Andrew McElroy, an FFA member from Arp, shows off hisfirst-place heifer award in the Simbrah Junior BreedingBeef Heifer Show at the 2007 Southwestern Exposition andLivestock Show on Jan. 22. Junior show entries totaled10,505 at this year's show which ends Feb. 4. Winningexhibitors are awarded cash "premiums" - this year toexceed $89,000 - in addition to monies generated fromthe sale of animals in the show's sale of champion steers,lambs, barrows and wether goats. Besides record juniorentries the show set an overall entry record of 22,673 cattle,sheep, swine, horses, mules, donkeys, llamas, goats,poultry, pigeons and rabbits.