The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is coming soon – the Houston Metro Go Texan bunch has a Chili Cook-off this weekend, and the first actual rodeo events take place on February 28th.
Record-breaking prices and charitable bidders make every auction and livestock sale at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ memorable. Last year, breed association Show-sponsored sales totaled more than $2.5 million. More than $10.6 million dollars were paid at the junior auctions and Champion Wine Auction, with the proceeds benefiting the youth of Texas. The spirit of giving is never in short supply at the sales and auctions.
But for totally outrageous bidding at an auction, our local millionaires could take some lessons from the Japanese.
A bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000, yesterday in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market. The price translates to $1,238 per pound.
The price for the 593-pound tuna beat last year's record of 32.49 million yen or about $416,000. The winning bidder, Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., which operates the Sushi-Zanmai restaurant chain, said he wanted to give Japan a boost after last year's devastating tsunami.
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