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TABLE OF CONTENTS VIP Sponsors Ad..........................................................................................................................................2 Table of Contents .....................................................................................................................................3 Greetings from the LMAC President & Host Market ...........................................................4 Committee Representatives.............................................................................................................5 History of Northern Livestock Sales .............................................................................................6 LMAC Hall of Fame..................................................................................................................................7 LMAC Convention Agenda................................................................................................................8 23nd Annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneer Championship .................................10 a. Officials..........................................................................................................................................11 b. Auctioneers ................................................................................................................................12 c. Greetings from the Competition Chair .....................................................................14 d. Prizes and Sponsors...............................................................................................................15 e. Judges............................................................................................................................................16 f. Judging Criteria........................................................................................................................18 g. Past Champions.......................................................................................................................19 2022 Canadian Livestock Auctioneer Championship Trailer.....................................21 LMAC Board of Directors..................................................................................................................22 Hall of Fame Nominations ..............................................................................................................25 2019 Champion Ryan Konynenbelt..........................................................................................28 Silver Sponsors .......................................................................................................................................29 Gold Sponsors ........................................................................................................................................30 Diamond Sponsors..............................................................................................................................31 31 Platinum Sponsors...............................................................................................................................31 31 VIP Sponsors ............................................................................................................................................ .... 32
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PRESIDENTS GREETING BROCK TAYLOR LMAC PRESIDENT
Myself, along with the great board of directors, are very honoured to welcome each and everyone to the 2022 LMAC convention and Canadian livestock auctioneer championship. As we have all missed the last couple years, let’s all take advantage of this time together and enjoy the weekend. The 36 Auctioneers this year will give a great line-up of talent and stiff competition. Best of luck to all! A huge thank you goes out to Brent Brooks and the entire organizing crew for the work they have done. Without the amazing sponsorship we receive for this event each year, it wouldn’t be possible to host. Thank you very much to all our great sponsors. I would also like to give a thank you to the board members for all they do throughout the year. The past couple of years have been trying, to say the least, and the livestock marketing sectors worked through it very gracefully. Thanks and let’s enjoy Brock Taylor
HOST GREETING BRENT BROOKS NORTHERN LIVESTOCK SALES The management and staff of Northern Livestock Sales would like to welcome everyone to the 41st Annual LMAC Convention and the 23rd Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championships. Thirty-six of the top livestock auctioneers from across Canada will vie for the Canadian Championship title this year followed by the annual convention. The year’s convention has a host of guest speakers that will address market trends and analysis, social media and the future of the auction markets. CFIA will discuss Transfer of Care documents and transportation issues. NLS would like to express their gratitude to LMAC, LMS and the remainder of the provincial organizations for representing their members and livestock producers at p the national and provincial levels. They have respectfully addressed issues pertaining th to livestock transport, traceability, animal welfare and occupational safety to name a few. I would like to acknowledge the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan, this year’s few co-hosts, whom are celebrating their 50th anniversary as an organization. co-hos NLS wou would d like lik to thank all attending this year’s convention and we look forward to helping elping make makke your yo our experience e e in Lloydminster enjoyable.
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REPRESENTATIVES CCIA Ken Perlich Traceability Movement Reporting Larry Witzel, Rick Wright, Ken Perlich Compliance and Enforcement Rick Wright, Ken Perlich, Larry Witzel Hall of Fame Scott Anderson, Larry Witzel, Bob Miller, Rob Bergevin, Brent Brooks Memorial Honour Roll Bob Miller, Rick Wright, Jason Danard Auctioneering Competition Rick Wright, Rob Bergevin, Craig Jacklin, Chance Martin, Brent Brooks Animal Welfare Rob Bergevin, Brock Taylor, Jason Danard, Larry Witzel, Chance Martin Electronic Sales Jason Danard CCA Rick Wright, Jason Danard Labour Rob Bergevin, Chance Martin, Tyler Cronkhite Finance Jason Danard, Craig Jacklin, Brock Taylor, Bob Miller Communications and Promotions Jason Danard, Rick Wright, Brock Taylor Convention Rick Wright, Rob Bergevin, Larry Witzel, Brock Taylor, Brent Brooks Membership Brock Taylor, Rick Wright, Kevin McArter National Farm Animal Council Rob Bergevin, Chance Martin, Rick Wright Intermediate Site Code of Practice Development Rick Wright Livestock Transportation Larry Witzel, Bob Miller, Rick Wright, Tyler Cronkite, Chance Martin Transfer of Care Rick Wright, Brent Brooks, Craig Jacklin, Brock Taylor, Larry Witzel CANADIAN LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER CHAMPIONSHIP
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HISTORY OF NORTHERN LIVESTOCK SALES, LLOYDMINSTER Th Lloydminster Stockyards first operated in the early 1950s as the Union Stockyards. In the The 1960s Weiller-Williams took over the market and ran it until 1975 when the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Livestock Division purchased it. The Wheat Pool changed the name of its livestock division to Heartland Livestock after acquiring livestock markets in Manitoba. The marketing centre moved to the current location in 1994. Brent Brooks was a key negotiator in purchasing the land from the famous Justamere Farms. The market operated under the Heartland Livestock banner until 2017. At that time, the Brooks family acquired the Lloydminster and Prince Albert auction markets and combined with their market at Meadow Lake, successfully expanded Northern Livestock Sales. Over the years the market in Lloydminster has been upgraded and expanded to accommodate a capacity of over 6000 feeder cattle. Lloydminster runs two regular sales per week on Monday and Thursday. There are seasonal special sales from bred cows, replacement heifers and purebred productions sales. The Brooks family has revived the Lloydminster market making it the fastest growing livestock auction in western Canada. Brent Brooks has built a team of respected livestock marketers to serve the cattle producers of both Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Brooks family and their staff are proud to serve the cattle industry and look forward to future growth at Northern Livestock Sales.
