Ashton Floyd’s light gray steer, Travis, was named grand champion of this year’s San...
“That’s a good-looking steer right there,” a San Antonio livestock official said of Travis, who’d been crowned grand champion during Friday evening’s judging.Ringmasters wandered among the aisles formed by rows of white tables, barking to alert Runnels that a higher bid had just been submitted.Ashton Floyd, 18, of Denver City, becomes emotional as she shows off her grand champion steer named Travis on Saturday,. 25, 2023.
Last year’s winning steer went for $109,000, going to then-10-year-old Luke Altman for his steer, Murphy.‘It feels really good’: Fifth-grader going home with $109,000 winning bid for San Antonio stock show’s grand champion steerOver 600 buyers participated in this year’s market steer auction, which usually lasts until the late afternoon and early evening, livestock officials said.
Grand champion Travis looks at the camera after being sold during the 2023 Junior Market Steer Auction.The teenager looked toward the back of the barn several times after parting ways with the steer, the direction Travis left with his new owner.Floyd named Travis after someone she looks up to, but the inspiration for naming a cattle varies from animal to animal.Floyd won the 2018 State Fair of Texas with “Ultra” and won another event with a steer named “Vindicator,” she said.
The money Floyd earned for Travis will go to her college fund, she said. While not certain about her school of choice, she does imagine herself studying animal science and minoring in agribusiness.
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