Ty Winter praises youth agriculture at Las Animas County Fair steak fry

Ty Winter praised the Las Animas County Fair Steak Fry and Market Sale as a public show of support for youth agriculture, saying it was “always a great time” with “good food, great people, and strong support for our next generation of ag.”

At the Las Animas County Fairgrounds in Trinidad, the steak fry and market sale put youth livestock projects in front of buyers, board members and elected officials at the same time. The fair page said the community event ran July 22-26, and online videos from July 24 and July 26 captured the Beef Show and the Market Sale that sat at the center of the livestock week.

Colorado State University Extension’s 2026 fair schedule shows how the event remains a multi-day fixture rather than a one-night gathering. It opened Tuesday, July 21 with horse show check-in and horse show events, then moved into exhibit day, all animals in barn and ultrasound events on Wednesday, July 22.

Winter’s role at the fair also goes beyond one steak fry. A 2020 Las Animas County Fair book listed him as vice president of the Las Animas County Fair Board, and Colorado House Republicans describe him as a fourth-generation rancher and rural economic development leader representing House District 47, which includes Las Animas County, Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers and Pueblo counties.

The fair’s long run matters because it gives youth exhibitors a public stage and a buyer pool. Las Animas County has celebrated its 108th fair year, and the 2026 fair book listed fair officials John Terry, Krissy Larson, Nancy Wilkinson and Tammy Klein, along with breeding award donors. Those names reflect the board leadership and local sponsorship that keep the fair, the market sale and the livestock program moving year after year.