Photo Gallery: RGV Livestock Show Sale of Champions

Rabbits wait to be sold during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Auctioneer Steve Arenek works a sale during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Auctioneer Steve Arenek works during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Daniel Guzman, 11, guides “Queso” after the sal eduring the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Animals wait to be sold during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Glitter decoates the back of a steer during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Animals wait to be sold during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Reserve grand champion steer named “RJ” is guilded out by Matthew Sanchez, 17, after his sale during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Covergirls watch the action during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Rabbits are carried off during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Animals wait to be sold during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Cover girl Hadleigh Grace Keath stands next to the Grand Champion of Agriculture while waiting on the offical photo to be taken after its sale during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Ava Hernandez comforts her steer before the sale during Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

The Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog walks the runway during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

A buyer bids during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Elias Macias, center, of PSJA Memorial FFA shows his Santa Gertrudis steer during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Matthew Sanchez, 17, holds Reserve grand champion steer named “RJ” before the sale during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

A steer receives a scratch on the head before being sold during the sale during the Sale of Champions at the 85th Livestock Show and Rodeo on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Mercedes. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)