HISTORY OF THE LMAC On May 18, 1979, in Winnipeg, a group of forward thinking auction market owners decided to form a national organization. Emerson Gill of Grand Bend, Ontario was nominated as the first chair of the organization. The meeting attracted market operators from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island. In the past, the terminal markets across Canada held a monopoly on the livestock auctions. Terminal markets in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton The terminal markets had their own organization that did not allow independent operators to join. With more and more rural auction markets opening, the terminal markets were losing their monopoly on the livestock auction business. The terminal markets finally realized that the rural markets were here to stay and agreed to investigate the possibility of forming a new organization that would represent all livestock markets. o Th first annual meeting of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada was held in June, 1980 The w 43 people in attendance. LMAC continues to grow in members and is the recognized as with the national voice of the livestock-marketing sector in Canada. Today the Livestock Markets th Association of Canada still represents the majority of the livestock auctions across Canada. Associat Members off provincial pr livestock marketing associations that are in “good standing” are automatically utomat cally members mem mber of LMAC. MA
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LMAC
Hall of Fame Inductees
The LMAC Hall of Fame was established to recognize those individuals who o ha have ave d devoted evoteed time and made extraordinary contributions to LMAC and the livestock marketing industry. ry Theesee individuals are leaders in the industry and were difference makers on both a national and d provincial level.
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RALPH VOLD Ponoka, AB 2014
RICK WRIGHT Virden, MB 2018
GENE PARKS Whitewood, SK
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ROY RUTLEDGE Assiniboia, SK
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KEN HURLBURT Lethbridge, AB
2015
LARRY WITZEL Waterloo, ON
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MIKE FLEURY Aberdeen, SK
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JIM WIDEMAN Waterloo, ON 2017
BLAIR VOLD Ponoka, AB
2019
RON SIM Red Deer, AB
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA 41ST ANNUAL CONVENTION MAY 5 - MAY 8, LLOYDMINSTER, SK
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022 9:00 AM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 - 8:30 PM 8:30 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
LMAC Board of Directors Meeting – Board Room Board of Directors Photos– Board Room Auctioneer’s Video Interviews & Photos Registration Desk Open – Saskatchewan Room Hospitality Room– Canadian Room Meet and Greet Opens – Crown Room – Hosted By MNP Supper Auctioneer’s Draw - Apparel Handed Out Auctioneers Calcutta Hospitality Room Opens Meet and Greet Closes
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022 – Competition at Northern Livestock Sales (Due to limited parking we ask that all auctioneers, officials, spectators and conventioneers take the buses to Northern Livestock Sales)
7:00 – 8:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 8:40 AM 8:45 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:30 AM 4:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:45 PM 6:00 PM 6:15 PM 6:45 PM 8:30 PM 10:30 PM 12:30 AM
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Breakfast – Crown Room Judges Meeting– Alberta Room Auctioneers Meeting - Alberta Room Auctioneers and Judges Bus leaves for Market Spectator Bus departs for Market Spectator Bus departs for Market Auctioneers Group Photo in from of Eby Trailer Judges Group Photo in front of Eby Trailer Auctioneers Assemble in restaurant for Grand Opening Opening Ceremonies and Grand March LMAC Champion Ryan Konynenbelt sells first draft Shuttle bus will return to hotel (will operate every hour) Buses Return to Hotel Buses leave for Gold Horse (must have a Convention Lanyard to enter the Events Center) Buses leave for Gold Horse (must have lanyard) Buses leave for Gold Horse (must have lanyard) LAST bus leaves hotel for Gold Horse Supper is served Live Entertainment at the Events Center Buses run every 30 minutes from Gold Horse to Hotel Lastst bus buu leaves for Hotel
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SATURDAY MAY 7, 2022 7:00 – 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 AM 1:30 PM
2:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:15 PM 5:30 PM 5:45 PM 6:30 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 10:00 PM
Breakfast is served – Crown Room LMAC Meeting Starts open to all – Crown Room LMAC Elections – All members please attend Anne Wasko – Market Analyst (presented by Gateway Livestock) Dr. Anne Allen - CFIA – Transfer of Care/Transport Isaac LeClair – Promoting your business on Social Media ( More than Just Facebook) presented By Farm Credit Canada Lunch is served Crown Room LMAC Markets Panel Jason Danard – Calgary Stockyards/TEAM Brent Brooks – Northern Livestock Myles Masson - Ste. Rose Auction Mart Mark Ferraro – Brussels Livestock/Ontario Stockyards Cookstown Ladies Program - Alberta Room (see sign up within LMAC office) First Bus to Gold Horse (must have a Convention Lanyard to enter the Events Center) 2nd Bus to Gold Horse 3rd bus to Gold Horse 4th bus to Gold Horse Supper - Gold Horse Events Center Awards Presentation and Broadcast on DLMS Buses return to hotel every 20 minutes until 11:00 P.M. Hospitality Room Opens
SUNDAY MAY 8, 2022 7:00 – 9:30 AM 9:00 AM
Breakfast at the HotelCanadian Room Alberta Auction Markets Association Meeting (Board Room)
LMAC Policy on Traceability The Livestock Markets Association of Canada supports traceability in principle, with the following caveats: 1. That traceability regulations do not negatively affect the speed of commerce at auction markets, kets buying stations and assembly yards. 2. That the traceability regulations do not alter market neutrality by giving one sector of the industry an advantage or disadvantage over another, thus influencing how producers market arkket their livestock. 3. That the costs of implementing traceability do not outweigh the benefits. 4. That implementation of traceability regulations does not cause more handling of thee livestock thus creating weight loss, thus devaluing the livestock. 5. LMAC supports the use of “group movement documents and group movement vemeent re reporting” porting” on all livestock delivered to auction markets, buying stations and d assembly ass bly yards. yaards. LMAC LMA AC does not support mandatory scanning and reporting of individual animals nimals ls aat these ese sites. s s CANADIAN LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER CHAMPIONSHIP
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CHAIRMAN
VIDEO
RICK WRIGHT
COMMITTEE
LIVESTOCK MEDIA PLUS BRIDGET ANDREWS & CHRISTIAN MOULDING
ROB BERGEVIN, BRENT BROOKS, CRAIG JACKLIN, CHANCE MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY
HOST MARKET
DLMS STACEY YOUNG & JILL RENTON
NORTHERN LIVESTOCK SALES, LLOYDMINSTER SK.
