Date: June 14-16, 2011
Location: Turlock Livestock Auction Yard- Turlock, CA
and The Doubletree Hotel in Modesto, CA
QuarterfinalEvents:
September 19- Farmers Livestock Market of Glasgow- Glasgow, KY
October 20- Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange, Inc.- Dickinson, ND
January 17- Producers Livestock Marketing Association- Greeley, CO
March 8- Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Co., LLC- Groesbeck, TX
Meet the Semifinalists
Dickinson, North Dakota
Each of the top 8 qualifiers from the Dickinson, North
Dakota contest were asked the following questions:
* How old where you when you sold your first item at auction?
* What is your favorite pair/brand of boots?
* If you were a superhero what would your super power be?
Philip Gilstrap- Pendleton, SC
- I was 18 when I first sold at a live sale and it
was a horse and tack sale - I have a lucky pair of ostrich boots made by
Justin. - I would be able to fly on my own and not have to
get on a crop duster airplane like the one I flew to Dickinson
Brennin Jack- Regina, Saskatchewan
- When I was 9 I sold a rabbit at a local sale.
- I usually wear Ariats and have a black pair of
boots that are my ‘lucky’ ones, Ariats are what I usually - I would have the ability to read minds.
Travis Rogers- Westlock, Alberta
- I first sale was a livestock sale and I was 21
or 22. - I am an Ariat fan.
- I’d be the Smooth Talking Superhero.
Duane Rus- Rock Valley, IA
- I was 15 and I sold some cows.
- I mostly wear Justins.
- I would like to be able to fly so I could see the country easier.
Shane Wolff- Golden Valley, ND
- I was 19 and I think it was a farm sale. I remember being really nervous!
- I always wear Boulet boots.
- I would be The Truth Seeker and have the ability
to make people tell the truth.
Mitch Barthel- New York Mills, MN
- I was 16 and I sold miscellaneous items at a
farm sale. - I like Ariat and Justin boots.
- I would want to fly.
Tye Casey- Plymouth, IN
- I think I was 9 or 10 at a farm sale when I sold
first. - My favorite pair of boots are lizard and are
made by Ferrini. - I would want to be able to fly.
Andrew McDowell- Vandalia, IL
- I was 17 and sold a cow at a livestock sale.
- I usually wear Lucesse boots.
- For a comic book reader that is a bold question,
but I would have to say superstrength.
It is hard to only pick one.
Glasgow, Kentucky
Each of the top 8 from the Glasgow, Kentucky quarterfinal were asked to asnwer the following questions:
* What is your favorite food?
* What is the coolest thing you have ever sold at auction?
* If you could go anywhere in the World, where would you go?
Darren Carter- Ninety Six, South Carolina
- Ribeye Steak
- I worked an auction with Joey Martin in Jacksonville, Florida where we sold off an old power plant. It was sold off piece by piece and I think the coolest piece I sold were the power turbines.
- I have never been to Texas and would love to visit Dallas/Fort Worth and check out the historic stockyards. I hear great things about it but have never had the chance to go.
Will Epperly- Moneta, VA
- I am a big fan of Mexican food. My favorite is Steak Nachos with Queso
- I sold a five legged baby calf for 10 bucks. It was bizarre; it had a fifth leg growing out of its shoulder.
- I would like to wrestle an alligator and adventure in the outback of Australia.
Tom Frey- Creston, IA
- Ribeye Steak of course.
- Last year after winning the international contest I sold a date with Harry the Horse in front of the Calgary grandstand in front of thousands of people.
- I would go back to the mountains of Colorado.
Brain Little- Wann, OK
- I cant think of a food that I don’t like. Steak is top of the list.
- I sold a yak in Canada at a contest before. It didn’t bring much money and I haven’t sold or seen one since.
- I would go to Paris, I am kind of a romantic.
Blake McDaniel- Tuscumbia, AL
- A good filet of beef!
- Being up on the block is still pretty cool itself, but I did sell some lamas once; that was interesting.
- Australia, I have always wanted to go there and check things out.
Brandon Neely- Southside, AL
- NY strip medium
- I sold a disassembled moonshine still at an estate sale in West Virginia.
- I wold love to go to alaska and go hunting or fishing.
Paul Ramirez- Tucson, AZ
- Steak, I am a sirloin man!
- I sold a piece of Abraham Lincoln’s hair at a public auction in Phoenix, Arizona.
- I would go back to Monterey, CA. I love the climate there and enjoy the fisherman’s warf.
Jay Romine- Mt. Washington, KY
- A big ribeye steak.
- I sold a team of mules and an Amish buggy in Bartstown, Kentucky. I thought that was pretty neat.
- I would go back to Wyoming. I love the mountains out there.
