Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo 2021

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The Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo is coming back to Odessa, Texas, for another year of fun and excitement. Beginning January 6th, this annual festival of the cowboy way of life will continue until the 16th. The Sandhills Rodeo is an event you don’t want to miss. Start the 2021 rodeo season on the right foot.

2019 Sandhills Royalty

Last year’s event brought 614 entries from across Texas. There were Hereford heifers and steers, fine wool lambs, and market goats. The SandHills Steer Show is the only Junior Livestock Show in the state of Texas which is exclusively Hereford cattle. Likewise, the Lamb Show is unique in that they show only Fine-Wool Lambs. Because of this, the quality of the steers and lambs shown in Odessa rivals any show in the state. In addition to the prizes and premiums awarded in their shows and sale, participating students also compete for scholarships.

Schedule

Wednesday, January 6

8:00 a.m. Security in place
Noon Heifers and Steers can begin arriving

Thursday, January 7

12:00 p.m. Goats move in
4:30 p.m. Goat arrival deadline
9:00 p.m. Cattle arrival deadline

Friday, January 8

8:00 a.m. Goat Show
9:00 a.m. Weigh & classify Steers – Outback Arena
1:00 p.m. Lambs move in
1:00 p.m. (Cattle) Rookie showmanship Clinic/Contest
2:30 p.m. Team Sales Talk
5:00 p.m. Lamb arrival deadline
6:00 p.m. Lamb weight cards turned in
7:30 p.m. 1st Rodeo Performance – Coliseum

Saturday, January 9

8:00 a.m. Steer show – Coliseum
8:00 a.m. Lamb show – Barn E
Heifer show immediately following Steer show – Coliseum
5:30 Buyers Dinner – Building G
6:00 p.m. Junior Livestock Sale Building G
7:30 p.m. 2nd Rodeo Performance – Coliseum

Sunday, January 10

3rd Annual SandHills Classic Open Barrel Race – Coliseum
(Books open at 7am & Close at 1pm)
9:00 a.m. Steer Roping – Andrews Co. Expo Center

Monday, January 11

8:00 a.m. Slack – Coliseum
Set up for Super Tuesday Roping

Tuesday, January 12

10:30 a.m. Super Tuesday Roping – Coliseum
6:30 p.m. Team & Match Roping – Coliseum

Wednesday, January 13

8:00 a.m. Slack – Coliseum
7:30 p.m. 3rd Rodeo Performance – Coliseum

Thursday, January 14 | 7:30 p.m. 4th Rodeo Performance – Coliseum

Friday, January 15 | 7:30 p.m. 5th Rodeo Performance – Coliseum

Saturday, January 16 | 7:30 p.m. 6th Rodeo Performance – Coliseum

The real star of the show is always the Sandhills Rodeo. After grouping the steers into weight classes, some of the best working cowboys and enthusiastic amateurs saunter out to the ring and take their chances. Bull riding has always been called the most thrilling eight seconds in sports, and the spectators at the Sandhills Rodeo will see enough action to last a lifetime. For more information and to stay up to date on the Sandhills Stock Show event status, make sure to follow them on Facebook.

Peter Varlet

Peter Varlet’s the cowboy critic you love to hate, until he’s right. Born during a thunderstorm in 1972 in Bismarck, North Dakota, he grew up watching his WWII vet dad battle to save their farm from corporate claws. Now, Peter’s the unapologetic voice of Western culture, with a historian’s grip on America’s past, acknowledging both its heroes and hypocrites. His truth to power articles are a no-holds-barred zone for rodeo reviews, cowboy movie takedowns, and ranching tricks that work. He’ll tell you why your country singer’s a fraud and how to fix a fence with only baling wire and spite. Peter despises corporate factory farms taking over and cherishes the DIY grit of real Americans. Politically correct? Nope. Trustworthy? Damn straight. He’s saving the West, one brutal truth at a time.