BROADCAST OF COMPETITION
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
DLMS REGISTER AT WWW.DLMS.CA FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM AT LMAC CANADA
DAN SKEELS, LMAC CHAMPION AND WORLD CHAMPION
SCORE KEEPERS
ALSO AVAILABLE ON TEAM AUCTIONS WWW TEAMAUCTIONSALES.COM LOCAL COMMITTEE: BRENT BROOKS, MICHELLE BROOKS, WAYNE WOODMAN
TAMMY NICHOL & CRAIG JACKLIN
VIDEO INTERVIEWS BROCK TAYLOR & TYLER CRONKHITE
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Competitors JOHN BAIER*^, Saskatoon, SK Saaskatoon Livestock Sales - Saskatoon, SK
KYLE HOWARTH^, Boissevain, MB Killarney Auction Market - Killarney, MB
ROB BERGEVIN, Stavely, AB Foothills Auctioneers Inc. - Stavely, AB
BRETT JENSEN^, Swift Current, SK Heartland Livestock Services - Swift Current, SK
FREDERICK BODNARUS, Saskatoon, SK Northern Livestock Sales - Prince Albert, SK
BRAD KEHLER, Grunthal, MB Grunthal Auction Mart - Grunthal, MB
SCOTT CAMPBELL, Brandon, MB Fraser Auction Service Ltd. - Brandon, MB
JESSE LAWES, Provost, AB Provost Livestock Exchange, Provost, AB
JESSE CAMPBELL*, Brandon, MB Fraser Auction Services - Brandon, MB
CASEY LAWES, Provost, AB Provost Livestock Exchange - Provost, AB
ERIC CLOUÂTRE, St. Simon, QC Réseau Encans Quebec - St. –Isadore, QC
CODY MacLEAN, Strathmore, AB Calgary Stockyards - Strathmore, AB
TYLER CRONKHITE, Maple Creek, SK Cowtown L/S Exchange - Maple Creek, SK
BRADLEY MARTENS, Edmonton, AB VJV Westlock - Westlock AB
COREY FRENCH*, Lethbridge, AB Perlich Bros. Auction Mart Ltd.- Lethbridge, AB
KEVIN McARTER, Exeter, ON Independent Auctioneer
KIRK GOLDSMITH, Veteran, AB VJV Marketing Group, Ponoka AB
EDWARD McCORMACK, Clandonald, AB Viking Auction Mart - Viking, AB
JUSTIN GRAHAM*, Veteran AB DryLand Cattle Trading Corp. - Veteran, AB
KEN McDONALD, Indian Head, SK Contract Auctioneer
WILLIAM HAALSTRA, Dunnville, ON OOntario Livestock Exchange - Waterloo, ON
ALLAN MUNROE^, Killarney, MB Killarney Auction Mart - Killarney, MB
ROBIN HILL^, Lenore, MB JGL Livestock - Virden, MB JG
BRADY OLSON^,Assiniboia, SK Assiniboia Livestock Auction - Assiniboia, SK
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TIM PARKER*, Scotsburn, NS Atlantic Stockyards - Truro, NS RHETT PARKS, Whitewood, SKK Whitewood Livestock - Whitew wood, SK JUSTIN PERLICH, Lethbridge, AB Perlich Bros. Auction Mart Ltd.- Lethbridge, AB JUSTIN POTTS*, Gunn, AB North Central Livestock - Clyde, AB LANE PURDIE*, Red Deer, AB Innisfail Auction Mart - Innisfail, AB TYLER ROSEHILL, Olds, AB Olds Auction Mart - Olds, AB DARCY SHEETS, Rosalind, AB VJV Westlock - Westlock, AB TYLER SLAWINSKI, McCreary,, MB Gladstone Auction Mart - Gladsstone, MB KYLE SMIGELSKI*, Yellow Couunty, AB Independent Auctioneer KYLE SODERBERG, Spiritwoodd SK Northern Livestock Sales - Lloyddminster, SK BROCK TAYLOR^, Reston, MBB Taylor Auctions - Melita MB. JOSH UNRAU*^, MacGregor, MB Gladstone Auction Market - Glaadstone, MB * Qualifies for Rookie ^ Qualifies for Man/Sask awardds CANADIAN CANADI DIAN D AN N LIVESTOCK LIV VES EST TO OC CK K AUCTIONEER AU UC CTI TION ONEE EER CHAMPIONSHIP CHAM CH AMP PIIO ON NS SH HIP IP
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GREETINGS FROM COMPETITION CHAIRMAN RICK WRIGHT It is such a pleasure to welcome everyone to the 23rd Canadian Auctioneering Championships. Due to COVID-19, it has been two very long years since our last competition. This year brings competitors from across the Canada who are here to showcase their talents, but also to network with other auctioneers. Some will get tips from the past champions and make new friends who will last a lifetime. Others will take the opportunity to catch up with old friends. This is the first time LMAC has hosted its event in Northwestern Saskatchewan. Working with Brent Brooks and his crew has been a pleasure. The Brooks family and their staff have turned the Lloydminster market into one of Saskatchewan’s fastest growing markets. Their hard work and hands-on approach has been the blueprint for success. I must thank all of the sponsors of this event. Your support has been incredible, notably our buckle sponsors, Ross Annett and EBY trailers. Without the support of our sponsors from across the country, we would not be able to host such a high-class event. A big thanks to the auctioneers who travel to compete, the judges and the host of volunteers, many of whom you will probably never notice, working behind the scenes.
