Great bulls for exhibiting in hotel lobbies during the stock shows.

For all these trends, the stock show is ground zero.

The 627,000 people who attended the stock show last year, he said, left behind about $80 million with Denver hotels, restaurants and other assorted merchants.

The stock show could certainly do with a major facelift, they say, but they doubt it will happen any time soon.

"The chances of city voters approving a new stock show are unfortunately zilch."

Without that record, the Giants would not have had the fourth choice in pro football's annual stock show of college muscle.

Admission to the stock show, (817) 877-2420, is $5, $1 for children 12 and under.

The 507-room hotel is being renovated and has only deluxe rooms starting at $160 available during the stock show (standard rate is $135).

At this year's stock show, cattle sales were off from last year's by about 15 percent, or $1 million.

Reflecting growing interest, a Kentucky man last week paid $61,000 for the stock show's grand champion yearling bull.