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Oklahoman Wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:37:30 CDT
Brian Little of Wann, Okla., took top honors in the second qualifying event for the 2013 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Sept. 24. The event was hosted by Southeast Mississippi Stockyards, AAL in Hattiesburg, Miss. Little was the 2012 WLAC Runner-up Champion and is sponsored by Coffeyville Livestock Market, LLC, Coffeyville, Kan., and Tulsa Stockyards, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
Placing second in the qualifying event was Brandon Neely of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. Neely is sponsored by Carroll County Livestock Sale Barn, Inc., Carrollton, Ga.; Greenville Livestock Auction, Inc., Greenville, Ill.; and Alabama Livestock Auction, Inc., Uniontown, Ala. Third place went to Brian Curless of Pittsfield, Ill., sponsored by Fairview Sale Barn, Inc., Fairview, Ill., and F&T Livestock Market, Palmyra, Mo.
The top 10 competitors from the qualifying competition have earned their place in the semi-finals at the 2013 WLAC to be held at Montgomery Stockyards, LLC in Montgomery, Ala., June 14-15. The additional seven qualified contestants are:
Darren Carter, Ninety Six, S.C.; Tye Casey, Plymouth, Ind.; Philip Gilstrap, Pendleton, S.C.; Jim Hertzog, Butler, Mo.; Mark Lipscomb, Como, Miss.; Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland, Ohio; and Billy Younkin, Cecil, Ala.
The final qualifying competition will be held on Oct. 29, 2012, at Stockland Livestock Auction, Inc. in Davenport, Wash., determining who will step into the 10 remaining spots for the 2013 WLAC. In addition, the International Livestock Auctioneer Champion is traditionally given a "bye" into the contest, creating a field of 31 competitors.
The qualifiers and 2013 WLAC final rounds are broadcast at www.LMAAuctions.com.
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