A NIGHT FOR THE BOOKS

Record sales, donations add up at Stock Show 2024
  • This year’s winner of the Honorary Stock Show Supporter Award, Greg Gossett, center, is surrounded by the Cuero Livestock Show Board of Directors. Gossett was honored for his decades of service to the agriculture community as a businessman and volunteer. Twenty years ago, Gossett’s father, Dr. Jay Gossett, received the same award. (Photo courtesy of John Hudgeons Photography)
    This year’s winner of the Honorary Stock Show Supporter Award, Greg Gossett, center, is surrounded by the Cuero Livestock Show Board of Directors. Gossett was honored for his decades of service to the agriculture community as a businessman and volunteer. Twenty years ago, Gossett’s father, Dr. Jay Gossett, received the same award. (Photo courtesy of John Hudgeons Photography)
  • Briley Wieland shows her Grand Champion Goat at the 75th Annual Cuero Livestock Show. Since she had three champion animals up for auction, she decided to donate the sale of one of them back to the building fund. Her generosity inspired donations for this goat, totaling $78,000. (Donated photo.)
    Briley Wieland shows her Grand Champion Goat at the 75th Annual Cuero Livestock Show. Since she had three champion animals up for auction, she decided to donate the sale of one of them back to the building fund. Her generosity inspired donations for this goat, totaling $78,000. (Donated photo.)
  • Auctioneer Joe Adams has some fun with Ella Jander, the Grand Champion in Baked Items, Bread Division. (Donated photo.)
    Auctioneer Joe Adams has some fun with Ella Jander, the Grand Champion in Baked Items, Bread Division. (Donated photo.)
Cuero’s ag community stepped up even more this year at the 75th Annual Cuero Livestock Show, bringing in a record $1,318,999 in total sales for the youth, many of whom in turn donated to the Ag Friar building fund.“For the last seven or eight years, it keeps clicking up,” Stock Show President Greg Gossett said. “This is a very giving community. When you put young people in front of them, people…

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