White Castle, the 1,459-pound European crossbred steer exhibited by a 13-year-old from Hood County, sold for a record-smashing $550,000 Saturday at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s annual Junior Sale of Champions.
Trico Electric, a 40-year-old commercial electric contractor based in Azle, outlasted major bidders including Hillwood, represented by Ross Perot Jr. Gary Menzies, Trico’s founder, said his previous high spending at the stock show auction was $58,000.
“Yesterday morning, I woke up and said I’m going to go ahead and do it,” Menzies said in an interview…