The National Western Stock Show's grand champion steer and reserve champion steer marched into The Brown Palace hotel on Friday for afternoon tea. The 79th annual tradition brought the ribbon-winning steers down a red carpet and into the legendary Denver hotel's atrium lobby. Hotel guests and ticketed attendees watched the steers' entrance from eight floors of balconies, while crowds stood outside in a line for their turn to get a photo of the champions. Guests from all over the world make reservations weeks, sometimes months in advance, for a guaranteed seat in the atrium. Madilyn Norvell from Tuttle, Oklahoma, raised "Thunder," the grand champion steer of the 2025 National Western Stock Show. The reserve grand champion steer, named "Mogcky," was raised by Rhylee Rodgers of Searsboro, Iowa. After their time as the stars of The Brown Palace, the two steers will be sold Friday night at the Auction of Junior Livestock Champions at the National Western Stock Show live on 9NEWS at 6:30 p.m. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/events/national-western-stock-show/brown-palace-champion-steers-cows-stock-show/73-c148ee7c-0a5c-47e8-bf9d-d327b4c8514a More local videos here: https://bit.ly/2Pa0d1l Subscribe to NEXT: http://bit.ly/2eP1GwI Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: http://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.