An auctioneer from Florida was recently awarded top honors at World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier at the Tri-County Stockyards in Motley, Minnesota. According to the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), 35 competitors from all over the U.S. battled it out for an opportunity to call bids at the annual World Livestock Auctioneer Championship next June at the Oklahoma National Stockyards. And at the end of …
Producer Profitability Initiative Seeks to Spark Conversation, Unite Livestock Industry
According to the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), their members have a front-row seat to a disturbing trend: the continued loss of livestock producers across the U.S. And they are seeing this as a critical threat, not only to the livestock industry, but to the nation’s food supply. That’s why LMA is launching an initiative to strengthen producers’ bottom lines and incentivize the …
Massey Wins 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship
(LMA/OVERLAND PARK, Kan./June 13, 2023) — Jacob Massey, from Petersburg, Tenn., was named champion at the 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC). The championship, now in its 59th year, was held at Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia, Fla., and presented by the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA). “I really don’t have the words, but I want to thank the man above for giving me …
World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Starts Friday
The 59th World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) is set to take place this Friday and Saturday. It’s being held in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Association’s (LMA) Annual Convention which runs through Saturday in Punta Gorda and Arcadia, Fl. Thirty-one semi-finalist auctioneers will compete in the competition. The auctioneering contest will begin with the interview portion. That’s where each WLAC semi-finalist must …
2023 LMA Annual Convention & WLAC to be Held this Week in Florida
The 59th World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) is set to take place this week. It will be held in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Association’s (LMA) Annual Convention June 7-10, 2023, in Punta Gorda and Arcadia, Fl. Thirty-one semi-finalist auctioneers will compete. The auctioneering contest will begin with the interview portion of the competition where each WLAC semi-finalist must clearly establish and …
Study Shows Livestock Auctions Are Growing in Importance
A new economic impact study shows that livestock auction markets continue to be important for the growth and vitality of rural communities. The study, which updates a study from 2017, of an average fixed-facility livestock auction market revealed the market provides approximately $2 million in total value-added dollars to its local community. This result is up from $1 million identified in the …