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Koupal Angus 39th Annual Bull Sale

LaVern Koupal with repeat buyers, Callies Brothers of Howard, South Dakota who took home Lot 102 for $10,500.

Date: Feb. 15, 2016

Location: at the ranch, south of Wagner, South Dakota

Auctioneers: Seth Weishaar & Daniel Koupal



Sale Manager: Tom Burke

Reported by: Dan Piroutek



Averages:

24 older Angus Bulls ave. $6,500

150 yrlg Angus Bulls ave. $6,202

Koupal Angus hosted a really big crowd out at their ranch for their 39th Annual Bull Sale. I felt that this was the strongest set of bulls from top to bottom that the Koupals have ever assembled. It is amazing to walk through the pens before the sale, as there are just good bulls all the way through.

LaVern and Alice Koupal have built this herd to produce females that are second to none. They have function and form, and they’ll raise a big calf without much fuss.

Bud and Bernie Koupal of Koupals B&B Angus produce an outstanding set of bulls every year, and this year was no exception. Bud has produced several bulls that are in AI studs across the nation, and they just keep proving themselves.

Now Derek and Kristi Koupal are part of the operation, and especially at chore time.

This was a very fast-paced sale and proved to be another top sale for Koupal Angus.

The top selling bull of the day was Lot 4, selling for $50,000, to the partnership of Alta Genetics, Watertown, Wisconsin, and Sitz Angus of Harrison, Montana. Koupals B&B Resource 5068 was sired by SAV Resource 1441 and out of a cow by Koupals B&B Identity, going back to Sitz Upward and SAV Pioneer. This yearling bull was 86 pounds at birth, growing to 783 pounds at weaning and 1508 pounds at a year. His EPDs were BW 2.6, WW 70, YW 134, and MILK 29. He had gained 4.53 pounds per day and achieved a rib eye of 15 square inches.

Lot 134, Koupals B&B Nikon 5035, had lots of hands waving, with Bill Babcock, Bassett, Nebraska, as the final bidder at $36,000. Sired by SAV Harvestor 0338 and out of a daughter of GAR Exaltation 3144, this performance bull had a moderate birth weight of 80 pounds. This yearling is a maternal brother to Koupals B&B Identity bull. His EPDs are BW 1.9, WW 59, YW 110, and MILK 29.

CRV of Madison, Wisconsin, selected Lot 3 at $19,000. He was a

son of SAV Resource 1441 and out of a daughter of Koupals B&B Balancer 4017. Born at 88 pounds, he weaned at 808 pounds, yielding a yearling weight of 1419 pounds. His EPDs were BW 2.5, WW 74, YW 132, and MILK 30, with a 15.6 square inch rib eye.

Anderson Brothers Partnership of Ong, Nebraska, selected Lot 176 at $16,500 and Lot 80 at $13,000. Lot 176 was a yearling, sired by S Chisum 6175, and out of a daughter of Koupals B&B EXTRA 7080. He was super long and deep with a yearling weight of 1521 pounds. Lot 80 was out of Koupals B&B Identity and SAV 5175 Bando 4597.

Other High Sellers:

Lot 1 – SAV Resource 1441 x Woodhill Foresight to Whitestone Farms, Aldie, Virginia, at $16,500

Lot 27 – Koupals B&B Titan 3013 x Connealy Thunder to Miller Angus, Estelline, South Dakota, at $15,000

Lot 19 – SAV Resource 1441 x SAV Initiative 4406 to T-Bone Angus, Brunswick, Nebraska, at $15,000

Lot 55 – Koupal Advance 28 x Koupal Brulee 698 to Alta Genetics, Watertown, Wisconsin, at $15,000

Lot 16 – SAV Resource 1441 x Koupal Legendary 554 to Lazy EY Angus, Edgemont, South Dakota, at $14,500

Lot 24 – Koupals B&B Titan 3013 x Koupals B&B Frontman 1010 to Lamers Ranch, Fordyce, Nebraska, at $14,000

This is just a great family for me to work with, and they become more important every year! And with my Bohemian heritage, I especially enjoy the kolaches.