1974 Competition for girls was added to the 1974 Catch-A-Calf contest. 1984 The National Western Junior Auction of Champions begins. 1991 The Expo Hall and Stadium Hall were completed just in time for the show. 1995 Both the Grand Champion steer and Reserve Champion steer were ruled ineligible due to the illegal use of the drug Clenbuterol. 1996 The 90th National Western Stock Show was expanded to 16 days, with 23 Rodeo performances, 11 Horse Shows performances and two Mexican Rodeo Extravaganzas. 1997 A record 23 breeds of cattle had a show and/or sale. 2001 In December of 2001 the National Western Stock Show Rodeo was selected as the world’s #1 Indoor Rodeo at the Pro Rodeo Cowboys’ Association convention. 2003 A new record for breeding cattle entries was set at 4,491. The Junior Livestock Auction had record-high earnings of more than $500,000. 2006 National Western celebrates its 100th anniversary; an attendance record is shattered when recorded attendance reaches 726,972 for the 16-day show. The grand champion steer sold for $75,000 or $58 per pound! Twelve junior market lambs are disqualified from the 2006 competition due to unethical tampering and the presence of needle marks along the major muscles of the carcasses. 2010 For the first time in its 104 years, heifers were shown in the market division at the National Western Stock Show. The Grand Champion Market Heifer, Lidy, went on to make even more history when Judge Dan Hoge chose her as overall Reserve Grand Champion. Lidy was exhibited by Bailey Core of Pleasantville, Iowa. 2019 The National Western set a new opening Saturday attendance record with 53,806 guests. The Grand Champion Steer sold for a record $150,000 to Ames Construction Company. For the third time in its 113 years the National Western attendance was in excess of 700,000 guests. 2021 The Stock Show is cancelled for the second time due to COVID-19 concerns and restrictions.
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