January 3-21, 2024, • Denver, CO 

Location Key: BPAA: Beef Palace Auction Arena; SA: Stadium Arena; SH1: Stadium Hall 1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn: Witwer Show Arena: New Yards Show Arena (2 rings); Wagner Equipment Auction Arena: New Yards Sale Arena; Williams Yards: New Yards 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 

8:00 AM – 1st Wave of Yards Cattle Arrival Begins – Williams Yards 8:00 AM – Wool Show Set Up – SA 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 

9:00 AM – Wool Show Judging – SA
12:00 PM – 1st Wave of Hill Cattle Arrival Begins – Hill Barns 12:00 PM – Catch-A-Calf Arrival – Hill Barns
12:00 PM – Breeding Sheep Arrival – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 1:00 PM – Hand Spinning Wool Show Judging – SA 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 

8:00 AM – 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest (Western National Round-Up) – SYEC 1:00 PM – Catch-A-Calf Processing – Hill Barns
3:00 PM – Catch-A-Calf Exhibitor Meeting – BPAA 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 (Opening Day)
8:00 AM – Breeding Sheep Show – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 9:00 AM – South Devon Junior Show – SA
8:30 AM – 4-H/FFA Livestock and Meat Judging Awards Banquet 9:00 AM – Irish Dexter Show –SYEC
9:00 AM –Stockman in the Stockyards– Wagner West Plaza/SYEC 12:00 PM – Miniature Hereford Junior Show – SA 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 

8:00 AM – Breeding Sheep Show – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
8:00 AM – Miniature Hereford Open Show– SA
9:00 AM – Wagyu Show – Witwer Show Arena
9:00 AM – Aberdeen Pen & Bull / Junior Show to Follow – Witwer Show Arena 2:00 PM – Catch-A-Calf Show, Photos & Final Awards – SA 

MONDAY, JANUARY 8 

8:00 AM – Gelbvieh Junior Female Show / Open Bull & Female Show to follow – SA 8:00 AM – Junior Market Lamb Arrival – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
8:00 AM – Aberdeen Open Female Show – Witwer Show Arena
12:00 PM – Miniature Zebu– SA 

1:00 PM – South Devon – SA 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 

9:00 AM – Junior Market Lamb Processing – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 10:00 AM – Gelbvieh Pen Show- Witwer Show Arena
10:00 AM – Limousin Pen/ Carload Show– Witwer Show Arena
11:00 AM – Stock Show U Demo– BPAA 

4:00 PM – Junior Market Lamb Showmanship – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 

8:00 AM – Shorthorn Junior Female Show– SA
10:00 AM – Limousin Junior & Open Show – SA
9:00 PM – Junior Market Lamb Show – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
2:00 PM – Maternal Merit Commercial Heifer Sale – Wagner Equipment Auction Arena 6:00 PM – Junior Market Lamb, Grand Champion Drive – SA 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 

6:30 AM – Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest, Team Line Up – SA 8:00 AM – Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest – Denver Coliseum 8:00 AM – Angus Junior Female Show – SA
8:00 AM – National Hereford Junior Female Show – SA 

8:00 AM – Junior Market Goat/Boer Goat Arrival – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 9:00 AM – Herd Sire Display Bulls Open – Wagner West Plaza
9:00 AM – National Shorthorn Pen Show – Witwer Show Arena
9:00 AM – Collegiate Wool Judging Contest 

12:30 PM – Angus Foundation Female Sale Preview – Witwer Show Arena 2:00 PM – Angus Foundation Female Sale – Wagner Equipment Auction Arena 5:00PM- Stockyards Beef Festival – Witwer Show Arena
6:30 PM – Females on the Front Range Sale – Witwer Show Arena
7:00 PM – Collegiate Wool Judging Awards Banquet 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 

8:00 AM – Angus ROV Super Point Open Show – SA
8:00 AM – National Shorthorn Open Show– SA
8:00 AM – National Hereford Pen & Carload Show – Witwer Show Arena
8:00 AM – Collegiate Carload Judging Contest – Witwer Show Arena
9:00 AM – Herd Sire Display Bulls Open – Wagner West Plaza
9:00 AM – Junior Market Goat Processing – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
12:00 PM – National Maine-Anjou Pen Show – Witwer Show Arena
1:30 AM – Junior Wether Doe Show – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
3:00 PM – Stock Show U Junior Market Goat Fitting Contest – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 4:00 PM – Junior Market Goat Showmanship – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
3:00 PM – 4-H/FFA Wool Judging Contest
2:30 PM – Hereford Sale Preview (Stout) – Sale Display
4:00 PM – Hereford Sale (Stout) – Wagner Equipment Sale Arena 

5:30 PM – Embryo’s on Snow Sale – Social 5:30 w/ Sale to follow at 6:30– Witwer Show Arena 6:00 PM – Collegiate Livestock Judging Awards Banquet
6:30 PM – 4-H/FFA Wool Judging Awards Banquet 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 

