The annual Junior Livestock Sale at the state fair will be held Tuesday in Pueblo.
The largest event of its kind in Colorado, according to Fair organizers, the sale is the championship event for Colorado Ag Youth involved in 4-H and FFA.
The junior livestock sale, on the fairgrounds at 1001 Beulah Ave., starts with presale activities at 2 p.m. and the public sale at 3:30 p.m.
The junior tradition draws hundreds of business and community leaders to Pueblo to “bid on the best of the best” while supporting Ag Youth, according to organizers.
The 2015 Revised Junior Livestock Sale raised $534,650. Sale proceeds go directly to the youth exhibitors.
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A man practices for the Ranch Horse Versatility during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016. He and other riders will compete in the Ranch Horse Versatility competition tomorrow morning.
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Dancer, from R&R Center for Performing Arts, preform on the Coca-Cola Stage during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016.
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Jordan Halley, 9, of Kersey, Colorado, keeps her eyes on the judge and her arms around her lamb in the Jr. Breeding Sheep Showmanship during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016. Halley got a yellow ribbon for 3rd place in her heat.
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Anniah Peeples, 5, of Colorado Springs, plays in Battle Balls during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016.
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Participants prepare their lambs during the Jr. Breeding Sheep Showmanship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016.
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Rylie Zufelt, 14, left, splashes water from her hands on her friend Teagan Schleeter, 10, both of Bayfield, Colorado, during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016. Zufelt washes her heifer after showing her earlier in the day.
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A young girl with her face painted at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016.
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Rubber ducks float in a wash tank as part of a game at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016.
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Susan Pineda carries her grand kids prizes around in a stroller during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016.
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A man practices for the Ranch Horse Versatility during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, August 29, 2016. He and other riders will compete in the Ranch Horse Versatility competition tomorrow morning.