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AUCTIONEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Awards
The 2022 Canadian Auctioneer Champion Will receive $1000 towards expenses to compete in the International Auctioneering Championship at the 2022 Calgary Stampede. Donated by: LIVESTOCK MARKETS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Entry to the International Auctioneering Championship at the Calgary Stampede donated by: THE CALGARY STAMPEDE
Whitewood Livestock Sales Buckle for Mos Mostt Congenial Auctioneer donated by: RHETT AND GENE PARKS WHITEWOOD, SASKATCHEWAN Most Improved Auctioneer: Custom-made d Buckle sponsored by: JACK AUCTION GROUP BRENNIN JACK High Point Interview - Custom-made Buckle sponsored by: THORSBY STOCKYARDS INC. Chance Martin, Jeff Fritz, Corey Lawrence
A custom-made championship ring sponsored by: FOOTHILLS AUCTIONEERS INC., STAVELY, ALBERTA Rob and Sharon Bergevin
Manitoba/Saskatchewan Champion Buckle sponsored by: BOERHINGER - ENGELHEIM
One year’s use of an EBY stock trailer donated by: T-DOWN TRAILERS (Ross Annett) AND EBY TRAILERS & KALDECK TRAILERS A Limited edition “Ken Frederickson” bronze Sponsored by: CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION Grand Champion Buckle donated by: CANADIAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION
Manitoba/Saskatchewan Rookie “Bob Wright Memorial” Buckle sponsored by: RICK WRIGHT CATTLE CONSULTING All Auctioneers receive jackets donated by: VJV MARKETING GROUP VJV Auctions, Ponoka, Alberta Shirts for all of the Auctioneers, Judges and Officials Supplied by: WRANGLER- OFFICIAL CLOTHING SUPPLIER FOR LMAC
Reserve Champion Buckle donated by: CANADIAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION
All Auctioneers who have entered the 2018 International Auctioneering Championship at the Calgary Stampede will have their names entered in a draw for a free entry registration. (Must be entered in Calgary prior to LMAC in Thorsby to qualify.) See Rob Bergevin for details
First Runner-Up Buckle donated by: CANADIAN HEREFORD ASSOCIATION Second Runner-Up Buckle donated by: CANADIAN LIMOUSIN ASSOCIATION Third Runner-Up Buckle donated by: CANADIAN SHORTHORN ASSOCIATION
Cowboy Boot Draw – courtesy of: ROPER/STETSON
Top Ten Finalists: Custom Made Hat Pins Sponsored by: LIVESTOCK MARKETERS OF SASKATCHEWAN, BRENT BROOKS, PRESIDENT LMAC Rookie of the Year: Custom-made Buckle sponsored by: BOERHINGER –ENGELHEIM
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LMAC PERSONAL INTERVIEW JUDGES RYAN HURLBURT: LMAC Champion Auctioneer in 2016 at Brussels, Ontario. Ryan is lead auctioneer at Saskatoon Livestock Sales. He also has become an accomplished purebred auctioneer. Ryan is a graduate of the Canadian Cattlemen’s CYA program. He entered his first national competition in 2013. Ryan lives on an acreage outside of Saskatoon.
JASON DANARD: Co-owner of the Calgary Stockyards and TEAM. He is director-at-large on the LMAC. He is also the chairman of the International Auctioneering Championships held in conjunction with the Calgary Stampede. Jason has represented the marketing industry on a number of committees.
ALBERT CARROLL: Ab was crowned the Canadian Champion at LMAC 2018 in Lethbridge, Alberta. He is currently the operations manager and auctioneer at the Ontario Stockyards in Cookstown, Ontario. Ab has been a huge supporter of LMAC and is one of the up and comers in the Ontario Livestock Auction Markets Association.
LMAC LIVE AUCTION COMPETITION JUDGES RYAN KONYNENBELT: Ryan is a partner and lead auctioneer at the Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange. In 2019, he was LMAC Canadian Auctioneer Champion. That year he also won the International Competition at the Calgary Stampede. That earned him a spot at the LMA World Championships in Tulare, California. He was a Top Ten finalist in a very strong field. He entered his first National competition in 2015 in Winnipeg as a rookie and is considered one of the industry’s fastest rising stars. ANDY CARTER: Andy was crowned LMAC Champion auctioneer in 2008 in St-Isidore, Quebec after posting top scores in both rounds. It was his first time to LMAC! Carter sells at the Atlantic Stockyards in Truro, Nova Scotia. He also has a successful auction centre and conducts all types of sales. Andy is a purebred Hereford enthusiast and lives near Amherst, Nova Scotia.
