What to expect at the 2025 Show!
There have been lots of changes to our grounds as we move through the expansion project. In 2022, we reopened the historic Yards and the new Stockyards Event Center (SYEC) at the January show. As we progress, you will see exciting changes and updates to the NWSS complex. There are a lot of details and information below; welcome back to Denver!
2025 SHOW RESULTS -Coming Soon!
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER: Legacy Livestock Imaging is the official photographer of the 2025 NWSS Livestock Shows. To view and order photos, visit legacylivestockimaging.com
Legacy Livestock Imaging is the exclusive livestock photographer at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO, and is the only entity that has the right to sell livestock images. All exceptions to this must be vetted directly through Legacy Livestock Imaging and the National Western Stock Show staff.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS: All cattle must have a negative BVD test stated on their health papers. All livestock must have a clean CVI within 30 days of arrival at the NWSS. Click the link for specific requirements.
PARKING & TRAILER PARKING:
Exhibitors will receive a parking permit upon arrival. NWSS does not offer on-site trailer parking, however, exhibitors may park trailers for the duration of their stay for $50 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park, a short distance away. You pay upon arrival at Dicks Sporting Goods Parking.
Feed and Bedding Offices:
Exhibitors will have an offering of exceptional quality feed and bedding products available at both feed offices. Please remember that no outside bedding is to be brought onto the NWSS grounds. Here is a Product List of all items available at the NWSS Feed Store during show.
Hours of Operation:
Yards Feed Office: 6 am to 6 pm daily from 1/8 through 1/25/26
Hill Feed Office: 6 am to 9 pm daily from 1/8 through 1/25/26
HOTELS:
There are several hotels within reasonable driving distance of the NWSS. NWSS has a great partnership with Marriot Hotels in Denver. Reference the NWSS when booking your rooms for exhibitor rates.
Livestock Layover:
Adams County Regional Park.
WEBCASTING:
National Western Sales can all be viewed at:
National Western Livestock Shows:
Stockmen In The Stockyards
Yards Exhibitors
Yards & Stockyards Event Center Details
Hill Exhibitors
Welcome Yards Exhibitors!
Leave your generator at home: No need to pack a generator, the POWER is on us! Each Day Pen has ample power, so leave the heavy lifting at home. There are images and specifications if you keep scrolling down.
Tent and Heater Rentals: If you’d like to have a tent or heater for your pens, we recommend you book ahead through our friends at Butler Rents! Easy and convenient.
Joe Parker: 303-626-7550, [email protected]
Stockyards Event Center (SYEC)
Show Arena
The Show Arena, formerly known as the Pepsi Arena, is now twice the size and shares a wall with the Sale Arena. At 100’ x 90’ compared to a 45’ x 30’ in the old facility. (Photo will be updated soon!)
Two Show Rings
Seating
Outdoor Staging/Photo/Production Area
*See layout rendering*
There will be five tie rails at 150 ft. long with 30 ft. isles to display classes on. This area replaces the old orange tie rails outside of the LCAA. Additionally, a 75 ft. x 35 ft. photo area, processing tent, and scale with a digital head will be provided.
Restrooms
Sound/Lighting/Heating
SHOW RING LAYOUT: The black ovals in the drawings, represent cattle. The dotted lines are hoop gates to create holding pens or individual group division. Also, note the rounded corners so cattle don’t get trapped in them. While in an actual setting, both rings very well may be used, but mesh coverings over the center divider panels and separated AV systems will assure separation. Note: There is also an audio/PA system from the announcer’s stand to the outdoor staging/photo/production area.
Above diagram shows the Staging/North Plaza layout
Sale Arena
Seating
635 fixed seats with the ability to add another 200 seats on the concourse allow for an intimate yet adequate seating solution for the Yards sales.
Concourse
A widened top concourse is designed to accommodate vendors, food and beverage set up. The concourse will also access the new clerking office.
Hospitality Room
This 1000 sq foot room located on the 2nd floor provides views of The Yards with full A/V capabilities for breed associations to host meetings and small genetics sales.
Walk-out Bar - Herd Sire Saloon
As you walk in the front doors of the new SYEC, a bar will be set up to welcome guests. To the west will be a garage-like door opening to the Herd Sire with an outdoor seating area, all while attached to the sale and show rings.
Breed Suite/Storage Capabilities
Vendor Space
There are now a few offices available for breed associations to set up shop in without having to be in the Exchange Building. AV/IT capabilities will be available.
Direct Access to Management
AV/IT/HVAC
The Hill
Things on The Hill are essentially the same as they have been in years past. Exhibitor parking has expanded and moved closer to the bottom of The Hill.
EARLY ARRIVALS & LAYOVERS:
Space is not guaranteed on-grounds until your breed/species designated arrival time. For those needing to arrive early or stay late, we recommend contacting:
Adams County Fair Grounds
PRE-BEDDING:
CLICK TO VIEW PHOTO OF MATERIAL
For every Hill cattle stall, 1/2 yard of pre-bedding material will be provided. There will not be cleanouts between each wave of exhibitors. For additional bedding, you can order additional bedding from the National Western Feed and Bedding Store upon arrival. In-person Feed & Bedding store will still be open on The Hill daily from 6 am to 9 pm and in The Yards from 6 AM-6 PM daily.
*A friendly reminder that there is NO outside bedding permitted at the NWSS livestock shows.
