4 5 The Grand Champion Barrow, a crossbred shown by Grandview, Texas 4-H member, Mason Grady, went for a final bid of $140,000 from Standard Meat Company. Double Eagle Energy topped the bidding at $150,000 for the Reserve Grand Champion Barrow, exhibited by Cambrey Wilson, a 4-H member from Midland, Texas. The Grand Champion Wether Lamb, a Medium Wool Crossbred shown by 4-H member Kasen Wooten from Bedias, Texas, was purchased by Ladies on the Lamb for $100,000. London Watson, an FFA member from Blooming Grove, Texas, exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Lamb that sold for $85,000. Ladies on the Lamb and Andrews Distributing Company purchased Watson’s Medium Wool Crossbred. Brynlee Hogg, a 4-H member from Lubbock, Texas sold the Grand Champion Wether Goat for $50,000 to 4M Equine. The Reserve Grand Champion Weather Goat was exhibited by Paizlee Akins, a 4-H member from Whitesboro, Texas and fetched a winning bid of $20,000 from the Law Office of Jason Mills. One hundred percent of receipts are provided to the winning exhibitor. “Our amazing buyers at the Junior Sale of Champions make a tremendous investment in these incredible youth that participate in our show,” said Stock Show General Manager Matt Carter. “A huge thank you to the Fort Worth community that supports these young men and women who will make sure tomorrow’s livestock industry and the world’s most affordable and safest food source is in good hands. “We are also deeply indebted to the Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate, along with Women Steering Business, Band of Barrows, U Ol’ Goat Committee, Ladies on the Lamb, and the Tallest Hog at the Trough Syndicate who work tirelessly to ensure these life-changing dollars are available for Texas youth,” he continued, noting that students whose animals did not qualify for the sale do not leave empty handed as premiums earned are bolstered through the Show’s Ag Development Fund. MARCH 2025 NEWSLETTER THE FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo January 16 - February 7, 2026 www.fwssr.com GRAND CHAMPION STEER — $375,000 BUYER: VADEN’S ACOUSTICS AND DRYWALL EXHIBITOR: MATTISON KOEPP, LA VERNIA, TEXAS GRAND CHAMPION BARROW — $140,000 BUYER : STANDARD MEAT COMPANY EXHIBITOR: MASON GRADY, GRANDVIEW, TEXAS GRAND CHAMPION WETHER GOAT — $50,000 BUYER: 4M EQUINE BUYER: EXHIBITOR BRYNLEE HOGG, LUBBOCK, TEXAS GRAND CHAMPION WETHER LAMB — $100,000 BUYER; LADIES ON THE LAMB BUYER; EXHIBITOR KASEN WOOTEN, BEDIAS, TEXAS MARCH 2025 NEWSLETTER THE FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO For professional rodeo contestants, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo PRORODEO Tournament can lay the groundwork for an entire season as it is the first of what’s come to be called “the Texas Swing,” that includes rodeos in San Antonio, San Angelo, Austin and Houston. In 2025, the FWSSR raised the stakes, upping its purse by $300,000 to $1.5 million and no one took better advantage than bull rider Maverick Potter of Waxahachie, Texas. Arguably the toughest event in which to complete a qualified ride, Potter’s journey to the bull riding finals included a long wait as the 24-year-old punched his card to the semi-finals in the first bracket nearly a full two weeks ahead, giving him plenty of time to think about what was at stake. Shad “Money” Mayfield served notice, and served it quick, that he was going to be the one to beat at the 2025 FWSSR PRORODEO Tournament PRORODEO Tournament Lays Groundwork for Pro Rodeo Season FWSSR ups the ante to $1.5 million Maverick Potter of Waxahachie, TX., was the only bull rider to cover all four bulls in the PRORODEO Tournament continued on page 6 Fields Fotos James Phifer photos
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