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REG SCHELLENBERG: Reg was just elected Presidentt of the the Canadian Can Canadi adiann Cattlemen’s Association in March. He and his wife Shannon operate operaate a lar argee cow/calf ranch near Beechy, Saskatchewan. He is a powerful advocate for or the cattle industry, serving on many boards including CCIA. He has been a strong ally of LMAC, and helped pave the way for LMAC’s membership in CCA. RON STEVENSON: Ron wears many hats. He is a cattle producer and sits on the Board of Directors for Beef Farmers of Ontario. He is also a partner in Metzger Vet in Linwood, Ontario. Metzger has recently expanded their operations to Alberta. Ron has been a great LMAC supporter since 2016 when Brussels hosted the event.
JAY SYVERSON: Jay is a partner in the Medicine Hat Feeding Co. Auction Market in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He is a trained auctioneer and runs a yearling grasser operation. Jay has been a strong supporter of LMAC.
MIKE FLEURY: Mike retired as the manager of Saskatoon Livestock Sales a few years back. He is a past LMAC President and LMAC Hall of Fame inductee. Mike is a former Man/Sask auctioneering champion. Mike has represented the marketing industry on a number of committees, both provincially and nationally. Mike is still involved with purebred Black Angus cattle and registered Percheron horses. He farms near Aberdeen, Saskatchewan.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES DAN SKEELS: Danny needs no introduction, as he is a legend in the livestock auctioneering industry. He is the only Canadian to win the Auctioneering Triplee Crown - the LMAC, the International in Calgary, and the World Championshipp in Billings Montana. He is one of only two people to be awarded the LMAC Industry Champion Award for outstanding achievement and promotion of the auction industry and LMAC.
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JUDGING
Criteria
CLARITY AND VOICE CONTROL CLEARNESS OF VOICE, VOICE VOLUME Are the numbers easy to distinguis Does the auctioneer have control of his breathing? Is he able to maintain a consistent volume and distinguish? speed without losing focus? Could he maintain this pace in the real livestock auction environment? Does the spe auctioneer have control of the microphone and use it to its best advantage? au auct CHANT Is the rhythm smooth and fluid? Is the chant easy to follow? Is the chant easy to listen to? Could you listen to the chant for a long sale without it becoming tiresome? Are the numbers clear? PROFESSIONALISM, CONFIDENCE, CALMNESS, MANNERISMS Does the auctioneer move the sale along at an acceptable pace while reaching fair market value for the product sold? Does he present himself in a professional manner in both appearance and attitude? Was the auctioneer proficient at spotting bids? Does he communicate information clearly with the clerk, penning staff and buyers. ENTHUSIASM Is the auctioneer working hard for the consignor? Did the auctioneer do any promotion of the livestock, product, producer or sponsors? Did the auctioneer interact positively with buyers and the support staff? Show enthusiasm for his job? Professional and sincere opening? GENERAL IMPRESSION Would you hire this auctioneer to sell your sale and represent your firm? Did the auctioneer promote the auction method of selling livestock? Would this person make a good representative for LMAC and the livestock auction industry? PERSONAL INTERVIEW The LMAC Auctioneering Champion is a spokesperson for LMAC and does a number of media interviews and personal appearances as current and past champion. It is extremely important that the champion represents LMAC and industry with knowledgeable answers that represent LMAC and industry views on industry topics. To this end, LMAC has added a personal interview component to the LMAC Auctioneering Championship to ensure that their National Champion is up-to-date on LMAC policies, positions and history. A panel of three judges will interview each auctioneer, and each judge will score their aanswers and opinions independently. Auctioneers will be asked the same five Au questions and will be scored on their qu answers. The score from the interview will ans be worth 20% of their total score.
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PAST CHAMPIONS 2019
RYAN KONYNENBELT Nobleford, AB Venue: Thorsby AB 2015
CALVIN KUEPFER Newton, ON Venue: Winnipeg, MB 2011
BRENNIN JACK Regina, SK Venue: Waterloo, ON 2007
BRAD STENBERG Kronau, SK Venue: Saskatoon, SK
2018
2017
ALBERT CARROLL Downeyville. ON Venue: Lethbridge, AB
DARREN REBALKIN Rocky Mountain House, AB
Venue: Lethbridge, AB
2014
2013
SHAWN GIST Fort Saskatchewan, AB Venue: Moosejaw, SK
TRAVIS ROGERS Clyde, AB Venue: Calgary, AB
2010
RODNEY BURNETT Armstrong, BC Venue: Winnipeg, MB
2009
CHANCE MARTIN Red Deer, AB Venue: Brooks, AB
2006
DEAN EDGE Rimby, AB Venue: Kamloops, BC
2005
WARD CUTLER Virden, MB Venue: Ponoka, AB
2016
RYAN HURLBURT Saskatoon, SK Venue: Brussels, ON 2012
JUSTIN GATTEY Ponoka, AB Venue: Stavely, AB 2008
ANDY CARTER Amherst, NS Venue: St-Isidore, QC 2004
ROSS ANNETT Brooks, AB Venue: Waterloo,o, ON
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DON OBERG LLacombe, AB VVenue: Brandon, MB 1999
TONY CHAFFE Lucknow, ON Venue: Ottawa, ON
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2001
DES PLEWMAN Weyburn, SK Venue: Assiniboia, SK
PETER RAFFAN Armstrong, BC Venue: Kamloops, BC
2000
CORY LAWRENCE Warburg, AB Venue: Ponoka, AB
1998
DAN SKEELS Rimby, AB Venue: Winnipeg, MB
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2022 Canadian Livestock Auctioneer Championship Trailer CO-SPONSORS
The 2022 Canadian champion will receive a full one-year use of a 2023 24-foot Gooseneck EBY Maverick all Aluminum Gooseneck Livestock Trailer, retailing at over $40,000.00. The trailer will come fully equipped for farm and ranch use and logo’d with the Champion’s name and status as well as sponsor information. The trailer must be insured with all perils at new replacement cost coverage in the champion’s name, showing T Down Trailers Ltd. as the payee and plated in the Champion’s name in their respective province showing T Down Trailers Ltd. as the lessor. The champion will be responsible for these two costs. A written contract will be signed at the convention agreeing to the terms and conditions, and arrangements will be made to deliver the trailer. At the end of the one-year term, the Champion will agree to return the trailer to a designated EBY dealership in clean condition with the normal wear and tear, or will have the first option to purchase the unit at a reduced rate from T-Down Trailers Ltd. financing; a lease to own arrangement can be negotiated on request from the winner. If the winner wishes to upgrade the trailer to a different unit, with the intention of keeping the unit in the future, he may do so by paying for the upgrades at the beginning of the term and realizing the discount at the end of one year. . Ross W. Annett T Down Trailer Sales
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LMAC
Board of Directors
LMAC MAKES A DIFFERENCE! T Livesto The Livestock Markets Association of Canada’s Board of Directors represents the livestock li liv t marketing industry on a number of issues that support the ssustainability sus sta stain of our industry.