PARKING & TRAILER PARKING:
Exhibitors will receive a parking permit upon arrival. NWSS does not offer on-site trailer parking, however, exhibitors may park trailers for the duration of their stay for $50 at Dick Sporting Goods Park, a short distance away. You pay upon arrival at Dicks Sporting Goods Park.
Herd Sire
The Herd Sire area is a trademark event that simply can’t be replicated anywhere else. With a 25% expansion of this area, there will now be just over 150 Herd Sire stalls available for producers and companies to market genetics like never before. With a NEW bar inside of the SYEC serving beers as cold as the Rockies just steps away, the Herd Sire ambiance is sure to thrive for years to come over the middle weekend of National Western.
Interested in booking a spot for 2024? Email Alyssa Cure at acurenationalwestern.com
Stockmen in the Stockyards
2025 Stockmen in the Stockyards information COMING SOON! See the 2024 programming below:
NWSS announces a Commercial Cattle focused event on opening weekend. Join us for “Stockmen in the Stockyards”!
Saturday, January 6th
- Stockyard Sort all-day – Open to the world Judging Contest
- Coffee and Conversation in Herd sire Saloon area (Just encourage an area for people to gather and conversate)
- 10:30 to noon –Education Panel Discussion moderated by Trent Loos – The Beef Business; What’s Bugging you?! – Wagner Equipment Auction Arena – Stockyards Event Center
- 12:00 PM – American Beef Battalion Lunch – Wagner West Plaza
- 12:30 to 1:30 – Goat Roping – Stockyards
- 1:30 to 3:00 Education Panel Discussion moderated by Trent Loos – Could Labor be what drives you under?
- Ranch Rodeo
- Sunday, January 7th
- 8 to 10 am – Church Service – Wagner Equipment Auction Arena – Stockyards Event Center
- Stockyard Sort Closes at 10:30 am – Entries to be turned in at Herdsire Saloon area in SYEC
- 11:00 AM – Commercial Heifer Show – Pen of 5 and 10 head Heifer Show 11 am – SYEC
- 3:00 PM – Boosting your bottom line with Genomics presented by Dr. Paige Pratt, Neogen.
- 4:30 – Commercial Female Sale – Begins with live sale lots from commercial heifer show followed by consigned video lots. Broadcast by CCI – Wagner Equipment Auction Arena – Stockyards Event Center
The complete schedule can be found in our Livestock Schedule.
Sale Flyer
Questions? Contact Jennifer Boka at [email protected]
Sale Display Pens
Wash Racks
Exercise Area
Up to 180 wash stations in the new Yards, ½ tempered ½ regular tap water. 4’ splash guards will be installed to protect neighboring pens from getting wet.
Footing
Working Facilities
Aisles/Circulation
There are now three “main alleys”, one at 28’ and two at 24’ wide. All cross aisles are 16’ wide and have alley gates to accommodate moving unhaltered cattle.
Move-In Area
Packing List - Key Items
- XL strong, thick gauge zip ties
- Hose clamps of all sizes
- Flag poles (height restriction is 4ft above the height of the panel
- NO need to pack a generator, the power is on us!
Pen Assignments- Coming Soon
Yards Map By Breed - Coming Soon
Power & Water - No Need for a Generator!
For every 24’ x 32’ pen, 120 amps with overflow are provided. There will be six, 20-amp outlets on their own circuit and with their own breaker box. For larger entries, the pens can easily expand to a 24′ x 64′ giving exhibitors 12, 20-amp outlets and so on.
Pictured here is what each section of pens is powered by. Each switch represents a 14,000KW generator, giving exhibitors more than enough power to their pens.
Pen Sizes and Panel Specs
Pen Layout and Pen Numbers
With hundreds of brand new pens, the Yards will have Day Pens and Night Pens as well.
Pens towards the bottom will be 24′ x 32′ Day Pens with power and water. Larger entries can pull panels to have a 24′ x 64′ and so on.
The pens towards the top will be 16′ x 24′ Night Pens, as A-B (i.e. pen 922 would be split in half as 922A-922B) with the ability to be opened up as a 24′ x 32′ Night Pen as well.
Pre-Bedding
For every 24′ x 32′ Day Pen, 4-yards of a pre-bedding material will be provided. There will not be clean outs between each wave of exhibitors.
*A friendly reminder that there is NO outside bedding permitted at the NWSS livestock shows.
Online Feed & Bedding Store - Skip the Line!
As exhibitors arrive on grounds, they can simply order feed and bedding from their phones by visiting store.nationalwestern.com
Feed & bedding will be delivered the same business day! We do still offer an in-person store both on The Hill and in The Yards, open 7Am-7PM every day.
*A friendly reminder that there is NO outside bedding permitted at the NWSS livestock shows.
Early Arrivals & Layover Location
Space is not guaranteed on-grounds until your breed/species designated arrival time. For those needing to arrive early or stay late, we recommend contacting:
Bally’s Arapahoe Park
*Note: Bedding is not provided and you pay upon arrival
Yards Banner Orders
Order your Yards Banner here
Once completed, please email Jennifer Boka at [email protected] with the following information:
– Ranch Name/Logo
– Sale date/ranch info you’d like on the banner
– Contact information
– Any other information you’d like to include
WATCH SHOWS!!!!
Show Barn Flix: https://www.showbarnflix.com/watch-live
