A milking box, comprising: a stall portion that houses a dairy livestock; an equipment area located to the rear of the stall portion; a storage area within the equipment area, the storage area storing a first pair of cups suspended from a first pair of retractable hoses and a second pair of cups suspended from a second pair of retractable hoses, the storage area comprising: a first cup holder base positioned horizontally on a first side of the storage area and that defines a first pair of apertures through which the first pair of retractable hoses are suspended vertically; a second cup holder base separate from the first cup holder base and positioned horizontally on the same side of the storage area as the first cup holder base, wherein the second cup holder base defines a second pair of apertures through which the second pair of retractable hoses are suspended vertically; a cup holder bracket comprising a first pair of cup holders, each cup holder having a circular rimmed structure configured to hold an attachment end of a corresponding one of the first pair of cups, the cup holder bracket operable to open and close such that: when the cup holder bracket is closed, it is positioned horizontally with respect to the first cup holder base so that the rimmed structure of each cup holder aligns with the attachment end of a corresponding cup that is suspended vertically from the corresponding retractable hose; and when the cup holder bracket is open, it is positioned vertically with respect to the first cup holder base so that each cup holder is positioned crosswise to the attachment end of the first pair of cups; and a hose lift belt coupled to a retractable hose of the first pair of retractable hoses and operable to retract the respective retractable hose. a stall portion that houses a dairy livestock; an equipment area located to the rear of the stall portion; a storage area within the equipment area, the storage area storing a first pair of cups suspended from a first pair of retractable hoses and a second pair of cups suspended from a second pair of retractable hoses, the storage area comprising: a first cup holder base positioned horizontally on a first side of the storage area and that defines a first pair of apertures through which the first pair of retractable hoses are suspended vertically; a second cup holder base separate from the first cup holder base and positioned horizontally on the same side of the storage area as the first cup holder base, wherein the second cup holder base defines a second pair of apertures through which the second pair of retractable hoses are suspended vertically; a cup holder bracket comprising a first pair of cup holders, each cup holder having a circular rimmed structure configured to hold an attachment end of a corresponding one of the first pair of cups, the cup holder bracket operable to open and close such that: when the cup holder bracket is closed, it is positioned horizontally with respect to the first cup holder base so that the rimmed structure of each cup holder aligns with the attachment end of a corresponding cup that is suspended vertically from the corresponding retractable hose; and when the cup holder bracket is open, it is positioned vertically with respect to the first cup holder base so that each cup holder is positioned crosswise to the attachment end of the first pair of cups; and a hose lift belt coupled to a retractable hose of the first pair of retractable hoses and operable to retract the respective retractable hose. a first cup holder base positioned horizontally on a first side of the storage area and that defines a first pair of apertures through which the first pair of retractable hoses are suspended vertically; a second cup holder base separate from the first cup holder base and positioned horizontally on the same side of the storage area as the first cup holder base, wherein the second cup holder base defines a second pair of apertures through which the second pair of retractable hoses are suspended vertically; a cup holder bracket comprising a first pair of cup holders, each cup holder having a circular rimmed structure configured to hold an attachment end of a corresponding one of the first pair of cups, the cup holder bracket operable to open and close such that: when the cup holder bracket is closed, it is positioned horizontally with respect to the first cup holder base so that the rimmed structure of each cup holder aligns with the attachment end of a corresponding cup that is suspended vertically from the corresponding retractable hose; and when the cup holder bracket is open, it is positioned vertically with respect to the first cup holder base so that each cup holder is positioned crosswise to the attachment end of the first pair of cups; and when the cup holder bracket is closed, it is positioned horizontally with respect to the first cup holder base so that the rimmed structure of each cup holder aligns with the attachment end of a corresponding cup that is suspended vertically from the corresponding retractable hose; and when the cup holder bracket is open, it is positioned vertically with respect to the first cup holder base so that each cup holder is positioned crosswise to the attachment end of the first pair of cups; and a hose lift belt coupled to a retractable hose of the first pair of retractable hoses and operable to retract the respective retractable hose.