Jacob Massey is 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion

Jacob Massey in the block on Saturday at the Arcadia Stockyards, Arcadia, Florida.
Jacob Massey in the block on Saturday at the Arcadia Stockyards, Arcadia, Florida.
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They started the week with 31 semifinalists from across the US and Canada. Saturday night- the best of the 2023 best was selected- the Livestock Marketing Association announced the 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion is Jacob Massey of Petersburg, Tennessee. For more than a decade, Massey has participated in the contest. In 2022- he was the Runnerup Reserve Champion (3rd Place) in the contest that saw Will Epperly of Iowa named the World Champ. Saturday night- Epperly declared that Massey was one that would succeed him over the next twelve months.

Massey receives $6,000 in Cash, the use of a GMC pickup for the coming year and more. The Reserve World Champion hails from Canada- Dean Edge of Rimbey, Alberta. The third place finisher-the Runner Up Champion is Sixto Paiz of Portales, New Mexico.

Rookie of the Year was Troy Robinett from Decatur, Texas- while the High Interview Score Award was presented to Lynn Langvardt of Chapman, Kansas.

Two of these award winners have ties back to the Oklahoma. Third Place Finisher Pais sells weekly for the Western Oklahoma Livestock Market in Clinton and also at the Woodward Livestock Market.

Robinett travels each week to Durant, Oklahoma and sells for the Durant Livestock Market.

 

 

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