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Meet Ty Thompson- Current World Livestock Auctioneer Champion
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 6:08:33 CDT
Ty Thompson is the current World Livestock Auctioneer Champion- and remains in that position until Saturday night, when the 2010 Champion will be announced in Oklahoma City. Thompson is from Billings, Montana and has been busy serving the Livestock Auction Industry over the past year in this role.
We feature his comments in a conversation that we have had with him as he arrived in Oklahoma City for the Livestock Marketing Association annual meeting on this edition of the Beef Buzz.
Thompson talks with us about his getting established in the auctioneer profession, his view on the future of the business and even a bit of advice for the contestants that will compete for the right to take his place as World Livestock Auctioneer Champion.
The annual contest, now in its 47th year, is conducted and sponsored by Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), Kansas City, Mo. LMA is North America’s largest membership organization dedicated to supporting, representing and communicating with and for the entire livestock marketing sector.
Thirty-two of the Championship semi-finalists qualified for the contest here through four WLAC qualifying contests, conducted by LMA from September – December 2009. The eight top-scoring contestants in each quarterfinal move on to compete here.
The 33rd contestant is the current International Auctioneer Champion, Paul Ramirez, Tucson, Ariz. LMA has traditionally given a “bye” into the WLAC semi-finals to the winner of the International contest, held at Canada’s “Calgary Stampede.”
The Saturday portion of the contest starts at 8 a.m. and is open to the public.
Six judges, all LMA members, score the semi-finalists on two elements: an interview and the live auction rounds. The interviews will be conducted before a live audience Friday afternoon, June 18, during LMA’s annual meeting.
Each semi-finalist will be asked the same three questions, on industry issues and topics. This interview will count for 25 percent of their score.
Judging criteria are presentation, clarity of expression/articulation, knowledge of the industry, ability to be an industry spokesman and would the judge hire this auctioneer?
Saturday morning the semi-finalists are judged as they sell several drafts of cattle. The criteria includes the vocal quality and clarity of their chant, bid-catching ability, execution of the sale and would the judge hire this auctioneer?
The top 10 scorers then return for a final round of selling, where the same criteria are used. The three titlists – world, reserve and runner-up champion – are announced at an awards banquet the evening of the 19th.
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