DENVER — The Auction of Junior Livestock Champions at the 2024 National Western Stock Show on Friday pulled in $548,000 across the top eight champion animals, shy of the record sale amount of $585,000 from 2023.
The Grand Champion Steer, shown by 13-year-old Croix Reimann of South Dakota, sold for $185,000 to Ames Construction Company. The record holder was a steer sold in 2023 for $200,000.
The auction is the final marketplace for ribbon-winning steers, lambs, hogs and goats that were raised by junior exhibitors, 4-H and FFA youth ranging in age from 9 to 18. The goal of the auction of Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion animals is to encourage today’s youth to seek a future in agriculture and to further their education.
Of the thousands of junior market animals that compete at the National Western Stock Show each year, only 98 qualify for the Auction of Junior Livestock Champions. A majority of the winning bid price goes directly to the junior exhibitor and a portion of each bid price is donated to support the National Western Scholarship Trust.
This year, the Auction of Junior Livestock Champions' 98 animals totaled $1,374,000, marking the 2024 livestock show as the 2nd highest sale in Stock Show history.
Grand Champion Steer
- Frosty
- Shown by 13-year-old Croix Reimann of Ree Heights, SD
- Sold for $185,000 to Ames Construction Company
Reserve Grand Champion Steer
- Bear
- Shown by 14-year-old Mason Shalla of Riverside, IA
- Sold for $100,000 to Transwest Trucks, Inc.
Grand Champion Hog
- BB
- Shown by Gavin Straka of Yukon, OK
- Sold for $60,000 to the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Reserve Grand Champion Hog
- Titan
- Shown by 12-year-old Kamlynn Mason of Montgomery, TX
- Sold for $55,000 to OXY
Grand Champion Lamb
- Colby
- Shown by Kinley Pruett
- Sold for $52,000 to APC Resources
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb
- Shown by 18-year-old Carson Keller
- Sold for $40,000 to TKM Foundation, Audra & Sean McNicholas
Grand Champion Goat
- Mile High
- Shown by Sayde Allen
- Sold for $30,000 to Babson Farms
Reserve Grand Champion Goat
- Chili
- Shown by 13-year-old Dayton Mortvedt of Lynnville, IA
- Sold for $26,000 to Northwestern Holding, LLC
A tradition since 1906, the National Western Stock Show is part-rodeo, part-livestock show and part-fair and brings hundreds of thousands of people to the National Western Complex each year for a celebration of our state’s agricultural heritage.
The National Western Stock Show has one of the world’s richest regular-season professional rodeos, one of the country’s largest horse shows and Colorado’s largest agricultural trade show. The Stock Show welcomes attendees from 48 states and 32 countries and will drive an estimated $171 million in economic impact to Colorado.
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