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2023 LMA Annual Convention & WLAC to be hosted in Florida

May 11, 2023

Overland Park, Kan.

The 59th World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) is set to take place in conjunction with the Livestock Marketing Association’s (LMA) Annual Convention June 7-10, 2023, in Punta Gorda and Arcadia, Fla.

A total of 31 semi-finalist auctioneers will compete in the championship event. The auctioneering contest will begin with the interview portion of the competition where each WLAC semi-finalist must clearly establish and demonstrate their knowledge of the livestock marketing industry. The second part of the competition will take place during a live sale at Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia, Fla., where contestants will sell cattle to actual bidders in the seats.

Contestants who qualified to compete are Andy Baumeister, Goldthwaite, Texas; Neil Bouray, Webber, Kan.; Leon Caselman, Long Lane, Mo.; Dakota Davis, Waukomis, Okla.; Shannon Davis, Winnsboro, Texas; Justin Dodson, Welch, Okla.; Dean Edge, Rimbey, Alberta; Philip Gilstrap, Pendleton, S.C.; Michael Imbrogno, Turlock, Calif.; Brennin Jack, Virden, Manitoba; Marcus Kent, Dunnellon, Fla.; Lynn Langvardt, Chapman, Kan.; Ed Leist, Gaylord, Mich.; Wade Leist, Boyne City, Mich.; Lane Marbach, Victoria, Texas; Jacob Massey, Petersburg, Tenn.; Brandon McLagan, Elmer, Mo.; Jeremy Miller, Fairland, Okla.; Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland, Ohio; Ben Morgan, Organ Cave, W.Va.; Sixto Paiz, Portales, N.M.; Chris Pinard, Swainsboro, Ga.; Jack Riggs, Glenns Ferry, Idaho; Troy Robinett, Decatur, Texas; Jay Romine, Mt. Washington, Ky.; Ethan Schuette, Washington, Kan.; Jeff Showalter, Broadway, Va.; Andrew Sylvester, Wamego, Kan.; Seth Waldroup, Westminster, S.C.; Curtis Wetovick, Fullerton, Neb.; and Tim Yoder, Montezuma, Ga.

Reigning World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, Will Epperly, will be in attendance, along with many other former World Livestock Auctioneer Champions. Each will sell cattle during the Parade of Champions, a portion of the WLAC sale between the semi-finalist and finalist rounds.

If you are interested in viewing WLAC, tune into the live, online broadcasts. The interviews will be on Friday, June 10, and can be viewed live on www.LMAauctions.comor the LMA Facebook Live starting at 3:00 p.m. (ET). The auctioneering competition will be at Arcadia Stockyard beginning at 8:00 a.m. (ET) and will also be streamed on www.LMAAuctions.com and LMA Facebook Live. Following the event, WLAC will be broadcast as a special, one-hour show on RFD-TV.

To learn more about the 2023 LMA Annual Convention and WLAC, visit https://www.lmaweb.com/Events/WLAC/2023-wlac-event.

About the Livestock Marketing Association

The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., is North America’s leading, national trade association dedicated to serving its members in the open and competitive auction method of marketing livestock. Founded in 1947, LMA has more than 800 member businesses across the U.S. and Canada and remains invested in both the livestock and livestock marketing industries through member support, education programs, policy representation and communication efforts.

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