2010 Tentative Schedule
NOTE: National Western is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., some events may start prior to those public hours, exhibitors are encouraged to check their individual show schedules for early start times.
| Thursday, January 7 | |
| 8:00 am | Wool Show Judging - SH1 |
| 1:00 pm | Hand Spinning Wool Judging - SH1 |
| Friday, January 8 | |
| 3:00 pm | Catch-A-Calf Records Meeting - BPAA |
| Saturday, January 9 | |
| 8:00 am | 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest - C |
| 8:00 am | 4-H/FFA Meats Judging Contest - CSU, Ft. Collins, CO - TBA |
| 9:00 am | Gelbvieh Bull Futurity - SYA |
| 9:00 am | Poultry Judging - EH3 |
| 10:00 am | Junior Poultry Showmanship - EH3 |
| 12:00 pm | Antique Tractor Exhibition - SA |
| 4:00 pm | Llama/Alpaca Show - SA |
| 6:30 pm | An Evening with a Llama/Alpaca - SA |
| Sunday, January 10 | |
| 7:00 am | 4-H/FFA Livestock & Meat Judging Contest Awards Breakfast - TBA |
| 8:00 am | Catch-A-Calf Show, Photo Session & Awards - SA |
| 8:00 am | Gelbvieh & Balancer Pen of Bulls Show - SYA |
| 12:30 pm | National Gelbvieh Junior Heifer Show - SA |
| 1:00 pm | Limousin Junior Heifer Show - SA |
| 2:30 pm | Gelbvieh Sale Cattle Parade - SA |
| 4:00 pm | Llama/Alpaca Show - SA |
| 5:00 pm | National Gelbvieh Sale - BPAA |
| Monday, January 11 | |
| 8:00 am | National Gelbvieh & Balancer Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | National Red Angus Pen Show - LCAA |
| 12:00 pm | Red Angus Junior Stock Growers Activities - SYA |
| 1:00 pm | National South Devon Sale - BPAA |
| 2:00 pm | National Limousin Sale Cattle Parade - SA |
| 3:00 pm | Red Angus Mile High Classic Sale - LCAA |
| 6:00 pm | National Limousin Sale - BPAA |
| Tuesday, January 12 | |
| 8:00 am | National Limousin MOE & Lim-Flex Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | Red Angus Junior Breeding Heifer Show followed by Red Angus Open Show - SA |
| 9:00 am | Lowline Junior Heifer Show/Showmanship - SYA |
| 11:00 am | National Lowline Peoples Choice Show - SYA |
| 1:00 pm | National Lowline Sale - LCAA |
| Wednesday, January 13 | |
| 8:00 am | Limousin & Lim-Flex Pen and Carload Bull and Female Show - LCAA |
| 8:00 am | National Lowline Pen Show - SYA |
| 9:00 am | Boer Goat Show - SH1 |
| 9:00 am | National Lowline Female Show (Fullblood and %) - SYA |
| 12:00 pm | National Angus ROV Bull Show - SA |
| 2:00 pm | Hereford Junior Breeding Heifer Show - SA |
| 4:00 pm | Angus 'Denim & Diamonds' Sale - BPAA |
| 5:00 pm | Junior Market Goat Showmanship - SH1 |
| Thursday, January 14 | |
| 8:00 am | Angus Sale Bull Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | National Lowline Bull Show (Fullblood/%) - SYA |
| 9:00 am | Hereford Pen of Heifers Show - LCAA |
| 9:00 am | Junior Market Goat Show - SH1 |
| 11:00 am | Angus Junior Breeding Heifer Show - SA |
| 11:00 am | Hereford Pen/Carload Bull Show - LCAA |
| 12:00 pm | Denver National Maine-Anjou/MaineTainer Sale Bull Evaluation - SYA |
| 2:00 pm | Junior Market Goat Championship Selection - SH1 |
| 3:00 pm | National Braunvieh Show - SYA |
| 4:00 pm | Angus Bull Sale - BPAA |
| 6:00 pm | Dog Agility Games - SA |
| 6:00 pm | Red Meat Club Dinner - By Invitation Only - NWC |
| Friday, January 15 | |
| 7:30 am | Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest - C |
| 8:00 am | National Angus ROV Female Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | National Hereford Bull Show - SA |
| 9:00 am | Collegiate Wool Judging Contest - Adams County Fairgrounds - TBA |
| 10:00 am | Denver National Maine-Anjou & MaineTainer Pen of Heifers Show - Followed by Pen of Bulls Show - SYA |
| 10:00 am | National Braunvieh Sale - LCAA |
| 3:00 pm | Colorado Angus Association Foundation Female Sale - LCAA |
| 6:00 pm | National Hereford Sale - BPAA |
| Saturday, January 16 | |
| 7:30 am | Collegiate Carload Judging Contest - SYA |
| 8:00 am | National Hereford Female Show - SA |
| 8:30 am | Angus Carload/Pen Bull Show - LCAA |
| 11:00 am | National Charolais Pen Show - SYA |
| 1:30 pm | National Shorthorn Pen Show - SYA |
| 3:00 pm | Denver National Maine-Anjou Bull/Female Sale - LCAA |
| 5:00 pm | Junior Market Lamb Showmanship - SH1 |
| 6:00 pm | Dog Pull - SA |
| 6:00 pm | Western Elite Female Sale - LCAA |
| Sunday, January 17 | |
| 7:30 am | Collegiate Judging Contest Awards - TBA |
