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In Crabapple, deep in the heart of Texas, folks play for big stakes. When Andrew Tatsch was given a Hereford calf by his father, he decided to raise it into the finest steer there ever was; last week, his year-old, 1,000-lb., underslung steer “Shorty” won the grand championship at the San Antonio Livestock Show. After a San Antonio brewer bought Shorty for $21,000. * 13-year-old Cattleman Tatsch splendid in a satin shirt and cowpoke boots, took a bow in the center ring, announced he would use the money to buy a ranch of his own.
* Second highest price ever paid for a show-champion steer. Highest: $42,600.
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