Livestock Marketeers recently held their 59th Annual Hall of Fame banquet at the American Shorthorn Association in Platte Woods, Mo. The 2024 inductees were Darryl Rahn, Virginia, Ill and Roger Jacobs, Billings, Mt.
Darryl Rahn was born and raised on a farm in Lanark, Illinois before attending Illinois State University. Darryl, along with his brother-in-law Don Cagwin, managed the Questing Hills operation before they began their sale management careers by hosting the first ever National Maine Anjou Sale in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Rahn’s career spans cattle breeding, insurance sales, sale management, ad sales and print media design as well as breed association work. Darryl and his wife Carole had two children Andy and Angela after they married.
After graduating from North Dakota State Roger Jacobs took a job with the American Angus Association in 1977 and from 1981–1983 he served as the Angus Journal Fieldman for the Western U.S. and Western Canada. After his tenure with Angus, Roger began his career as a purebred livestock auctioneer. Roger has served as the voice of many of the most successful purebred herds in the nation. Col. Jacobs not only helps conduct the auction on sale day, but he also serves as a trusted advisor to his clients throughout the year. Roger and Sandy were married in 1979 and have been blessed with three daughters and eight grandchildren.
The Livestock Marketeers is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the history and advancement of the Livestock Marketing profession. The Livestock Marketeers Banquet is held each summer in Kansas City in conjunction with the Marketeers Classic Golf Tournament. All proceeds from the event go to help fund the Livestock Marketeers Scholarship that is being awarded for the first time this year.
