Members of the KAA are professional auctioneers
12 great competitors went for the title of KAA Livestock Auctioneer Champion at Emporia Livestock Sales with owners Brody & Dana Peak.
Russele Sleep – Champion
Danny Deters – Reserve Champion
Neil Bouray – 3rd Place
Ron Flaige – 4th Place
Ethan Schuette – 5th Place
The Emporia Livestock Sales will host the Kansas Auctioneer’s Association Annual Livestock Market Auctioneer’s Competition on Wednesday, October 29, 2014.
The KAA and Emporia Livestock Sales are looking forward to a great competition with entries from across Kansas. Contestants must be sponsored by a Kansas Livestock Market.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Charly Cummings at 620‐496‐7108, Wayne Wischropp at 785‐828‐4212 or Mike Bailey at 785‐678‐8082. Access the Contestant Entry Form, which includes more information and contest rules.
Auction time is set for 12:30 pm and we hope to see you there!
The 24th Annual Kansas Auctioneers Association Auctioneer Championship was held on September 10th on the Bretz Law Arena stage at the Kansas State Fair. Preliminaries were held at the KAA Winter Convention in January which resulted in 11 finalist out of the 17 auctioneers competing.
Our eleven finalists were Eric Boone of Yates Center, KS; Josh Bellamy of Cherokee, OK; Nick Holzrichter of Halstead, KS; Lenny Mullin of Shawnee, KS; Lance Fullerton of El Dorado, KS; Justin Banzhaf of Cambridge, NE, Yve Rojas of Kansas City, MO; Donnie Stumpff of Cassville, MO; Troy Wedel of McPherson, KS; Michael Burkhart of Greensburg, KS; and Titus A. Yutzy of Hutchinson, KS.
This year we were honored to have a guest judge – Leroy Van Dyke of “Auctioneer” and “Walk on By” fame; along with Justin Ball of Oklahoma – current Oklahoma State Auctioneer Association Champion Bid Caller; Randy Ruhter of Hastings, NE – Nebraska Auctioneer of the Year in 2989 and National Auctioneers Hall of Fame 2008; and Emily Wears of Buffalo, WY – Iowa State Champion Auctioneer in 2009, Colorado Auctioneer Champion in 2012 and this years Wyoming State Champion Auctioneer. Each contestant answered two questions in an stage interview prior to selling of three items to the State Fair crowd. Judging was based on specified criteria that included presentation, chant and effective auctioneering, as well as an interview component.
We are proud to announce the following results:
2014 Kansas Auctioneer Champion . . . Lance Fullerton of El Dorado, KS
Reserve Champion . . . Lenny Mullin of Shawnee, KS
3rd place . . . Josh Bellamy of Cherokee, OK
4th place . . . Donnie Stumpff of Cassville, MO
5th place . . . Titus Yutzy of Huthinson, KS
Today is the day! We’ll be streaming the KAA Auctioneer Championship from the Kansas State Fair live today starting shortly before 2 p.m. We’ll embed the video stream right here at kansasauctioneers.com.
The September/October issue of the Sunflower is now available online, just log into the Member’s Area to access it.
WICHITA, Kan., September 2, 2014 – Since 1992, auctioneers throughout Kansas and the surrounding states have traveled to Hutchinson to compete with one another at the Kansas State Fair, vying for the title of Auctioneer Champion. The Kansas Auctioneers Association (KAA) hosts the Auctioneer Championship that will be held this year on the stage of the Bretz and Young Injury Lawyers Arena at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10.
This public auction will give all fairgoers the opportunity to bid and buy from the best auctioneers in the state. The public is encouraged to attend and observe the contest or participate by placing bids. Anyone unable to attend in person can watch the contest live at www.kansasauctioneers.com.
The Auctioneer Championship featured a preliminary round conducted during the KAA’s Winter Convention last January in Manhattan, Kan. Of the seventeen contestants entering the contest, eleven were selected to compete in the final round at the fair.
Justin Banzhaf – Cambridge, Neb.
Josh Bellamy – Cherokee, Okla.
Eric Boone – Yates Center, Kan.
Michael Burkhart – Dodge City, Kan.
Lance Fullerton – El Dorado, Kan.
Nick Holzrichter – Halstead, Kan.
Lenny Mullin – Shawnee, Kan.
Yve Rojas – Kansas City, Mo.
Donnie Stumpff – Cassville, Mo.
Titus Yutzy – Hutchinson, Kan.
Troy Wedel – McPherson, Kan.
From livestock and auto auctioneers to real estate and benefit auctioneers, each bid caller’s performance will be judged by presentation, chant, voice, effective auctioneering skills and the ability to be an ambassador for the KAA. While the preliminary round focused exclusively on bid calling, the final round at the fair will include bid calling as well as an interview component.
The winner of this year’s KAA Auctioneer Championship will receive a belt buckle, plaque, $200 cash prize, membership to the National Auctioneers Association and an entry in the International Auctioneer Championship to be held July 2015 in Addison, Tex.
Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., the KAA comprises auctioneers throughout Kansas and adjoining states. The members voluntarily join the association to receive further education and promote their profession. When joining the association, members agree to a code of ethics and are governed by their peers. When it is your desire to obtain an auctioneer, the members of the KAA would appreciate the opportunity to be the first choice. To learn more about the KAA and its members or to view a list of upcoming member auctions, visit www.kansasauctioneers.com.
Hello, everyone,
I hope you are having a terrific summer so far. We have been having a tumultuous one
with the storms and major winds. We haven’t had any damage except tree limbs down
but Stockton has had lots of damage. Neighbors helping neighbors is our theme this
year.
Don and I will be taking off for Louisville, Kentucky in July for the National Auctioneers
Conference and Show. Both of us are looking forward to attending the seminars, touring
a horse training facility, seeing old friends from all over the world and meeting new ones.
If you haven’t attended one of these conventions, I urge you to seriously think about
going because we have learned so much and met so many wonderful people since our
first one in Oklahoma. Besides, it makes for a terrific vacation in totally different areas of
the United States.
Check out the summer get-together dates and I hope I will see you there.
Terry Hamit
Vice-President
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