MOORHEAD — Some may think they're a dying breed, but that's simply not the case. The auction business in 2024 is still booming and those who can run their mouth with the best of them are pulling out ...

DECORAH — Winning the Greater Midwest Auctioneer Championship at the Decorah Sales Commission last week was especially poignant for Decorah’s Justin Knutson. The sale barn, formerly owned by his late ...

For the layperson, the swift speech of an auctioneer may come across as nothing more than a monotonous yodel. But it's a fine-tuned craft for veterans of the business like Ben Meyer of the South ...

GILFILLAN, Minn. -The Farmfest Auctioneering Competition will be back for its third year at 3 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Forum Tent. The contest offers amateur auctioneers the opportunity to test their skills ...

GREENCASTLE - Matt Hurley, of Hurley Auctions, recently won the Sunshine State Invitational Auctioneer Bid Calling Championship. Auctioneers from across the United States met May 9 in Tampa, Florida ...

HARRISBURG – A Perry County auctioneer with a no-nonsense chant and a pleasant smile won the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show bid calling contest on Wednesday night. J. Meryl Stoltzfus of Millerstown beat ...

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In his case, auctioneer Dave Newman's fast talking has likely gone a long way in improving his professional image. "For a long time we had to fight the image of being flea market carpet salesmen," ...

There's nothing quite like an auction chant, and each auctioneer's is different. Brian Tompkins, a 40-year-old Solon native who has been in the auction business since he was a child, said he tries to ...

ENID, Okla. — Chisholm High School freshman Logan Snider recently competed in the Oklahoma FFA Champion Auctioneer preliminaries and qualified for the state competition in May. She will be aiming for ...

GILFILLAN, Minn. — Justin Krell, state FFA Treasurer from Blooming Prairie, took home top honors as the first-ever Auctioneering Champion at Farmfest after only two years of experience in ...