The 2007 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship was held at the Springfield Livestock Marketing Center in Springfield, Missouri on June 16, 2007. The contestants that made it to the Semi-Finals and Finals are listed below. You can purchase a DVD video set of the entire Semi-Finals and Finals. You can also purchase audio CDs of either the Semi-Finals or Finals.
Semi-Finals
Mike Bailey
Jennings, Kansas
Jeff Bynum
Attalla, Alabama
Darin Clagg
Stratford, California
Dan Clark
Winner, South Dakota
Lance Cochran
Medford, Oklahoma
Chuck Cozzitorto
Hilmar, California
Shannon Davis
Yantis, Texas
Justin Dodson
Welch, Oklahoma
Tom Frey
Creston, Iowa
Larry Gilmore
Wellington, Kansas
Marvin Keck
New Tazewell, Tennessee
Jim Knopp
Bosque Farms, New Mexico
Kent Korte
Metropolis, Illinois
Lynn Langvardt
Wakefield, Kansas
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Matt Lowery
Burwell, Nebraska
Joel T. Martin
Williamston, South Carolina
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Brandon R. Neely
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Jim Pennington
Bakersfield, California
Paul Ramirez
Tucson, Arizona
Don Rodgers
Bakersfield, California
Jay Romine
Mt. Washington, Kentucky
Rick Shoemaker
Kearney, Nebraska
Jeffery Del Showalter
Broadway, Virginia
Preston Smith
Ensign, Kansas
Gabe Spikes
Bowie, Texas
Trent Stewart
Redmond, Oregon
Pete Stokes
Garrison, Texas
Ty Thompson
Billings, Montana
Brian Weitzel
Brush, Colorado
Al Wessel
Long Prairie, Minnesota
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Finals
Lance Cochran
Medford, Oklahoma
Justin Dodson
Welch, Oklahoma
Tom Frey — runner-up champion
Creston, Iowa
Jim Knopp
Bosque Farms, New Mexico
Kent Korte
Metropolis, Illinois
Matt Lowery
Burwell, Nebraska
Brandon R. Neely — rookie
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Gabe Spikes
Bowie, Texas
Trent Stewart — champion
Redmond, Oregon
Ty Thompson — reserve champion
Billings, Montana
2007 World Livestock Auctioneer Quarterfinals
The 2007 Quarterfinals were held at Central Oregon Livestock Auction in Madras, Oregon; Wythe County Livestock Exchange in Wytheville, Virginia; Sulphur Springs Livestock & Dairy Auction in Sulphur Springs, Texas; and Ogallala Livestock Auction Market, Inc. in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Madras
October 16, 2006
Dustin Burkhart
Jake Cheechov
Darin Clagg
Will Cockrell
Chuck Cozzitorto
Mark Fischer
Michael Imbrogno
Jim Knopp
Andrew McDowell
Justin Mebane
Jim Pennington
Paul Ramirez
Don Rodgers
Lonnie Rudd
Jake Sanford
Jason Santomaso
Michael Schmit
Preston Smith
Rich Venzor
Wytheville
October 19, 2006
Justin Abell
Ted Baum
Jeff Bynum
Ronnie Colyer
Eli Detweiler, Jr.
Tom Frey
John Grover
Tom Hurst
Marvin Keck
Joel Martin
Brandon Neely
Harry Parker, Jr.
Benjamin Phillips
Bart Phillips
Patrick Prather
Jimmy Robinson
Jay Romine
Jeff Showalter
Eddie Wagoner
Billy Younkin
Sulphur Springs
October 25, 2006
John Addison
Charlie Baker
Bailey Ballou
John Cline
Lance Cochran
Stuart Cody
Shannon Davis
Justin Dodson
Eric Duarte
Larry Gilmore
Jody Harryman
Jake Jacobs
Kent Korte
Lynn Langvardt
Brian Little
Judd Murray
James Parten
B.D. Rainey
Jack Robinson
Michael Sorrels
Gabe Spikes
Trent Stewart
Pete Stokes
Rusty Taylor
Brian Uptmore
Brent Williams
Ogallala
January 19, 2007
Chris Arnaman
Mike Bailey
Justin Banzhat
Jason Beyer
Dan Clark
Douglas Day
Dean Edge
Dustin Focht
Larry Gilmore
Shawn Gist
Bryan Hanson
Ross Hunter
Tyler Knode
Lynn Langvardt
Brian Marlin
Daniel Muirhead
Justen Murphy
Ted Odle
Lonnie Peterson
Rick Shoemaker
Rick Stahl
Rusty Taylor
Ty Thompson
Shane Waite
Shane Walker
Brian Weitzel
Jerry Welschmeyer
Al Wessel