8:00 AM – Angus Pen & Carload Shows – Witwer Show Arena

8:00 AM – National Hereford Open Show – SA

8:00 AM – National Junior & Open Maine-Anjou, Maine-Angus, Mainetainer Shows – SA 8:30 AM – National ROE Charolais Pen Show – Witwer Show Arena
9:00 AM – Boer Goat Show – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
9:00 AM – Herd Sire Display Bulls Open – Wagner West Plaza
12:00 PM – 44th National Charolais Sale Preview – Witwer Show Arena
1:00 PM – Junior Market Goat Show – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
1:30 PM – 44th National Charolais Sale – Wagner Equipment Sale Arena
1:00 PM – Simmental Female Pen Show – Witwer Show Arena
2:00 PM –Maine-Anjou Power In The Pens Sale – Wagner Equipment Sale Arena
4:00 PM – Western Elite Sale -Wagner Equipment Sale Arena
6:00 PM – Junior Market Goat, Grand Drive – SA 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 

2:00 AM – Junior Market Swine Arrival – Hill Barns
8:00 AM – Junior Purebred Charolais & Percentage Charolais Heifer Shows – SA 8:00 AM – Collegiate Meats Judging Contest – JBS Greeley
9:00 AM – Chi/ChiAngus Junior & Open Show – SA
9:00 AM – Simmental Bull Pen Show – Witwer Show Arena
9:00 AM – Herd Sire Display Bulls Open – Wagner West Plaza
12:00 PM – Junior Market Steer Tack Arrival – Hill Barns
1:00 PM – Simmental “The One & Only” Sale Preview – SYEC Display
3:00 PM – Simmental “The One & Only” Sale – Wagner Equipment Sale Arena 

MONDAY, JANUARY 15 

7:30 AM – Collegiate Meats Judging Awards Banquet
8:00 AM – Junior Market Swine Processing – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 8:00 AM – Junior Market Steer Arrival – Hill Barns
8:00 AM – National Roll of Excellence Charolais Open Show – SA
10:00 AM – Red Angus Pen Show – Witwer Show Arena
1:00 PM – Galloway Bull & Female Shows – Witwer Show Arena
1:00 PM – Simmental Junior Female Show – SA

4:00 PM – Junior Market Swine Showmanship – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 

8:00 AM – Open Simmental Show – SA
8:00 AM – Red Angus Junior & Open Show – SA
9:00 AM – Junior Market Swine Show – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 9:00 AM – Junior Market Steer Processing – Hill Barns 

11:00 AM – Piedmontese Bull & Female Shows – Witwer Show Arena 12:00 PM – Stock Show U Junior Market Steer Fitting Contest – SA 3:00 PM – Junior Market Steer Showmanship – SA
6:00 PM – Junior Market Swine, Grand Champion Drive – SA 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 

9:00 AM – Junior Market Steer Show – SA

12:00 PM – Open Prospect Cattle Arrival Begins – Hill Barns 

12:00 PM - North American Yak Show – Fiber Show & Judging – Runs continuously Wednesday through Saturday the 21.

12:00 PM – Llama/Alpaca Arrival – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn
4:00 PM – Junior Market Steer, Grand Champion Drive – SA 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 

8:00 AM – Stock Dog Trials (Open Preliminary Cattle Competition) – Wagner West Plaza 8:00 AM – Junior Market Premier Exhibitor Interviews – SYEC
9:00 AM– Shorn Fleece/Fiber/Llama Walking Fiber Shows – SH1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn 10:00 AM – Highland Junior Breeding Heifer/Highland Steer & Prospect Shows – SA 1:00 PM – North American Yak Show – Yak Evaluations– Witwer Show Arena 

1:00 PM – Open Prospect Cattle Processing – Hill Barns 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 

8:00 AM – Poultry Arrival– SA
8:00 AM – National Highland Show – SA
8:00 AM – Prospect Steer Show – SA
8:00 AM – Stock Dog Trials (Open Preliminary Cattle Competition) – Wagner West Plaza 9:00 AM – Youth Bison Judging Event – Williams Yards
12:00 PM –Bison Afternoon in the Yards Event – Bison Pens in the Yards
1:00 PM – North American Yak Show – Halter Classes– Witwer Show Arena
1:00 PM – Afternoon with Llamas & Alpacas– SA

2:00 PM – Llama Halter Show & Alpaca Performance Show – SA
2:00 PM – Texas Longhorn World Show (Un haltered) – Witwer Show Arena
4:00 PM – USYAKS Obstacle Course – Witwer Show Arena
6:30 PM – Auction of Junior Livestock Champions – BPAA 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 

8:00 AM – Stock Dog Trials (Intermediate & Nursery Cattle) – Wagner West Plaza 8:00 AM – Poultry Show– SA
9:00 AM – Open Prospect Heifer Show – SA

9:00 AM – Bison Judging (Reasons) – Williams Yards 

10:00 AM – Stock Dog Trials (Open Finals Cattle Competition) – Wagner West Plaza 10:00 AM – National Highland Sale – BPAA
10:00 AM – Texas Longhorn World Show (Haltered) – Witwer Show Arena
10:00 AM – Gold Trophy Bison Sale – Wagner Equipment Sale Arena 

1:00 PM – Llama Performance & Alpaca Halter Show – SA
1:00 PM – North American Yak Show – Yak Masquerade – Witwer Show Arena 1:00 PM – Stock Dog Sale Trials – Wagner West Plaza
1:00 PM – Stock Dog Sale – Wagner Equipment Sale Arena
3:00 PM – Auctioneering Contest – BPAA 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 

8:00 AM – Stock Dog Trials (Intermediate & Nursery Cattle) – Wagner West Plaza 9:00 AM – Stock Dog Trials (Open Sheep Dogs) – SA
1:00 PM – Stock Dog Trials (Open Sheep Finals) – SA