage and we haven’t raised a corn crop in six years.)

If you are ever in the area we invite you to drive down our driveway and stop for some refreshments and shoot a little bull with us.