The grand champion market lamb sold for a record $1 million March 13th at the Junior Market Lamb Auction at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. 13-year old Reagan Miller of Seagraves, Texas, exhibited the lamb. Paizlee Akins of Whitesboro, Texas, raised the grand champion market goat, which sold for $450,000, setting another Rodeo record.
Miller will earn a guaranteed premium of $45,000. After the premiums are paid to the contestants, the net proceeds from the auctions go toward the Rodeo’s educational fund, which provides scholarships and other educational investments for Texas children <Link>.
Source: AgDaily, March 16, 2026. Link. Since 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo says it has invested $660 million in students and education. This year’s Grand and Reserve Grand Champion lambs and goats generated $2,010,000 in donations.
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