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Producers Livestock Marketing Association to host World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Western Qualifying Event
September 18, 2021
Overland Park, Kan.
The first of three regional qualifying events for the 2022 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) will be hosted by Producers Livestock Marketing Association in Salina, Utah, on September 28, 2021.
Opening ceremonies will commence at 9:30 a.m. (MT), with the awards presentation following the competition. A total of 26 contestants will compete for a top 10 placing, granting them a spot in the semi-finals for the 2022 WLAC at Shipshewana Auction, Inc. in Shipshewana, Indiana.
Each qualifying event is a live sale where each contestant auctions 8 drafts of livestock (traditionally cattle) to actual bidders. Contestants are judged on the clarity of their auction chant, professionalism and their ability to conduct the sale while catching bids.
Contestants competing are Neil Bouray, Webber, Kan.; Colton Brantley, Modesto, Calif.; David Cox, Orderville, Utah; Duke Cox, Orderville, Utah; Dakota Davis, Waukomis, Okla.; Eric Drees, Caldwell, Idaho; Brandon Frey, Diagonal, Iowa; Jeff Garber, Stewartsville, Mo.; Joshua Garcia, Goliad, Texas; Steve Goedert, Dillon, Mont.; Kirby Hill, Paris, Texas; Mark Mast, Fairfield, Mont.; Robert McDowell III, Butte, Mont.; Justin Mebane, Bakersfield, Calif.; Terry Moe, Watford City, N.D.; Sixto Paiz, Portales, N.M.; Jake Parnell, Sacramento, Calif.; Jack Riggs, Glenns Ferry, Idaho; Kade Rogge, Rupert, Idaho; Jim Settle, Arroyo Grande, Calif.; Daren Shumway, Lehi, Ariz.; Shawn Silverberg, Fort Collins, Colo.; Robert Strickler, Banco, Va.; Curtis Wetovick, Fullerton, Neb.; Tim Yoder, Montezuma, Ga.; Zack Zumstein, Marsing, Idaho.
The public may attend the livestock auction and competition free of charge. It will also be streamed live on the Livestock Marketing Association’s Facebook page.
The remaining qualifying events are balanced regionally across LMA Membership. The Midwestern Qualifying Event will be held at Cherokee Sales Co. in Cherokee, Okla., on November 10. The Eastern Qualifying event will be held at Tri-State Livestock Market in Abingdon, Va., on January 7.
About the Livestock Marketing Association
The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., is North America’s leading, national trade association dedicated to serving its members in the open and competitive auction method of marketing livestock. Founded in 1947, LMA has more than 800 member businesses across the U.S. and Canada and remains invested in both the livestock and livestock marketing industries through member support, education programs, policy representation and communication efforts.
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