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Livestock Market of Glasgow Hosts First Qualifying Contest for World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:40:29 CDT

Livestock Market of Glasgow Hosts First Qualifying Contest for World Livestock Auctioneer Championship The first stop on the road to the 2012 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) will be at the Farmers Livestock Market of Glasgow, on Sept. 19. The market here will be hosting 26 contestants, in the first of four qualifying contests for the 2012 WLAC, sponsored and conducted by Livestock Marketing Association (LMA).      


Three winners will be named at each qualifying contest, held around the country. The top eight scorers from each contest move on to the June 16 WLAC, at the Turlock Livestock Auction Yard, Turlock, Calif. All the contests are actual sales, with livestock going through the ring and buyers on the seats. There's no charge to attend the contest and sale at the Glasgow market, located at 3031 New Bowling Green Road.     


Market President Darrell Loy said the opening ceremonies will start at 2 p.m. (CT) with the sale and contest getting underway about 2:30 p.m. He said the contestants will be selling 2500-3500 head "of all classes of quality cattle."      


Everyone with the market, Loy said, "is very pleased to bring the first qualifying contest for the 2012 world championship to Glasgow. We've never had the opportunity to host an event of this caliber, and we're looking forward to an exciting contest.      


"We hope everyone who enjoys listening to talented auctioneers will join us on the nineteenth."      


LMA's WLAC next year will be the 49th annual is widely considered the Super Bowl and World Series of the livestock auctioneering profession. LMA is the national trade association for progressive marketing businesses like the Glasgow market.     


The master of ceremonies for each qualifying contest will be Charly Cummings, the 2011 world champion. Contest rules prohibit the world champion from re-entering. Contestants must be at least 18 years old, and employed and sponsored by a livestock market.     


Contest judges, all LMA members, score each contestant on clarity of chant and voice quality, bid-catching ability, and conduct of the sale. The judges also ask, "Would this auctioneer make a good spokesperson for the livestock industry?" and "Would I hire this auctioneer?"     


The Glasgow contestants, followed by their hometowns, are:     

Jeff Bynum, Southside, Ala.;

Darren Carter, Ninety Six, S.C.;

Eric Childress, Park City, Ky.;

Will Epperly, Moneta, Va.;

Dustin Focht, Stillwater, Okla.;

Tom Frey, Creston, Iowa;      

Brandon Frey, Creston, Iowa;

Conrad Green, Munford, Ala.;

Doug Hahn, Watseka, Ill.;

Jim Hertzog, Butler, Mo.;

Garrett Jones, Los Banos, Calif.;      

Ed Knight, Seymour, Tenn.;

Daniel Lanier, Hurt, Va.;

Brian Little, Wann, Okla.;

Blake McDaniel, Tuscumbia, Ala.;

Justin Mebane, Bakersfield, Calif.;      

Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland, Ohio;

Brandon Neely, Southside, Ala.;

Paul Ramirez, Tucson, Ariz.;

Roger Robinson, Orleans, Ind.;

Jay Romine, Mt. Washington, Ky.;      

Jeff Showalter, Broadway, Va.;

Daren Shumway, Mesa, Ariz.;

Chad Wilson, Portland, Tenn.;

Andrew Yoder Jr., Millersburg, Ohio;

Billy Younkin, Cecil, Ala.     


The champion in each qualifying contest receives a cash award and a custom-made belt buckle. A buckle is also awarded to the reserve and runner-up champion in each of these contests. The three titlists in next June's WLAC the world champion, reserve and runner-up champions win thousands of dollars in cash and prizes.     


The remaining three qualifying contests will be Oct. 20, Stockmen's Livestock Exchange, Inc., Dickinson, N.D.; Jan. 17, Producers Livestock Marketing Association, Greeley, Colo.; and March 8, Groesbeck Auction and Livestock Co., LLC, Groesbeck, Texas.     


There is still time to enter the remaining WLAC quarterfinals. Full rules and an entry form can be found online at www.LMAWEB.com; click on World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. The qualifying contests, and the WLAC, will be broadcast live at www.LMAAuctions.com.


   

 

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