SAN ANGELO, TX — The 2025 San Angelo Stock Show Premium Sale took place at the Spur Arena on the afternoon of Saturday, April 19, 2025 and broke a new record. The sale began with the Top 8 winners from the stock show that was held earlier in February. In 2020, the stock show and rodeo were held separately due to the pandemic. The rodeo, which had been held concurrently with the stock show in February since 1932, was, in 2020, postponed until public health officials deemed it safe to resume.
The April rodeo seemed like a good idea, so since then, the rodeo and the premium sale have been held in early April, benefiting from better weather for the carnival and avoiding conflicts with the Houston, San Antonio, and Fort Worth rodeos. This is why you'll see no animals at this premium sale as they are long gone to market in February at the conclusion of the livestock show.
The premium sale is the way high school and younger contestants in the livestock show are rewarded. The auctioneers at the premium sale sold off 222 lots, or animals, with the proceeds benefitting each contestant. Some will use their money for college and others may use their money to purchase a new animal to compete next year.
The total spent on all 222 lots was $1.25 million. For the top eight winning contestants, buyers at the San Angelo Premium Sale spent over $160,000. The Grand Champion Steer, shown by Aniston Floyd of the Denver City FFA, fetched $52,000, a figure auction officials believe may be a record for the San Angelo Grand Champion Steer, though this remains unconfirmed.
The buyers for each of the Top 8 winners of the stock show are as follows:
Grand Champion Steer, shown by Aniston Floyd of Denver City FFA for $52,000
Grand Champion Steer, shown by Aniston Floyd of Denver City FFA for $52,000
From Left to Right: HEB-Joshua Jones; West Texas Steel-Bubba Davis; Armstrong Backus & Co-James Sanderson; First Financial Bank-Chris Evatt; Gandy Ink-Phil Gandy; Housley Group-Jessica Chesshire; Goode Construction-Mike Martin; Rocking Chair Ranch-Lloyd Whitehead; 1st Community Federal Credit Union-Bill Nikolauk; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell-Cliff Caldwell; Junkman & B Gregory-Junkman; Republic Services-Joe Spano; Twin Mountain Fence-Monica Harding
Buyers: 1st Community Federal Credit Union, First Financial Bank, Rocking Chair Ranch, H-E-B, Armstrong, Backus, and Co., Gandy Ink, Twin Mountain Fence, West Texas Steel, Goode Construction, Housley Group, Ricky "Junk Man" Gregory and Joe Spano.
Grand Champion Lamb, shown by Madden Wise of Brown County FFA for $26,000
Grand Champion Lamb, shown by Madden Wise of Brown County FFA for $26,000
From Left to Right, Top Row: - Capital Farm Credit - Randy Dupre; Twin Mountain Fence - Monica Harding; First Financial Bank - Chris Evatt; Jim Bass Ford - Todd Price; Goode Construction - Mike Martin; Neff Livestock - Todd Neff; Jimmy & Carol Barton - Carol Barton; Mayer Ranch - John Mayer; West Texas Steel - Bubba Davis; 1st Community Federal Credit Union - Vicki Loso; Palmer Feed & Supply - Bridget Scott; Custom Skins - Justin Jonas; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell - Cliff Caldwell; KLST - Ken Grimm; Bug Express - Greg Martin; Bottom Row: - Gandy Ink - Ryan Gandy; Neff Livestock - Connie Neff; City National Bank - Jasmine Armbruster; Cross Texas Construction - Clay Cross; Neff Livestock - Linzey Neff; Schneider Distributing - Laci Jo Stone; Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union - Toni Sudduth
Buyers: Neff Livestock, Cross Country Construction, Schneider Distributing, Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union, 1st Community Federal Credit Union, Cliff and Lauren Caldwell, Custom Skin Co., Jimmy and Carol Barton, Gandy Ink, West Texas Steel, Mayer Ranch, Goode Construction, First Financial Bank, Jim Bass Ford, Twin Mountain Fence, KLST.
Grand Champion Barrow, shown by Brinley Wilson of Midland County 4H for $16,000.
Grand Champion Barrow, shown by Brinley Wilson of Midland County 4H for $16,000.
Top Row: - Junkman & B Gregory - Lynn Shipley; Twin Mountain Fence - Monica Harding; Junkman & B Gregory - Junkman; Gandy Ink - Phil Gandy; unknown; Jimmy & Carol Barton - Carol Barton; West Texas Steel - Bubba Davis; WTX Landscape - Chris Knappe; 1st Community Federal Credit Union - Vicki Loso; Republic Services - Joe Spano; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell - Cliff Caldwell; Bottom Row: Housley Group - Colby Chesshire; HEB - Larry Land; Fat Boss Pub - John Castillo.
Buyers: West Texas Steel, Cliff and Lauren Caldwell, Jimmy and Carol Barton, Little Caesars, 1st Community Federal Credit Union, Twin Mountain Fence, Housley Group, GA Auto Glass, Rep. August Pfluger, Gandy Ink, Ricky "Junk Man" Gregory, Joe Spano, and Lynn Shipley.
