2023 Maverick County Jr. Livestock Show Sale Scheduled Saturday, January 21, 2023
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023
The highly anticipated 2023 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Sale is scheduled on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 11 a.m. following the dedication ceremony of the MCJLS at 10:30 a.m. at the Zan Matthies Show Barn at the Maverick County Lake in Eagle Pass, Texas, announced Roberto Martinez, President of the Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Association.
Martinez invites all Eagle Pass and surrounding area businesses, farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, organizations, and individuals to register and attend the exciting 2023 MCJLS Sale on Saturday, January 21, featuring the finest market steers, swine, lambs, goats, and rabbits in Texas exhibited by Maverick County 4-H and FFA members.
“With the support of businesses and ranchers in Maverick County and surrounding counties, our auction has been very successful and has helped send hundreds of exhibitors to higher education. Our program is dedicated to teaching the values we all hold dear: leadership, responsibility, and accountability,” Martinez said.
The Top 10 Buyers of the 2022 MCJLS Sale were the following: No. 1 Minit Mart with $27,600; No. 2 Ancira Ford with $25,365; No. 3 A.E. Hiller with $22,500; No. 4 Nevarez Law Group with $20,800; No. 5 Dora and Morris Libson with $17,200; No. 6 Kunafin, The Insectary, with $15,438; No. 7 Brown of Eagle Pass with $14,000; No. 8 Tera Nova with $10,650; No. 9 H.E.B. With 10,610; and No. 10 Fort Duncan Regional Medial Center with $10,500.
2023 MCJLS Sale Committee Chairman Luis Rodriguez added “we invite all local and out of town businesses, ranchers, farmers, and professionals to join us at the January 21, 2023 Sale at 11 a.m. to help further the dreams and aspirations of our Maverick County youth. We invite everyone interested in becoming or registering as a buyer at the 2023 Sale, please arrive one hour before the sale to register and receive your bid number and to feel free to call us at (830) 352-2893 or (830) 352-7845 or anyone of our Sales Committee members.”
Any buyer who is unable to attend but would like to donate a specific sum towards the purchase of show animals may do so by contacting any Sales Committee member or Luis Rodriguez at (830) 352-2893.
2023 MCJLS Sales Committee members include Albert Benavides, Brenda Benavides, Cynthia Berchelman, Kimberly Cantu, Laura Cardenas, Aide Castano, Elizabeth Chisum, Raul Cisneros, Armando De La Cruz, Jose De La Cruz, Luis De La Cruz, Alex Flores, Sarrah Flores, Jose Jimenez, Alma Martinez, Maggie Martinez, RJ Martinez, Roberto Martinez, Yolanda P. Ramon, Olga Ramos, Ricardo Ramos, David Rodriguez, Marisela Rodriguez, Maritza Rodriguez, Myrna Rodriguez, Cindy Sanchez, Rosie Willars, and Claudia Rodriguez-Wright.
