Brad Jones had the near-impossible task of judging last year’s qualifying rounds of the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship ” an event loaded with talent, he said, that required “basically the ...

For auctioneers, it’s one of the biggest competitions of the year. And they get just three items to make an impression. So they come, one by one — professional, certified auctioneers — to “chant” ...

Their art imitates the antiques they sell: passed down and sacred. “My great-grandma would teach me on her rocking chair. I would sit in the rocking chair in her kitchen and she would make me say my ...

Brian Oberholtzer recalls pretending to auction off cows at 10 years old as he would walk them in from the pasture on his family’s farm in Blue Ball. His life on the farm, as well as his mock auctions ...

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 ...