The 2013 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship was held at the Montgomery Stock Yards, LLC on June 15, 2013. The contestants that made it to the Semi-Finals and Finals are listed below. You can purchase a DVD video set of the entire RFD-TV broadcast with the Semi-Finals, Finals, Parade of Champions in attendance, and the Awards Banquet. You can also purchase audio CDs of either the Semi-Finals or Finals.
Semi-Finals
Jeff Bynum
Southside, Alabama
Darren Carter
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Tye Casey
Plymouth, Indiana
Jake Cheechov
Creswell, Oregon
Chuck Cozzitorto
Hilmar, California
Brian Curless
Pittsfield, Illinois
Will Epperly
Lancaster, Kentucky
Dustin Focht
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Philip Gilstrap
Pendleton, South Carolina
Mike Godberson
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Jim Hertzog
Butler, Missouri
Brennin Jack
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Jake Jacobs
Yoakum, Texas
Garrett Jones
Los Banos, California
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Blaine Lotz
Edna, Kansas
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Justin Mebane
Bakersfield, California
Daniel Mitchell
Cumberland, Ohio
Brandon Neely
Southside, Alabama
Ashley Noland
Amarillo, Texas
Paul Ramirez
Tucson, Arizona
Jay Romine
Mt.Washington, Kentucky
Duane Rus
Rock Valley, Iowa
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Daren Shumway
Mesa, Arizona
Russele Sleep
Bedford, Iowa
Preston Smith
Dodge City, Kansas
Tracy Sullivan
Prague, Oklahoma
Robb Taylor
Perkins, Oklahoma
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Finals
Tye Casey
Plymouth, Indiana
Dustin Focht — champion
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Brennin Jack
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Brian Little — reserve champion
Wann, Oklahoma
Blaine Lotz — runner-up champion
Edna, Kansas
Daniel Mitchell
Cumberland, Ohio
Brandon Neely
Southside, Alabama
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Russele Sleep
Bedford, Iowa
Preston Smith
Dodge City, Kansas
2013 World Livestock Auctioneer Qualifying Events
The 2013 WLAC Qualifying Events were held at the Mid America Stockyards, Inc., Bristow, Oklahoma; Southeast Mississippi Livestock AAL, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Stockland Livestock Auction, Inc., Davenport, Washington.
Bristow
September 15, 2012
Chris Arnaman
Cameron, Missouri
Mitch Barthel
Perham, Minnesota
Jeff Bynum
Southside, Alabama
Colvin Connell
Willard, New Mexico
Mike Godberson
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Brandon Hinz
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Kyle Layman
North Platte, Nebraska
Blaine Lotz
Edna, Kansas
Kevin Magby
Atoka, Oklahoma
Mike ‘Hoss’ Manske
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Andrew McDowell
Vandalia, Illinois
Justin Mebane
Bakersfield, California
Ashley Noland
Amarillo, Texas
Barry C. Robinson
Ranburne, Alabama
Lane Rodman
Perkins, Oklahoma
Jay Romine
Mt. Washington, Kentucky
Jason Santomaso
Sterling, Colorado
Russele Sleep
Bedford, Iowa
Preston Smith
Dodge City, Kansas
Tracy Sullivan
Prague, Oklahoma
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Hattiesburg
September 24, 2012
Darren Carter
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Leon Caselman
Long Lane, Missouri
Tye Casey
Plymouth, Indiana
Jake Cheechov
Creswell, Oregon
Brian Curless
Pittsfield, Illinois
Shannon Davis
Winnsboro, Texas
Will Epperly
Lancaster, Kentucky
Philip Gilstrap
Pendleton, South Carolina
Greg Goudeau
Anderson, Texas
Jim Hertzog
Butler, Missouri
Jake Jacobs
Yoakum, Texas
Mark Lipscomb
Como, Mississippi
Brian Little
Wann, Oklahoma
Jacob Massey
Petersburg, Tennessee
Joey McCann
Sebastopol, Mississippi
Daniel Mitchell
Cumberland, Ohio
B.J. Monk
Weatherford, Texas
Brandon Neely
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Patrick Prather
Richmond, Kentucky
Chad Wilson
Portland, Tennessee
Billy Younkin
Cecil, Alabama
Davenport
October 29, 2012
Jake Bettencourt
Hilmar, California
Jeff Bynum
Southside, Alabama
Jake Cheechov
Creswell, Oregon
John Cline
Onaga, Kansas
Chuck Cozzitorto
Hilmar, California
Anthony Delaney
Melbourne, Australia
Will Epperly
Lancaster, Kentucky
Dustin Focht
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Justin Hargrave
Gilbert, Arizona
Garrett Jones
Los Banos, California
Paul Ramirez
Tucson, Arizona
Duane Rus
Rock Valley, Iowa
Jacob Sanford
Port Orchard, Washington
Daren Shumway
Mesa, Arizona
Shawn Silverberg
Walden, Colorado
Robb Taylor
Perkins, Oklahoma
Mike Womochil
Hayden, Idaho
Zack Zumstein
Prairie, Idaho