After the Stock Show, a new steakhouse will debut inside the Livestock Exchange Building

A year after the Denver Stockyard Saloon announced its closure inside the National Western Center’s Livestock Exchange Building, a new steakhouse has signed on to take its place.

When it opens this summer, The Stockton will be the latest concept from restaurateur Bryan Dayton, founder of a hospitality group that includes Boulder restaurants Oak at Fourteenth and Corrida.

“This restaurant could only belong here – in this building, on this campus, in this city,” Dayton said in a statement. “Denver’s cattle history is part of who we are, and I feel lucky to carry that story forward in a way that supports our ranchers, our land, and our community.”

Along with martini carts, penny-tiled floors and leather furniture, Dayton described his future steakhouse as offering “quintessential Colorado dining.” He expects to source more than 80% of his beef, in...