Meat In Open Auctioneer Contest

03/22/2026

03/22/2026

2026 Meat In Open Auctioneer Contest results
Champion Kyle Layman
Reserve Champion Austin Schaben
Runner-Up Champion Christopher Miller
Brian Little Award- Paul Ramirez.
4th place- Madison Ramirez
5th place- Tristen Hunter

Great contest for a great cause. Thank you all

03/18/2026

We have had 3 auctioneers back out. If you or you know of someone that wants to enter, please let me know. Thank you.

03/07/2026

If you have what it takes to be the Champion auctioneer, you will get to take this beauty home with you. Golden Sennheiser mic donated by the 2025 Meat In Open Auctioneer Champion Michael Imbrogno. I can never tell you how much you mean to this event and the entire Auction Industry. Thanks my friend.

03/07/2026

WE ONLY HAVE 2 SPOTS LEFT FOR THE CONTEST. GET SIGNED UP.

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02/08/2026

We will be hosting a fundraising auction February 18 for Cattlemen for Christ during our special bred cow, heifer and pair sale. This is an amazing organization started and ran by amazing people. Look them up and see what they do. Cattlemenforchrist.org

02/05/2026

We are so excited to have Lance Nichols as a judge for the Meat In Open Auctioneer Contest. Lance has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the auction industry. Lance helps run the family farm near severance as well as the family auction business, Nichols Auctioneers. Lance was a board member for the Colorado Auctioneers Association for 15 years. He was the Colorado state champion auctioneer in 2023 and inducted into the CAA hall of fame in 2020. When you talk auctioneering in Colorado you talk about Lance and his wife Adele Lind Nichols. Thank you both.

02/02/2026

We only have 7 spots left. Get entered up.

02/02/2026

We are very pleased to have Rich Robertson as a judge. Rich and his Wife Alicia Hunter-Robertson own Crawford Livestock Market in Crawford, NE. Rich is one of those guys that busts his butt day in and day out running his market but also advocating for our way of life in the auction industry. Rich brings a wealth of knowledge of the auction industry to the table. Rich is a fellow graduate of Western College of Auctioneering.

02/01/2026

Talk about talent, this young man has all of it and we couldn’t be more proud to have our 2025 Meat In Open Auctioneer Contest Champion back to judge the contest this year. Michael Imbrogno is a top tier champion auctioneer with a heart the size of Texas. Michael donated 1/2 of his winnings back to the event last year and has donated several items for the auction this year.