LMAC is made up of five appointed directors, one from each province west of Quebec, and five directors-at-large elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting. The executive is appointed at the recommendation of the board of directors, with approval from the membership. The LMAC board of directors meets in person twice a year and deals with committee meetings and other issues via conference calls. Some of the board members serve on external committees such as Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, CCA and IGAC. LMAC is always looking for new directors to fill the directors-at-large positions on the board. If you are interested in serving the marketing industry on the LMAC board, please contact Brock Taylor or Rick Wright about letting your name stand. This is an excellent opportunity to work with and become one of the marketing industry’s leaders. Be a leader not a follower. This year there are three directors-at-large (two year term) and 2 directors-at-large (1 year term) positions to be filled at the AGM on Saturday morning. BROCK TAYLOR – LMAC President. For the last 17 years, Brock has co-owned and operated Taylor Auctions, Assembly and Exports in Melita, Manitoba, a family-run livestock business specializing in the testing of export cattle. He has also taken over the family business (Taylor Auction Service). In 2021 he reopened the auction market in Melita, Manitoba. He has been on the LMAC board for six years.
ALLAN MUNROE owns the Killarney Auction Mart in southern Manitoba. He was elected as President of the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association in the spring of 2022. Allan has been an active member of both MLMA and LMAC. He has competed in many of the LMAC auctioneering competitions. He is the appointed delegate representing Manitoba on the LMAC board of directors.
LARRY WITZEL is the owner-operator of the Ontario Livestock Exchange in Waterloo, Ontario. Larry has been on the LMAC board for over 25 years and is the appointed delegate from Ontario on the LMAC Board. He has served as both President of LMAC and OLAMA. He represents LMAC on the IGAC committee, and also serves on the CIP, Movement Reporting, Traceability, and Enforcement and Compliance committees. Larry Witzel was rewarded for his dedication to LMAC by being inducted into the LMAC Hall of Fam Ha Fame. ST
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RICK WRIGHT is the longest serving LMAC Board member member having served serve on the LMAC board for over 25 years. He managedd livestockk m mar markets arkets kets for 29 years and has been an order buyer for the past 13 years. Rick is currently urrently dev developing eloping a marketing network for JGL Livestock in Manitoba. In 2014, he took over ver the Executive Administrator’s position at LMAC. He is also the administrator off MLMA MLMA. MA. Rick represents LMAC on a number of committees including CCA. Rick is currently entlyly a director-at-large and a past president of LMAC.
CRAIG JACKLIN was elected as a director-at-large to the LMAC Board in 2017. He is currently the Past President of the Alberta Auction Markets Association. He works as the operations manager for the VJV Marketing Group in Alberta. VJV has markets in Ponoka, Rimbey, Westlock, Beaver Lodge and Dawson Creek. He is originally from Hanover, Ontario, and moved to Alberta 20 years ago to work with VJV. Craig has served on many committees and is a very active member of LMAC.
TYLER CRONKHITE is a co-owner and manager of the Cowtown Livestock Exchange in Maple Creek, SK. He is the appointed delegate representing the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan. He is a Man/Sask auctioneering champion and has competed in numerous LMAC competitions. He is just completing his first year term on the LMAC board of directors.
JASON DANARD is a partner in the Calgary Stockyards Strathmore Ltd., and is the managing partner in TEAM, The Electronic Auction Market. He has worked in the auction market business for over 20 years. The Calgary Stockyards hosted the 2013 LMAC convention and has been a member of LMAC since 2013. Jason was elected as a director-at-large in 2018 and serves as the chair of the LMAC finance committee and the Electronic Sales committee. He is currently the chairman of the International Auctioneering Competition at the Calgary Stampede.
KEVIN MCARTER is a director-at-large re-elected to the LMAC board of directorsrs in 2018. Kevin retired from his position as auctioneer at the Brussels Stockyards inn On Ontario ntaario and will not be seeking re-election. He has expanded his cattle feeding enterprise. rprise rise Kevin is very active in the community. He was a key member on the host committee mitteee at the 2017 LMAC convention at Grand Bend/Brussels. LMAC thanks Kevin evin for his contributions to the LMAC board of directors.
