What does the night before a big show look like for the Colorado State University seedstock team?

January 10, 2025 11:00 AM •

RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough

Since 1976, Colorado State University’s Seedstock Merchandising Team has focused on breeding, managing, and marketing purebred cattle.

Let’s see how they prepare their cattle in the hours before dawn at the 2024 National Western Stock Show.

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