Who we are

Cows in Control Inc. | Ryan Copithorne

Cows in Control Inc. is a full service cattle brokerage in operation since 2015. Ryan Copithorne is the president and a fourth generation rancher who has spent his entire lifetime in the cattle business building ranches and consulting.

Our vision is to help make ranching profitable and sustainable through top-tier cattle marketing. We leverage reliable ways of marketing breeding cattle that allows you to structure the right deal for the right price.

We strive to set up a reliable pricing market so you can control how to buy or sell breeding cattle for a fair, predictable price. No high pressure sales here!

We will focus on making sure the deal is right for you and won’t transact until it is. Give us a call today.

Cows in Control Inc. is a licenced and bonded livestock dealer in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, BC and Alberta. If outside of our dealer regions, we can advertise your cattle but not deal or broker them.

Alberta licence #: 262880

Sask licence #: 200610

Manitoba licence #: 1435

BC licence #: 62954

Matt and Angela Kumlin

Matt and Angela are co-creators of the Buy/Sell Breeders program.

Matt was raised on the ranch west of Calgary, and later earned his BSc. in Agriculture from the U of S, followed by his DVM from the University of Calgary.   

Angela was raised on a farm in west-central SK near Eston, and earned her BSc. in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan.

Matt and Angela are the owners/operators of Lazy J Cattle Company Ltd. and ranch in the Jumping Pound area near Cochrane, AB, where they are raising their three children (Wade, Bennett, and Rachel). They have a passion for regenerative and profitable ranching, breeding efficient and environmentally adapted cattle, and continuous learning.

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