Grand Champion Goat, shown by Briscoe Black of Brown County 4H for $16,000
Grand Champion Goat, shown by Briscoe Black of Brown County 4H for $16,000
Top Row: City Lumber - Steve Mahaffey; West Texas Steel - Bubba Davis; Southern Glazers - Guy Abbott; Housley Group - Jessica Chesshire; Mayer Ranch - Richard Mayer; Jimmy & Carol Barton - Carol Barton; Central Texas Farm Credit - Blake Denning; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell - Cliff Caldwell; Bottom Row: Vicki Loso; 1st Community Federal Credit Union - Vicki Loso; Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union - Toni Sudduth.
Buyers: Central Texas Credit Union, Southern Glazer’s, Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union, 1st Community Federal Credit Union, Mayer Ranch, State Rep. Drew Darby, Jimmy and Carol Barton, West Texas Steel, Cliff and Lauren Caldwell, Twin Mountain Fence, City Lumber.
Reserve Grand Champion Steer, shown by Elli Bezner of Dallam Hartley County 4H for $10,000.
Reserve Grand Champion Steer, shown by Elli Bezner of Dallam Hartley County 4H for $10,000.
From Left to Right: Twin Mountain Fence - Monica Harding; Jimmy & Carol Barton - Carol Barton; Southern Glazers - Derek Morrison; Tommy Neal - Edward Jones - Tommy Neal; The Bank & Trust - Darcy Weishuhn; Boujee's Mini Moos - Mindy Martin; Goode Construction - Mike Martin; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell - Cliff Caldwell; West Texas Steel - Bubba Davis; Cross Texas Construction - Clay Cross.
Buyers: Southern Glazer’s, West Texas Steel, Tommy Neal - Edward Jones, Goode Construction, Jimmy and Carol Barton, Cliff and Lauren Caldwell, Cross Country Construction, Twin Mountain Fence, Boujee’s Mini Moo’s, The Bank & Trust.
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb, shown by Flora McCay Appleton of McCulloch County 4H for $14,000.
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb, shown by Flora McCay Appleton of McCulloch County 4H for $14,000.
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb, shown by Flora McCay Appleton of McCulloch County 4H for $14,000.
From Left to Right: Barrron's Body Shop - Richard Barron; Mayer Ranch - Sol Mayer; Central Texas Farm Credit - Kayla Rogers; Schneider Distributing - JoAnn Walter; Armstrong Backus & Co - James Sanderson; Twin Mountain Fence - Monica Harding; San Angelo Live - Joe Hyde; Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union - Toni Sudduth; West Texas Steel - Bubba Davis; 1st Community Federal Credit Union - Vicki Loso; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell - Cliff Caldwell; HEB - Joshua Jones; Gandy Ink - Ryan Gandy; Debra & Coltyn Friend - Coltyn Friend.
Buyers: Armstrong, Backus, and Co., Schneider Distributing, Central Texas Farm Credit, Gandy Ink, Mayer Ranch, West Texas Steel, H-E-B, San Angelo LIVE!, Barron’s Body Shop, Cliff and Lauren Caldwell, 1st Community Federal Credit Union, Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union, Twin Mountain Fence.
Reserve Grand Champion Barrow, shown by Jeffery Lang of Winkler/Loving County 4H for $15,000.
Reserve Grand Champion Barrow, shown by Jeffery Lang of Winkler/Loving County 4H for $15,000.
From Left to Right: West Texas Steel - Bubba Davis; Gandy Ink - Phil Gandy; Housley Group - Jessica Chesshire; The Bank & Trust - Raliegh Little; Bobcat Group - Mark Nikolauk; Jimmy & Carol Barton - Carol Barton; KSAN - Ken Grimm; 1st Community Federal Credit Union - Vicki Loso; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell - Cliff Caldwell.
Buyers: Housley Group, 1st Community Federal Credit Union, The Bank & Trust, West Texas Steel, Cliff and Lauren Caldwell, Jimmy and Carol Barton, KSAN, Surety Title Company, Gandy Ink.
Reserve Grand Champion Goat, shown by Chandler Kirkscey of Bell County 4H for $15,000.
Reserve Grand Champion Goat, shown by Chandler Kirkscey of Bell County 4H for $15,000.
From Left to Right: Cross Texas Construction - Clay Cross; Schneider Distributing - Laci Jo Stone; Mayer Ranch - John Mayer; Medway Medical - Michael Brinlee; First Financial Bank - Chris Evatt; LCRA - Cooper Hogg; Twin Mountain Fence - Monica Harding; Jim Bass Ford - Todd Price; Jimmy & Carol Barton - Carol Barton; Cliff & Lauren Caldwell - Cliff Caldwell; West Texas Steel - Bubba Davis; Barratt Remodeling - Devin Barratt; Gandy Ink - Ryan Gandy; Fat Boss Pub - John Castillo.
Buyers: Gandy Ink, Twin Mountain Fence, Jimmy and Carol Barton, Cliff and Lauren Caldwell, West Texas Steel, Cross Country Construction, Mayer Ranch, Schneider Distributing, Fat Boss Pub.
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