Photo Gallery: Kids show livestock animals at Sonny Brazil

By
Denise Cathey
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SAN BENITO — The annual Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show hosted by the San Benito FFA Chapter draws in students from FFA and 4H chapters throughout the Rio Grande Valley and south of San Antonio for prizes and experience ahead of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show in March.

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Judge John Lanier watches as competitors for the Showmanship Intermiadiate Steer category take a lap around the ring with their steers Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito. The annual livestock show hosted by the San Benito FFA Chapter draws in students from FFA and 4H chapters throughout the Rio Grande Valley and south of San Antonio for prizes and experience ahead of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show in March. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
San Benito FFA parent and volunteer Chris Aguilar weighs a lamb as competitors check-in for the day’s events Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Leonardo Gonzalez of Vaquero 4-H holds his lamb steady during the judging for the Showmanship category Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A volunteer guides a hog using a pig whip to the weighing station Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Danielle Luna of the Edinburg FFA chapter rubs her female Yorkshire hog dry after rinsing her clean Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Sponsor Franklin Taylor helps out his sponsee from McAllen Memorial High School to hose down his Charolais steer before show start Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Cash Martinez of the San Isidro FFA leads his steer into the ring for the Showmanship Intermidiate Steer category Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Mark Silva of the San Benito FFA uses a comb to groom his animal ahead of the start of the cattle categories Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Competitors in the Goats Division I category lead their animals around the ring for the judge Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Savannah Chavez of Lyford High School holds her ABC heifer steady as she waits for the judge’s approach Saturday at the Sonny Brazil Classic Livestock Show at the Sonny Brazil Agricultural Science Complex in San Benito.(Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
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