September 29, 2023

LMA Members Gather in Nation’s Capital for Annual D.C. Fly-In

More than 50 Livestock Marketing Association members and staff met with senators, U.S. representatives, congressional staffers and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials Sept. 18-19, during the association’s 17th D.C. Fly-In. The event offered an opportunity for livestock auction market owners to share their stories and connect with elected officials.

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September 13, 2023

Michigan auctioneer wins qualifier for World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS–Wade Leist, Boyne City, Michigan, qualified for the 2024 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship and was named champion at the qualifying event in Torrington, Wyoming.

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September 7, 2023

Producer Profitability Initiative Seeks to Spark Conversation, Unite Industry

Livestock Marketing Association members have a front-row seat to a disturbing trend: the continued loss of livestock producers across the U.S. They see this as a critical threat, not only to the livestock industry, but to the nation’s food supply. That’s why they’re launching an initiative to strengthen producers’ bottom lines and incentivize the next generation of farmers and ranchers.

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June 16, 2023

LMA BlockTrust Network Pilot Project Sales Kicking off in California June 17

Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) in cooperation with BlockTrust Network, Mobile Cattle Marketing, Petaluma, Calif., Humboldt Livestock Auction Yard, Humboldt, Calif., Turlock Livestock Auction Yard, Turlock, Calif., Cattlemen’s Livestock Market, Galt, Calif., and Blue Grass Stockyards, Lexington, Ky., are conducting a pilot project to determine how blockchain technology offered by BlockTrust Network may allow LMA member livestock marketing businesses to leverage voluntary data capture of cattle moving through the auctions.   

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June 14, 2023

Massey Wins 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

Jacob Massey, from Petersburg, Tenn., was named champion at the 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC). The championship, now in its 59th year, was held at Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia, Fla., and presented by the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA).

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