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LMAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CONT’D) CHANCE MARTIN is a former LMAC Champion Auctioneer and is a co-owner of the Thorsby Stockyards Inc. in Alberta. He was elected as a director- at-large in 2018 and is currently the President of the Alberta Auction Markets Association. Chance and his partners were the hosts of the 2019 convention and auction competition. Chance sits on the LMAC Labour Committee, Auction Competition and Convention Committee. He has both judged and performed master of ceremonies duties at the Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championships. Chance is currently the appointed delegate representing AAMA on the LMAC board of directors. MARK CANART is the appointed delegate representing the Mountain Livestock Markets Association of BC. Mark operates Canart Cattle Company and Western Livestock Solutions in the Kamloops area. He also operates a fleet of livestock trucks. Mark brings over 45 years experience in the cattle marketing and feeding industry. When Mark is away, Bob Miller serves as the alternate representative. Mark has judged at the LMAC competition twice.
BRENT BROOKS was elected as director at large in 2018. He is the owner of Northern Livestock Sales with branches in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Brent is currently the President of the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan. Brent is the host market for the 2022 LMAC convention. He is a very strong supporter of LMAC and serves on many committees both provincially and nationally.
ROB BERGEVIN – LMAC Past President. Rob is the co-owner of Foothills Auctioneers Inc. in Stavely, Alberta. He was first elected to the Board of Directors as a director- at-large. In 2014, he was appointed to the Board as the Alberta representative, replacing Bob Perlich. He hosted the 2013 LMAC convention in Stavely/Calgary. Rob has participated in the LMAC auctioneering championship many times. He is the Past President of the Alberta Auction Markets Association. Rob capably served as LMAC President for a three year extended term due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has been an outstanding LMAC representative on numerous committees and will continue to serve on some of the committees.
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Hall of Fame NOMINATIONS ROSS ANNETT Nominated by Bow Slope Shipping Association, Brooks, AB B Ross Annett is a past LMAC auctioneering champion and a true professional in thee livestock-marketing sector. He won the Canadian championship in 2004 in Waterloo,o Ontario. He also won the Jim Raffan Memorial Buckle in Ottawa in 1999. Ross has been en an auctioneer with the Bow Slope Shipping Association since 1974. He continually demonstrates his dedicated commitment to the auction industry and is considered an excellent auctioneer by his fellow auctioneers, buyers and sellers. Ross also owns and operates Annett Auction, a successful full-service auction centre and trailer sales business in Brooks. Ross was solely responsible for bringing EBY trailers to LMAC as a major sponsor of the auction competition. In 1972, Ross started working for Fort MacLeod Auction and Hurlburt Auction in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 1974, he began a 48-year (and still going) career of auctioneering with Bow Slope Shipping Association in Brooks, Alberta. His involvement with Bow Slope gave him the opportunity to become a superb auctioneer as well as gain valuable knowledge of the cattle industry. His father, Ralph and Uncle Harold taught him the value of honesty and importance of a good reputation. Over the years, Ross Annett has earned the trust and respect of the order buyers, his peers in the industry and the countless ranchers and farmers who trusted him to be their auctioneer. JACK MCKENNITT Nominated by the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association Jack McKennitt left school when he was 15 to start a 50-year career as a livestock dealer and auction market operator. He ran his business out of Morden, Manitoba, and operated the Pilot Mound Auction Mart. His passion for the livestock marketing business was unmatched; his reputation for honesty and integrity was of the highest standard. Jack’s dedication to customer service helped his business grow. He was the president of LMAC from1989 to 1991. He was proud of the business and Manitoba, and hosted the LMAC convention in Morden in 1983, the first time the annual meeting had been held outside a large metropolitan centre. Jack knew the business was changing, and with that in mind, at the Morden convention, there was a demonstration on electronic marketing (an early version of TEAM). He invited delegates from Quebec, including a demonstration by a Quebec auctioneer. The entertainment was provided by a soon to become international recording star, his daughter Loreena, eena, performing on the harp. All firsts for LMAC! Jack supported the auction markets across Manitoba and Saskatchewan, often sourcing Angus calves from western esterrn Saskatchewan for his local customers and marketing the finished product in the south. When the terminal market markeet in Winnipeg was closing, Jack was one of the original partners to invest in the new auction market northwest est of Winnipeg. Jack was president of the Manitoba Auction Markets Association for a number of years, andd with hisis fiery fifieery disposition, he protected the auction market business in Manitoba when the provincial government adopted the Beef Commission, which threatened the sustainability of the auction market industryy andd the free f market market system in Manitoba. Jack’s life long passion was cattle marketing. He passed away on March 18, 8, 1992. 199 1 CANADIAN LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER CHAMPIONSHIP
