Alabama Man Wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

Randall Weiseman July 6, 2015 Alabama, Cattle, General, Industry News Release, Livestock

Brandon Neely

Livestock auctioneer and Southside, Ala. native Brandon Neely can already check “becoming a national champion” off his bucket list at the age of 29. Neely earned the top spot in the Livestock Marketing Association’s 52nd World Livestock Auctioneer Championship held recently in Texas.

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More about this story can be found on the Alabama Farmer’s Federation website.

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