Lined up in the middle of the Denver Coliseum rodeo arena, kids wait on what could be their very own calf to be released from the chutes- if they can catch it. The only thing going through Rowan Wasinger’s head is, “I don’t care how, but I’m going to catch one.” Rowan is one of the nearly 3,000 National Western … Read More
Press Release: National Western Stock Show Names Jennifer Boka Director of Livestock Operations
Denver, CO. – Jennifer Boka, comes to the National Western Stock Show with years of experience managing and producing top livestock shows and expos across the country. Boka spent over eight years as the General Manager of the Northern International Livestock Exposition in Billings, Montana, where she oversaw entire operations, productions, and development of the 50+-year-old Livestock Expo organization. Boka was … Read More
Showing Family Values
The National Western Stock Show is the premier livestock show in the United States, and it draws talented competitors from across the nation to contend for glory on the Hill. The variety and intensity found only at national shows is what keeps contestants like 16-year-old Maddie Unruh from Peyton, Colorado coming back.
PRESS RELEASE: The National Western Stock Show Grand Champion Steer Sets a New Record
DENVER, CO, January 25, 2019 – The standing-room-only crowd at the 2019 Auction of Junior Livestock Champions roared as the Grand Champion Steer sold for an all-time record of $150,000. The top eight champion animals tallied generous sales of $480,000. The Grand Champion Hog sold for $70,000, and the Reserve Grand Champion Steer sold for an impressive $90,000. The money … Read More
Prospecting for the Future
In 2017, Lilly Skiles showed her steer “Grey Dog” in the Prospect Steer Show and won 5th Overall. Last night, Skiles entered the Beef Palace Auction Arena with the same steer but with the title of Grand Champion Junior Market Steer and sold him for a National Western record of $140,000. The Prospect Steer Show is more than just an … Read More
Buffalo vs. Bison: What’s the Difference?
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between buffalo and bison? They’re actually the same thing! Bison (Bison Bison) is the American Bison or more commonly known as the American Buffalo. Billy Joe Dilley, a long-time 30-year expert of the bison program at the National Western has seen many buffalo come through the yards and knows their attitude better than … Read More
Sheep On A Saturday On The Hill
With the last weekend of the 2018 National Western Stock Show upon us, the Junior Breeding Sheep and Open Wool Show was an event attended by many exhibitors and guests. The show began with two divisions of showmanship including nearly 50 entries. In the Breeding Sheep Show, approximately 300 junior and open breeding sheep were shown. “Numbers are up. This is … Read More
The 2018 National Western Stock Show Grand Champion Steer Sets New Records
For Immediate Release: January 19, 2018 Contact: Karen Woods, [email protected], 303-299-5522 Denver, Colo. –The standing room only crowd at the 2018 Auction of the Junior Livestock Champions roared as the Grand Champion Steer sold for a record high $140,000, an increase of $5,000 over last year. The top eight champion animals tallied generous sales of $434,000. … Read More
Keeping Scottish Tradition Alive at the National Western
The National Anthem has been sang, the bagpipes are played loudly in Stadium arena, and cattle in place. Highland show day at the National Western Stock Show is finally here. The Highland Show has been taking place at the NWSS for 30 years. With average of numbers of entries from 130 to 160, this year, approximately 130 Highland Cattle will … Read More
Twenty Years in the Making
Wednesday night wasn’t just a big night for the Rodgers and Lackey family who won Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Junior Market Swine, respectively. In the background, another family was experiencing overwhelming emotions. That family is the Heimer’s, led by Jesse Heimer of Heimer Hampshires based in Taylor, Missouri, who raised both champion pigs, and began this tradition of winning … Read More