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HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS (CONT’D) RON NORTHCOTT Nominated by Brennin Jack – Jack Auction Group N Ron Northcott served as president of LMAC from 1993 to 1995 and was the 2nd order buyer to be elected President of LMAC. Ron Northcott (Norc) was a big supporter of LMAC since its inception and was a driving force in the livestock-marketing sector for over five decades as an order buyer. With his partner Ron Cummings, he ran Northcott & Cummings Livestock Order Buying Ltd. out of Regina, Saskatchewan. He was w also extremely active on the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan and served terms as director and president residd of LMS. He represented the marketing sector on a number of committees, both provincially and nationally. Ron’s business savvy and leadership during his time on LMAC moved the organization in a new direction and revived the national voice of the auction markets and marketing sector. Ron helped bring the Hartford on as an associate member of LMAC. Ron’s wealth of experience was a great asset to LMAC. Ron passed away in 2021 near his home in Victoria, British Columbia. BILL JAMESON Nominated by Rick Wright – Rick Wright Cattle Consulting Bill Jameson is a past president and life member of both LMAC and the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan. He is past president of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, the National Cattle Feeders Association and was twice elected as President of the Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association. He was asked by industry to lead the development group that created the current Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association He has served on countless committees on all of the aforementioned organizations. Bill Jameson once said, “The cattle industry is my life,” and truer words were never spoken. Bill Jameson left his employment as a buyer with Canada Packers to start JGL in 1979 with partner Robin Gilroy. Since then Bill Jameson has shaped JGL Livestock into Canada’s largest livestock broker, covering livestock markets from British Columbia to eastern Manitoba. They have also expanded into cattle financing and risk management, as well as farm inputs and grain marketing. During this growth in the company, Jameson donated countless hours of his time when industry called on his expertise and connections during some the Canadian Cattle Industry’s most troubling times. During BSE in 2003 to 2006, he lobbied on behalf of all sectors of the cattle industry for support from all levels of government gover r and to exert pressure to reopen the border to live cattle and beef exports. Bil Jameson’s contributions during the anti-dumping and countervailing duties taken against Canada in 1999 BBill brought bro o valuable advice to industry leaders and government. Bill was instrumental in the development of Canada’s ough defence, which Canada ultimately won, saving the Canadian cattle industry billions of dollars. Bill Jameson Jame has earned the respect from all sectors of the Canadian livestock industry, at CFIA, and from politicians from fro rom every leve level of government. He is a mentor to people in the industry and supports many community projects as well as industry indust functions. fun He has freely shared his expertise, contacts and time for the betterment and growth of the cattle industry. ST
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Memorial Honour Roll
The Livestock Markets Association Canada has introduced the “Memorial Honour nour Roll”. The idea dea is to recognize persons in the livestock marketing industry who were influential in and have left l a positive p itive mark on the marketing sector. These nominees have passed on, but LMAC feels that it is important to recognize their contributions to the industry they dedicated their lives to. They were leaders in the industry and d have ve been nominated to the Honour Roll by their Provincial Associations or LMAC.
Leonard Patterson Patterson’s Auction Mart Dawson Creek, BC
Terry Schetzsle Dryland Cattle Trading Corp. Veteran, AB
Sheldon Nicholson Heartland Livestock Services Yorkton, SK
Pete Gregory Union Stockyards Winnipeg, MB
Bruce McCall Brussels Stockyards Brussels, ON
John Milne LMAC Secretary Lethbridge, AB
Jim Raffan Livestock Dealer Kamloops, BC
Bert Lesage Order Buyer Notre Dame de Lourdes, MB
Stewart “Bud” Brown Melbourne Stockyards Melbourne, ON
Al Campbell Hartford Insurance Winnipeg, MB
Charlie McKay Stettler Auction Mart Stettler, AB
Carl F. Hickson Hoards Station Sale Barn/ Lindsay Sale Barn Lindsay, ON
Jack Daines Innisfail Auction Mart Innisfail AB
Brian Hill Order Buyer Kersley, BC
John Heebner Market Manager/Builder Saskatchewan Wheat Pool/ Heartland Livestock
Carl “Slim” Dorin Cattle Buyer Kamloops, BC 2019 INDUCTEES
Don Masson Ste. Rose Auction Mart, Ste. Rose MB
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RYAN KONYNENBELT
LMAC’s 2019 Auctioneering Champion Ryan Konynenbelt is living his dream! From an early age he wanted to be an auctioneer, and also at very early age, he won the LMAC Championship in Thorsby, Alberta. When Konynenbelt entered his first competition in Winnipeg in 2015, he was self taught and pretty darn good for a kid just out of College. Konynenbelt challenged himself to get better after rubbing elbows with Canadian legends Danny Skeels, Ross Annett and other pros at Winnipeg. He attended auction school in Billings, Montana, polished his natural skill set and got more mic time. He was back in Brussels, and there were whispers that Ryan Konynenbelt had the tools to go all the way. The next year in Whitewood, after a third place finish, he was in the winner’s circle at the International Championship at the Calgary Stampede. That win got him a spot in the World Championships in Tulare, California. Fresh off the win in Thorsby, Konynenbelt was a top ten finalist at the worlds, living the dream, standing right beside the best in the world. In four short years, he had both a Canadian and International Champion buckle. If you know Ryan Konynenbelt, you know he is a mover and shaker, wanting to learn, willing to work, a man on a mission. The ownership group at Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange recognized his potential and made him a partner in the market. As well as auctioneering, Ryan is also a cattle and sheep buyer. Konynenbelt had this to say about coming to LMAC: “Being able to be in the LMAC Convention setting as a young guy starting out, with auctioneers who have been in it for years, gave me the incentive to keep coming back to learn and gain more experience. When you love your career and the business you are in, these conventions allow you to immerse im m yourself with like-minded professionals!” Witth all With a that t success so early in life, it would be easy for a young man to get an inflated ego, as many before him hhave! have e! Not Noot Ryan Konynenbelt. He remembers and respects his roots. He recognizes that none of the success he has would w wou uld ha have happened without the support of his family and friends. “My family, and my wife especially, have been very ve ery supportive over the years. Always coming to cheer me on, no matter where the competition is being held, and supporting me tthrough oug the hectic “busyness” of the livestock auctioneer life.” Ryan Konynenbelt Konynenbeltlt - a true tru cham ch champion! ampion! ST
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