It was great to see Derek's bulls in Denver, but I can only imagine what it must have cost him to display that many bulls in the yards, when you think of the trucking costs, the crew required, the hotel rooms needed, the food required, etc etc etc. Then on top of all those costs the National Western takes a commission for all animals sold in the yards. I applaud Derek for doing this for so many years as it certainly helped promote the breed as well as his own program. All Shorthorn breeders are going to have to pick up the slack now. I hear there is going to be a good number of Shorthorns in the yards this year, so that is a good thing.