| 8:00 am | Collegiate Meats Judging Contest-Swift & Co - TBA |
| 8:00 am | Simmental Pen of Bulls Show - SYA |
| 8:30 am | Jr MaineTainer Breeding Heifers/Open MaineTainer Show/Jr Maine-Anjou Breeding Heifers/Open Maine-Anjou Show - SA |
| 9:00 am | Chianina/Chiangus/Chimaine Pen of Bulls/Females Show - LCAA |
| 9:00 am | Junior Market Lamb Show - SH1 |
| 10:00 am | National Shorthorn Sale Cattle Parade - SA |
| 11:00 am | Chianina/Chiangus Sale Cattle Evaluation - LCAA |
| 12:00 pm | National Shorthorn Sale - BPAA |
| 12:30 pm | ACA Peak of Performance & Style Sale - LCAA |
| 1:30 pm | National Salers Futurity Bull Show - SYA |
| 2:00 pm | National Salers Pen Show - LCAA |
| 2:30 pm | National Charolais Sale - BPAA |
| 2:30 pm | National Shorthorn Junior Heifer and Junior Shorthorn Plus Heifer Show followed by National Shorthorn PACE Bull Show - SA |
| 4:30 pm | 35th National Salers Sale - LCAA |
| 5:00 pm | Junior Market Lamb Championship Selection - SH1 |
| Monday, January 18 | |
| 7:30 am | Collegiate Meats Judging Awards Breakfast (Closed to the public) - NWC |
| 8:00 am | National ROE Charolais Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | Salers Junior Breeding Heifer Show/35th National Salers Open Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | Simmental Pen of Heifers Show - SYA |
| 11:00 am | Piedmontese Show - SYA |
| 1:00 pm | National Shorthorn PACE Female Show followed by Open Shorthorn Plus Show - SA |
| 3:00 pm | American Galloway Show - SYA |
| 4:00 pm | Simmental Sale - LCAA |
| Tuesday, January 19 | |
| 8:00 am | Pens of 3 & 5 Prospect Calves Show - SYA |
| 8:00 am | Simmental Jr Breeding Heifer Show/Simmental Bull Show - SA |
| 4:00 pm | Pens of 3 & 5 Prospect Calves Sale - LCAA |
| 5:00 pm | Dog Fly Ball Games - SA |
| 5:00 pm | Junior Market Swine Showmanship - SH1 |
| Wednesday, January 20 | |
| 8:00 am | Simmental Female Show - SA |
| 9:00 am | Junior Market Swine Show - SH1 |
| 9:30 am | National Western Commercial Heifer Show followed by CCA Producers' Show - LCAA |
| 1:00 pm | Andis Cattle Grooming Demonstration - BPAA |
| 2:00 pm | Bellringer Commercial Female Sale - LCAA |
| 2:30 pm | American Junior Highland Cattle Association Activities - BPAA |
| 4:00 pm | Junior Market Beef Showmanship - SA |
| 6:00 pm | Pfizer Stockman’s Night Barbeque - LCAA |
| 7:00 pm | Junior Market Swine Championship Selection - SA |
| Thursday, January 21 | |
| 9:00 am | National Tarentaise Show - SA |
| 9:00 am | Stock Dog Sale Preview - SY |
| 10:00 am | Junior Market Beef Show - SA |
| 11:30 am | Chuck Wagon Celebrity Beef Cook-Off - SY |
| 1:00 pm | Second Annual Stock Dog Sale - LCAA |
| 2:00 pm | American Junior Highland Association Junior Challenge - BPAA |
| 2:00 pm | Yak Pen Show - SY |
| 4:00 pm | Junior Market Beef Championship Selection - SA |
| 6:00 pm | Highland Junior Breeding Heifer Show followed by Highland Market Steer and Prospect Calves Show - SA |
| Friday, January 22 | |
| 8:00 am | Miniature Hereford World Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | National Bison Judging - SY |
| 8:00 am | National Highland Show - SA |
| 8:00 am | Stock Dog Trials (Preliminary Cattle Competition) - SY |
| 8:30 am | Breeding Sheep Shows (Meat Breeds) - SH1 |
| 10:00 am | Texas Longhorn Show (Unhaltered) - SYA |
| 2:00 pm | Open Prospect Heifer Show - SA |
| 2:00 pm | Yak Halter Show - SYA |
| 4:00 pm | Sheep Lead Competition - SH1 |
| 6:30 pm | Auction of Junior Livestock Champions - BPAA |
| 6:30 pm | Dog Agility Games - SA |
| Saturday, January 23 | |
| 8:00 am | Junior Ewe Lamb Showmanship (Meat & Wool Breeds) - SH1 |
| 8:00 am | Open Prospect Steer Show - SA |
| 8:30 am | Breeding Sheep Shows (Wool Breeds, Natural Colored) - SH1 |
| 9:00 am | Texas Longhorn Youth Halter Show - SYA |
| 10:00 am | National Highland Sale - BPAA |
| 10:00 am | Stock Dog Trials (Final Cattle Competition) - SY |
| 11:00 am | National Gold Trophy Bison Sale - LCAA |
| 11:00 am | Texas Longhorn Show (Haltered) - SYA |
| 2:00 pm | Miniature Hereford World Sale - BPAA |
| 3:00 pm | Stock Dog Trials (Intermediate Sheep Competition) - SA |
| Sunday, January 24 | |
| 9:00 am | Sheep Shearing Contest, (Junior , Intermediate and Pro) - SH1 |
| 9:00 am | Stock Dog Trials (Open Sheep Competition) - SA |
| 2:00 pm | Stock Dog Trials (Final Open Sheep Competition) - SA |