Record-Breaking $550K Sale for Fort Worth Stock Show’s Top Steer
White Castle, a 1,459-pound European crossbred steer shown by 13-year-old Caiman Cody from Hood County, sold for a record $550,000 at the Fort Worth Stock Show’s Junior Sale of Champions, surpassing the previous high of $440,000 set in 2023. Bidders included Trico Electric and Higginbotham, with 100% of the proceeds going to the youth exhibitors. The Codys plan to use the prize to grow their cattle operation and promote agriculture education; the reserve grand champion steer Cheeto sold for $300,000 to Hillwood. The stock show syndicate reported about $10.2 million raised that day, pushing its lifetime impact beyond $100 million.