DENVER - JANUARY 8:  Adam Conover washes a Black Angus breeding cow to get it ready for showing and selling on the first day of the National Western Stock Show on January 8, 2005 in Denver, Colorado. The cattle are washed, dried and sometimes trimmed to look their best. This is the show's 99th year and continues through January 23.  (Photo by Carmel Zucker/Getty Images)