The 2009 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship was held at the Fergus Falls Livestock Auction Market, Inc., in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on June 13, 2009. 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, Finals, the Awards Banquet and the 1 hour RFD-TV Special. You can also purchase audio CDs of either the Semi-Finals or Finals.
Semi-Finals
Mitch Barthel
Perham, Minnesota
Ted Baum
O’Neill, Nebraska
Jeff Bynum
Southside, Alabama
Darren T. Carter
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Tye Casey
Plymouth, Indiana
Nick Caspers
Hecla, South Dakota
Jake Cheechov
Eugene, Oregon
Dan Clark
Winner, South Dakota
Charly Cummings
Yates Center, Kansas
Shannon Davis
Yantis, Texas
Justin Dodson
Welch, Oklahoma
Tom Frey
Creston, Iowa
Jim Hertzog
Greenwood, Missouri
Lynn Langvardt
Wakefield, Kansas
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Kevin Magby
Atoka, Oklahoma
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Brandon Neely
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Mike Nuss
Minatare, Nebraska
Ted Odle
Brush, Colorado
Peter Raffan
Armstrong, Britsh Columbia
Tanner Ragan
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Don Rodgers
Bakersfield, California
Jay Romine
Mt. Washington, Kentucky
Duane Rus
Rock Valley, Iowa
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Kevin Schow
Paxton, Nebraska
Kyle J. Shobe
Lewistown, Montana
Jeff Showalter
Broadway, Virginia
Gabe Spikes
Bowie, Texas
Ty Thompson
Billings, Montana
Al Wessel
Long Prairie, Minnesota
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Finals
Charly Cummings
Yates Center, Kansas
Justin Dodson
Welch, Oklahoma
Tom Frey — reserve champion
Creston, Iowa
Jim Hertzog
Greenwood, Missouri
Mike Nuss
Minatare, Nebraska
Ted Odle
Brush, Colorado
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Kevin Schow
Paxton, Nebraska
Kyle J. Shobe — runner-up champion & rookie
Lewistown, Montana
Ty Thompson — champion
Billings, Montana
2009 World Livestock Auctioneer Quarterfinals
The 2009 Quarterfinals were held at Miles City Livestock Commission, LLP in Miles City, Montana; Texhoma Livestock Auction, LLC in Texhoma, Oklahoma; Muskingum Livestock Auction Company in Zanesville, Ohio; and Kingsville Livestock Auction in Kingsville, Missouri.
Miles City
September 9, 2008
Jaxon Allen
Lewistown, Montana
Mitch Barthel
Perham, Minnesota
Ted Baum
O’Neill, Nebraska
Paul G. Bitz
Napoleon, North Dakota
Pius Bitz
Bismarck, North Dakota
Dan Clark
Winner, South Dakota
Bill Cook
Huntley, Montana
Tom Frey
Creston, Iowa
Shawn Gist
Westerose, Alberta
Steven M. Goedert
Ronan, Montana
Bryan Hanson
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Mike Herman
Bismarck, North Dakota
Ed Hinton
Scobey, Montana
Ross Hunter
Ardmore, South Dakota
Garrett Jones
Los Banos, California
Chance Martin
Red Deer, Alberta
Mike Nuss
Minatare, Nebraska
Paul Ramirez
Tucson, Arizona
Lonnie Rudd
Wilder, Idaho
Duane Rus
Rock Valley, Iowa
Jake Sanford
Port Orchard, Washington
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Michael L. Schmitt
Torrington, Wyoming
Larry Schnell
Dickinson, North Dakota
Kevin Schow
Paxton, Nebraska
Kyle J. Shobe
Lewistown, Montana
Daren Shumway
Mesa, Arizona
Ty Thompson
Billings, Montana
Rich Venzor
Three Forks, Montana
Brian Weitzel
Brush, Colorado
Al Wessel
Long Prairie, Minnesota
Texhoma
October 29, 2008
Charlie Baker
Calera, Oklahoma
Tate Cobb
Guymon, Oklahoma
Jonathan Cooper
Yukon, Oklahoma
Charly Cummings
Yates Center, Kansas
Shannon Davis
Yantis, Texas
Dustin Focht
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Brandon Hamel
Damar, Kansas
Lance Kinderknecht
Amena, Kansas
Lynn Langvardt
Wakefield, Kansas
Kevin Magby
Atoka, Oklahoma
Mike Manske
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Justin Mebane
Bakersfield, California
Tanner Ragan
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Don Rodgers
Bakersfield, California
Lane Rodman
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Paul David Rodman
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Joshua David (JD) Shelton
Gonzales, Texas
Preston Smith
Lexington, Nebraska
Gabe Spikes
Bowie, Texas
Rusty Taylor
White City, Kansas
Garren Walrod
Randolph, Kansas
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Zanesville
November 18, 2008
Chris Arnaman
Cameron, Missouri
Mike Brown
Bethel, Ohio
Jeff Bynum
Southside, Alabama
Darren T. Carter
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Tye Casey
Plymouth, Indiana
Glenn Cruze
Knoxville, Tennessee
Eli Detweiler Jr.
Ruffin, North Carolina
Will Epperly
Moneta, Virginia
John Grover
Hillsboro, Ohio
Marvin Keck
New Tazewell, Tennessee
Daniel Lanier
Hurt, Virginia
Jason Lekin
Toledo, Iowa
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Rod Loomis
Hermitage, Pennsylvania
Joey Martin
Williamston, South Carolina
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Billy Morgan
Ronceverte, West Virginia
Brandon Neely
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Rodney A. Paisley
Adamsville, Ohio
Christopher Pinard
Swainsboro, Georgia
Patrick Prather
Richmond, Kentucky
Roger D. Robinson
Orleans, Indiana
Jay Romine
Mt. Washington, Kentucky
Joshua David (JD) Shelton
Gonzales, Texas
Jeff Showalter
Broadway, Virginia
Eddie Wagoner
Independence, Virginia
Wesley Ware
Charles Town, West Virginia
Al Wessel
Long Prairie, Minnesota
Kingsville
December 2, 2008
Chris Arnaman
Cameron, Missouri
Ted Baum
O’Neill, Nebraska
Nick Caspers
Hecla, South Dakota
Jake Cheechov
Eugene, Oregon
John Cline
Onaga, Kansas
Justin Dodson
Welch, Oklahoma
Jim Hertzog
Greenwood, Missouri
Kent Korte
Metropolis, Illinois
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Ted Odle
Brush, Colorado
Lonnie Peterson
Fulton, Missouri
Duane Rus
Rock Valley, Iowa
Jerry Welschmeyer
Vienna, Missouri