Practice makes perfect and after entering auctioneer competitions for six years Travis Rogers has added an international title to his list of accomplishments.
The 36-year-old auctioneer and beef producer from Rochester, Alta. is the 2014 Calgary Stampede international livestock auctioneer champion. Last year he was runner up at this competition and was also the 2013 Canadian livestock auctioneer champion.
He graduated from the Auctioneer Training Centre of Canada in 2001 and sells for North Central Livestock in Clyde, Alta. He works with his father Garth and brother Travis who also entered the Calgary event where 26 men from across North America practiced their tongue twisting sales pitches before judges.
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The grand champion auctioneer receives $5,000 cash and a silver custom designed belt buckle.
When he is not on the ranch at Rochester where the family runs about 500 cows and 400 replacement heifers, he is selling cattle and also works car auctions.
He says the livestock sales are his favourite, particularly this year. Record prices are set every week.
“It’s a good time to be in the business,” he said.
The reserve champion for this year was Dan Clark from Winner, South Dakota, and he was awarded $1,000. The top rookie was Tyler Slawinski of McCreary, Man.
