The 2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship was held at the Oklahoma National Stockyards, Inc. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 19, 2010. 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
Bailey Ballou
Elgin, Oklahoma
Mitch Barthel
New York Mills, Minnesota
Ted Baum
O’Neill, Nebraska
Jeff Bynum
Southside, Alabama
Darren T. Carter
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Tye Casey
Plymouth, Indiana
Lance Cochran
Medford, Oklahoma
Chuck Cozzitorto
Hilmar, California
Charly Cummings
Yates Center, Kansas
Kyle Elwood
Abilene, Kansas
Will Epperly
Moneta, Virginia
Dustin Focht
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Tom Frey
Creston, Iowa
Jim Hertzog
Butler, Missouri
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Brian Marlin
Inola, Oklahoma
Joel Martin
Williamston, South Carolina
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Brandon Neely
Southside, Alabama
Mike Nuss
Minatare, Nebraska
Ted Odle
Brush, Colorado
Paul Ramirez
Tucson, Arizona
Jay Romine
Mt. Washington, Kentucky
Duane Rus
Rock Valley, Iowa
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Kevin Schow
Paxton, Nebraska
Kyle Shobe
Lewistown, Montana
Rick Shoemaker
Kearney, Nebraska
Jeff Showalter
Broadway, Virginia
Russele Sleep
Bedford, Iowa
Preston Smith
Nunn, Colorado
Gabe Spikes
Bowie, Texas
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Finals
Bailey Ballou
Elgin, Oklahoma
Darren T. Carter — reserve champion
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Charly Cummings — runner-up champion
Yates Center, Kansas
Tom Frey
Creston, Iowa
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Mike Nuss
Minatare, Nebraska
Ted Odle
Butte, Montana
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Kevin Schow
Paxton, Nebraska
Kyle Shobe — champion
Lewistown, Montana
2010 World Livestock Auctioneer Quarterfinals
The 2010 Quarterfinals were held at the Public Auction Yards in Billings, Montana; Crawford Livestock Market, LLC in Crawford, Nebraska; Calhoun Stockyard Hwy 53, Inc. in Calhoun, Georgia; and Parsons Livestock Market, Inc. in Parsons, Kansas.
Billings
September 25, 2009
Jaxon Allen
Lewistown, Montana
Justin Banzhaf
Cambridge, Nebraska
Mitch Barthel
New York Mills, Minnesota
Jake Bettencourt
Hilmar, California
Nick Caspers
Wishek, North Dakota
Jake Cheechov
Eugene, Oregon
Chuck Cozzitorto
Hilmar, California
Doug Dietterle
Meadow, South Dakota
Conrad Green
Munford, Alabama
Ed Hinton
Scobey, Montana
Brennin Jack
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Ed Knight
Seymour, Tennessee
Justin Leggett
Cabot, Arkansas
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Andy Mrnak
Bowman, North Dakota
Mike Nuss
Minatare, Nebraska
Ted Odle
Butte, Montana
Lonnie Rudd
Wilder, Idaho
Duane Rus
Rock Valley, Iowa
Greg Ryken
Yankton, South Dakota
Jake Sanford
Port Orchard, Washington
Kyle Shobe
Lewistown, Montana
Daren Shumway
Mesa, Arizona
Preston Smith
Nunn, Colorado
Larry Don Suckla
Dolores, Colorado
Richard Venzor
Three Forks, Montana
Shane Wolff
Golden Valley, North Dakota
Crawford
October 9, 2009
Justin Banzhaf
Cambridge, Nebraska
Ted Baum
O’Neill, Nebraska
Dan Clark
Winner, South Dakota
Bill Cook
Huntley, Montana
Will Epperly
Moneta, Virginia
Tom Frey
Creston, Iowa
Ben Hoepker
Ericson, Nebraska
Garrett Jones
Los Banos, California
Lance Kinderknecht
Amena, Kansas
Jason Lekin
Toledo, Iowa
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Andy Mrnak
Bowman, North Dakota
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Kevin Schow
Paxton, Nebraska
Rick Shoemaker
Kearney, Nebraska
Russele Sleep
Bedford, Iowa
Shane Wolff
Golden Valley, North Dakota
Calhoun
October 15, 2009
Justin Abell
Sigourney, Iowa
Mike Brown
Bethel, Ohio
Jeff Bynum
Southside, Alabama
Darren T. Carter
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Tye Casey
Plymouth, Indiana
Glenn Cruze
Knoxville, Tennessee
Shannon Davis
Yantis, Texas
Conrad Green
Munford, Alabama
Travis A. Johnson
Oakdale, California
Marvin Keck
New Tazewell, Tennessee
Marcus Kent
Dunnellon, Florida
Ed Knight
Seymour, Tennessee
Kent Korte
Metropolis, Illinois
Kevin Magby
Atoka, Oklahoma
Joel Martin
Williamston, South Carolina
Jacob Massey
Petersburg, Tennessee
Jason L. Miller
Quaker City, Ohio
Brandon Neely
Southside, Alabama
Christopher Pinard
Swainsboro, Georgia
Patrick Prather
Richmond, Kentucky
Tanner Ragan
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Jay Romine
Mt. Washington, Kentucky
Greg Ryken
Yankton, South Dakota
Gabe Spikes
Bowie, Texas
Mark Sprewell
Carrollton, Georgia
Rusty Taylor
White City, Kansas
Eddie Wagoner
Independence, Virginia
Wesley Ware
Charles Town, West Virginia
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Groesbeck
December 2, 2009
Justin Abell
Sigourney, Iowa
Chris Arnaman
Hamilton, Missouri
Alfred (A.J.) Austin IV
Paragould, Arkansas
Bailey Ballou
Elgin, Oklahoma
Byron Bina
Herington, Kansas
Jason A. Boucher
Riley, Kansas
Leon Caselman
Long Lane, Missouri
Jake Cheechov
Eugene, Oregon
John Cline
Onaga, Kansas
Tate Cobb
Guymon, Oklahoma
Lance Cochran
Medford, Oklahoma
Charly Cummings
Yates Center, Kansas
Shannon Davis
Yantis, Texas
Kyle Elwood
Abilene, Kansas
Dustin Focht
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dillon Gross
Bradleyville, Missouri
Jim Hertzog
Butler, Missouri
Lynn Langvardt
Chapman, Kansas
H. Daniel Lanier
Hurt, Virginia
Mike “Hoss” Manske
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Brian Marlin
Inola, Oklahoma
Alex Mattila
Brush Prairie, Washington
Jason L. Miller
Quaker City, Ohio
Peter Raffan
Armstrong, British Columbia
Roger D. Robinson
Orleans, Indiana
Jeff Showalter
Broadway, Virginia
Ed Spencer
Logan, Iowa
Larry Don Suckla
Dolores, Colorado
Rusty Taylor
White City, Kansas
Joel Tuxhorn
Guymon, Oklahoma
Garren Walrod
Randolph, Kansas